MONMOUTH COLLEGE H-6

700 East Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462-1998
Tel: (309)457-2311
Free: 800-747-2687
Admissions: (309)457-2131
Fax: (309)457-2141
Web Site: http://www.monm.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Presbyterian Church. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1853. Setting: 80-acre small town campus with easy access to Peoria. Endowment: $51.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $8163 per student. Total enrollment: 1,253. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 1,650 applied, 72% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 37% from top quarter, 76% from top half. Full-time: 1,247 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 6 students, 83% women, 17% men. Students come from 20 states and territories, 14 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 1% 25 or older, 94% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; English. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at members of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Great Lakes Colleges Association. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay, 2 recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $24,800 includes full-time tuition ($19,350) and college room and board ($5450). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $810 per semester hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 60 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 23% of eligible men and 24% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Service Organization, Student Association, M-Club, Crimson Masque. Major annual events: Homecoming, SCOTS' Day, Family Weekend. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service, night security. 1,196 college housing spaces available; 1,135 were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Hewes Library with 176,470 books, 228,943 microform titles, 514 serials, 3,975 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $697,131. 300 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Monmouth is located about 180 miles southwest of Chicago and 180 miles north of St. Louis in the heart of the rich corn belt of the Midwest. Although agriculture is the backbone of the economy in the area, numerous small businesses and light industry firms are located here. As a region noted for beef cattle feeding, Monmouth holds a three-day Prime Beef Festival in September. Monmouth Park, a natural forest at the outskirts of the city, has playground equipment, picnic facilities, and an 18-hole municipal golf course.