Monmouth College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Monmouth College or MC was established in 1853 as Monmouth Academy. The college was given its present name in 1856 when it received a charter from the legislature. Located in Monmouth, Illinois, the institution is a four-year, private, college of liberal arts. The MC remains affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and is also a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The College, one of the rare colleges to be co-educational since inception, housed the women’s sorority movement.

Monmouth College offers a variety of majors, degree programs, and pre-professional fields of study. Some of the subjects offered are Biochemistry, Greek, History, Latin, Psychology and Spanish. The college also offers a military science program and off-campus study programs to students.

Monmouth College, which fields both men’s and women’s sports teams, is a member of the Midwest Conference and also competes in NCAA, division III.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, mathematics, and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,328 in 2009-2010 (1,270 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Monmouth College provides on-campus housing for 1,430 of its 1,270 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (18 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (62 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (49 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Public Relations/Image Management

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Philosophy

SCIENCE (15 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

• Psychology