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Monmouth College

Monmouth, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·monmouthcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
-1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
713
peer median 828
Avg net price
$18,034
-$3.0k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,577
1,577 candidates competed
Admitted
1,434
90.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
200
13.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
65%-1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
55%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
55%
Non-Pell
69%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 38 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
7
18.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing7 · 18.4%
  • No Data31 · 81.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
31

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+20.8%
$42,058 vs $34,808
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+33.5%
$46,462 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+36.0%
$47,329 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+43.9%
$50,093 vs $34,808
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+47.6%
$51,377 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+89.4%
$65,916 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+90.5%
$66,326 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
64%
$27,000 debt · $42,058 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,329 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,093 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
54%
$25,000 debt · $46,462 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$26,500 debt · $65,916 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2029

Action history · 1

  1. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,780
$30–48k$14,353
$48–75k$15,568
$75–110k$18,615
$110k+$22,788

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,034
-$3,021vs Baccalaureate median $21,055
Federal loans
72.0%
In-state tuition
$43,520
Out-of-state
$43,520

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 302 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $5.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
302
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,700,584 total
Direct Loans
$5.9M
1,030 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
361 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
472 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.5M
197 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 345 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
345
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.9%
2017
4.5%
2018
2.3%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Monmouth College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

188 total completions
01Business
3920.7%
02Education
2312.2%
03Parks/Recreation
2312.2%
04Psychology
1910.1%
05Social Sciences
189.6%
06Communication
168.5%
07Visual/Performing Arts
168.5%
08Biological Sciences
158.0%
09Physical Sciences
158.0%
10Computer Sciences
42.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
713
12-mo unduplicated
758
Undergraduate
758
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
53%398
Women
47%360

Race / ethnicity composition

White
69.2%
Hispanic
11.9%
Black
9.8%
Two or more
3.5%
Unknown
2.9%
Asian
1.7%
Non-resident
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
386
260 M · 126 W
Women athletes
32.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$35K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$24K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
119 M ·
$400K
Track and Field (Indoor)
43 M · 31 W
$110K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
39 M · 25 W
$97K
Soccer
23 M · 21 W
$160K
Basketball
25 M · 15 W
$193K
Baseball
39 M ·
$129K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.30
1 offenses · 767 students

3-year trend

4.652 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.30Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs037
Liquor142

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
65

Monmouth College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Monmouth College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMonmouth College
65%713$18,034Baccalaureate
East-West University
19%40.7%468$21,055Baccalaureate
Knox College
68%70.8%1,136$24,875Baccalaureate
Illinois College
64%78.2%942$17,945Baccalaureate
Principia College
74%44.4%339Baccalaureate
Lake Forest College
78%56.8%1,837$27,499Baccalaureate
Peer group median67%56.8%828$21,055

Frequently asked questions about Monmouth College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Monmouth College.

What is the graduation rate at Monmouth College?

Monmouth College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Monmouth College?

Monmouth College reports a total enrollment of 713 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Monmouth College?

The average net price at Monmouth College is $18,034 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Monmouth College?

Monmouth College's yield rate is 13.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Monmouth College located?

Monmouth College is located in Monmouth, Illinois 61462-1998.

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