Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
20,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation
248 (52%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
718
Men / Women
54% / 46%
From State
71%
From Region
11%
Athletes
64.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
70%
Hispanic
11%
Black
10%
Mixed
3%
Asian
2%
International
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.8% 47.8%
2012 Men: 49.3% 49.3%
2013 Men: 46.2% 46.2%
2014 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2015 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2016 Men: 57.2% 57.2%
2017 Men: 54.8% 54.8%
2018 Men: 51.0% 51.0%
2019 Men: 52.5% 52.5%
2020 Men: 51.9% 51.9%
2021 Men: 55.3% 55.3%
2022 Men: 54.6% 54.6%
2023 Men: 62.5% 62.5%
2024 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2016 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2012 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2013 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2014 Black: 6.3% 6.3%
2015 Black: 10.8% 10.8%
2016 Black: 16.3% 16.3%
2017 Black: 10.9% 10.9%
2018 Black: 21.3% 21.3%
2019 Black: 13.8% 13.8%
2020 Black: 13.0% 13.0%
2021 Black: 8.5% 8.5%
2022 Black: 13.3% 13.3%
2023 Black: 15.3% 15.3%
2024 Black: 8.6% 8.6%
2011 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2012 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2013 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2014 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2015 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2016 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2017 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3%
2018 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8%
2019 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9%
2020 Hispanic: 18.4% 18.4%
2021 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3%
2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2023 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2024 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3%
2011 White: 88.6% 88.6%
2012 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2013 White: 87.5% 87.5%
2014 White: 83.3% 83.3%
2015 White: 78.3% 78.3%
2016 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2017 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2018 White: 55.4% 55.4%
2019 White: 57.2% 57.2%
2020 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2021 White: 58.5% 58.5%
2022 White: 62.8% 62.8%
2023 White: 57.3% 57.3%
2024 White: 65.8% 65.8%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2021 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2022 International: 8.1% 8.1%
2023 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2024 International: 2.1% 2.1%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2021 Black: 8.9% 8.9%
2022 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9%
2024 Black: 9.6% 9.6%
2025 Black: 9.7% 9.7%
2020 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2021 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7%
2022 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8%
2023 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9%
2024 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8%
2025 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2020 White: 67.2% 67.2%
2021 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2022 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2023 White: 68.4% 68.4%
2024 White: 69.4% 69.4%
2025 White: 70.3% 70.3%
2020 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2022 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 International: 0.8% 0.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Monmouth College
156
54% / 46%
0%
$53,370
28
98%
General Engineering
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$81,815
85
—
Computer Science
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$79,544
83
—
Chemistry
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$54,020
30
—
Mathematics
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$65,354
61
—
Mathematics and Statistics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$71,103
72
—
Physics
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$72,240
74
—
Biochemistry
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$53,272
28
—
Biology
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$53,010
27
—
Biopsychology
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,224
28
—
Neuroscience
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$53,610
29
—
Environmental Science
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$48,576
16
—
Exercise Science
19 +2
79% / 21%
0%
$38,832
4
97%
Health and Wellness
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$54,463
31
—
Accounting
4 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$68,223
67
100%
Business Administration
38 +1
76% / 24%
0%
$62,419
54
98%
Economics
— +1
—
—
$70,999
72
100%
International Business
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$69,425
69
—
Marketing
9 +8
78% / 22%
0%
—
—
—
Classical Languages
— +3
—
—
$49,999
19
—
Communication
5 +3
40% / 60%
0%
$49,420
18
100%
English
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$44,716
10
—
History
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$50,106
19
90%
Philosophy
— —
—
—
$46,146
12
—
Political Science
4 +5
75% / 25%
0%
$48,445
16
100%
Psychology
12 —
33% / 67%
0%
$45,881
11
100%
Public Relations
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$53,465
28
—
Sociology
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,151
12
—
Spanish
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,432
23
—
Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,610
11
—
Elementary Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,048
8
91%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$48,120
15
—
General Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,848
13
—
Health and Physical Education
— —
—
—
$38,832
4
—
Physical Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$47,252
13
—
Social Science Teacher Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$47,345
14
—
Art
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$39,713
5
—
Art Education
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
—
—
—
Music
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$40,118
5
—
Theater
4 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$37,664
4
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$47,180
ROI Percentile
28th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
74%
4-Year Graduation Rate
55%
6-Year Graduation Rate
65%
Transfer-Out Rate
29%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9%
2012 Graduated: 57.9% 57.9%
2013 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3%
2014 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6%
2015 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7%
2016 Graduated: 55.8% 55.8%
2017 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%
2018 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4%
2019 Graduated: 61.8% 61.8%
2020 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3%
2021 Graduated: 55.2% 55.2%
2022 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8%
2023 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1%
2024 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 50.3% 50.3%
2012 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2013 Men: 52.8% 52.8%
2014 Men: 49.5% 49.5%
2015 Men: 50.8% 50.8%
2016 Men: 51.8% 51.8%
2017 Men: 50.9% 50.9%
2018 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
2019 Men: 56.6% 56.6%
2020 Men: 47.2% 47.2%
2021 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2022 Men: 53.4% 53.4%
2023 Men: 54.5% 54.5%
2024 Men: 54.8% 54.8%
2011 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2012 Women: 61.4% 61.4%
2013 Women: 62.9% 62.9%
2014 Women: 62.6% 62.6%
2015 Women: 64.7% 64.7%
2016 Women: 59.4% 59.4%
2017 Women: 68.2% 68.2%
2018 Women: 59.8% 59.8%
2019 Women: 66.3% 66.3%
2020 Women: 67.6% 67.6%
2021 Women: 64.0% 64.0%
2022 Women: 61.5% 61.5%
2023 Women: 66.9% 66.9%
2024 Women: 74.8% 74.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2012 Black: 38.5% 38.5%
2013 Black: 44.0% 44.0%
2014 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2015 Black: 34.1% 34.1%
2016 Black: 51.7% 51.7%
2017 Black: 40.5% 40.5%
2018 Black: 39.7% 39.7%
2019 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 Black: 35.3% 35.3%
2021 Black: 30.4% 30.4%
2022 Black: 44.7% 44.7%
2023 Black: 32.6% 32.6%
2024 Black: 52.4% 52.4%
2011 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3%
2012 Hispanic: 38.9% 38.9%
2013 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6%
2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2015 Hispanic: 40.9% 40.9%
2016 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2017 Hispanic: 62.9% 62.9%
2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Hispanic: 53.4% 53.4%
2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Hispanic: 47.2% 47.2%
2022 Hispanic: 52.0% 52.0%
2023 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0%
2024 Hispanic: 63.3% 63.3%
2011 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2012 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2013 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2014 White: 61.1% 61.1%
2015 White: 62.8% 62.8%
2016 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2017 White: 63.5% 63.5%
2018 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2019 White: 68.2% 68.2%
2020 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2021 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2022 White: 61.5% 61.5%
2023 White: 72.7% 72.7%
2024 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2012 International: 22.7% 22.7%
2014 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 International: 64.7% 64.7%
2021 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2022 International: 56.5% 56.5%
2023 International: 38.5% 38.5%
2024 International: 20.0% 20.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
33.3%
52
73% / 27%
0%
$63,122
56
99%
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.2%
30
33% / 67%
0%
$47,949
15
99%
Health Sciences
14.7%
23
70% / 30%
0%
$41,550
6
97%
Arts
9.0%
14
36% / 64%
0%
$39,078
5
—
Life & Natural Sciences
7.1%
11
27% / 73%
0%
$53,369
28
—
Education
6.4%
10
20% / 80%
0%
$45,641
11
91%
Physical Sciences & Math
6.4%
10
80% / 20%
0%
$65,283
61
—
Computer Science
1.9%
3
67% / 33%
0%
$79,544
83
—
Engineering
1.3%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$81,815
85
—
Agriculture & Food Science
0.6%
1
0% / 100%
0%
$48,576
16
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
66%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
66%
66%
66%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5%
2012 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5%
2013 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3%
2014 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1%
2015 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4%
2016 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1%
2017 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1%
2018 Acceptance: 69.4% 69.4%
2019 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Acceptance: 69.4% 69.4%
2021 Acceptance: 65.6% 65.6%
2022 Acceptance: 90.7% 90.7%
2023 Acceptance: 86.6% 86.6%
2024 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9%
2011 Yield: 24.3% 24.3%
2012 Yield: 28.9% 28.9%
2013 Yield: 20.5% 20.5%
2014 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%
2015 Yield: 16.4% 16.4%
2016 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%
2017 Yield: 17.3% 17.3%
2018 Yield: 18.0% 18.0%
2019 Yield: 16.5% 16.5%
2020 Yield: 12.6% 12.6%
2021 Yield: 10.8% 10.8%
2022 Yield: 14.0% 14.0%
2023 Yield: 15.1% 15.1%
2024 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,171 2,171
2012 Applicants: 1,930 1,930
2013 Applicants: 2,973 2,973
2014 Applicants: 2,851 2,851
2015 Applicants: 2,657 2,657
2016 Applicants: 3,248 3,248
2017 Applicants: 2,428 2,428
2018 Applicants: 1,949 1,949
2019 Applicants: 2,322 2,322
2020 Applicants: 2,663 2,663
2021 Applicants: 2,526 2,526
2022 Applicants: 1,818 1,818
2023 Applicants: 1,614 1,614
2024 Applicants: 1,577 1,577
2011 Admitted: 1,401 1,401
2012 Admitted: 1,187 1,187
2013 Admitted: 1,912 1,912
2014 Admitted: 1,969 1,969
2015 Admitted: 1,658 1,658
2016 Admitted: 1,691 1,691
2017 Admitted: 1,628 1,628
2018 Admitted: 1,352 1,352
2019 Admitted: 1,548 1,548
2020 Admitted: 1,849 1,849
2021 Admitted: 1,658 1,658
2022 Admitted: 1,649 1,649
2023 Admitted: 1,398 1,398
2024 Admitted: 1,434 1,434
2011 Enrolled: 341 341
2012 Enrolled: 343 343
2013 Enrolled: 392 392
2014 Enrolled: 396 396
2015 Enrolled: 272 272
2016 Enrolled: 290 290
2017 Enrolled: 281 281
2018 Enrolled: 243 243
2019 Enrolled: 255 255
2020 Enrolled: 233 233
2021 Enrolled: 179 179
2022 Enrolled: 231 231
2023 Enrolled: 211 211
2024 Enrolled: 200 200
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
27%
SAT Range
1000
–
1210
SAT Math Range
500
–
590
SAT RW Range
500
–
620
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 960 960
2014 25th: 990 990
2016 25th: 860 860
2017 25th: 900 900
2018 25th: 980 980
2019 25th: 950 950
2020 25th: 1050 1050
2021 25th: 1080 1080
2022 25th: 1010 1010
2023 25th: 1010 1010
2024 25th: 1000 1000
2013 75th: 1050 1050
2014 75th: 1200 1200
2016 75th: 1090 1090
2017 75th: 1090 1090
2018 75th: 1170 1170
2019 75th: 1210 1210
2020 75th: 1260 1260
2021 75th: 1300 1300
2022 75th: 1210 1210
2023 75th: 1230 1230
2024 75th: 1210 1210
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 510 510
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 480 480
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 500 500
2024 25th: 500 500
2013 75th: 510 510
2014 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 530 530
2018 75th: 590 590
2019 75th: 600 600
2020 75th: 640 640
2021 75th: 660 660
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 600 600
2024 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 490 490
2014 25th: 480 480
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 500 500
2019 25th: 490 490
2020 25th: 530 530
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 510 510
2023 25th: 510 510
2024 25th: 500 500
2013 75th: 540 540
2014 75th: 570 570
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 560 560
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 610 610
2020 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 640 640
2022 75th: 610 610
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%
2022 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0%
2023 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%
2024 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
