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Muskingum University

New Concord, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·muskingum.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,751
peer median 2,308
Avg net price
$19,532
-$3.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About

Muskingum University is a private university in New Concord, Ohio, United States. Chartered in 1837 as Muskingum College, the institution is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). New Concord is located in far eastern Muskingum County, which derives its name from the Muskingum River. It offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and graduate programs and enrolled 2,100 students in 2023. Muskingum's campus consists of 21 buildings, a football stadium, and a small lake which all sit atop 225 acres (0.91 km2) of rolling hills overlooking New Concord. Alumni are referred to as the "Long Magenta Line" and students are known simply as "Muskies", while its athletic teams are called the "Fighting Muskies".

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,539
2,539 candidates competed
Admitted
2,078
81.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
355
17.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
56%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
47%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

15.8pp gap
Pell recipients
47%71 of 151
Non-Pell (all)
63%137 of 218
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%65 of 110
No Federal Aid
67%72 of 108

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 62 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
11
17.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing11 · 17.7%
  • No Data51 · 82.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
8
No data
51

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.

11
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+7.6%
$37,439 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+21.1%
$42,152 vs $34,808
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+22.9%
$42,785 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+35.4%
$47,117 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+37.9%
$48,001 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+40.5%
$48,917 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+47.8%
$51,445 vs $34,808
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+73.7%
$60,451 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

9
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
72%
$27,000 debt · $37,439 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
63%
$26,629 debt · $42,152 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
55%
$26,000 debt · $47,117 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
55%
$27,000 debt · $48,917 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$25,500 debt · $48,001 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
52%
$26,500 debt · $51,445 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$26,000 debt · $60,451 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$26,000 debt · $60,901 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1919Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 5

  1. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Aug 2021Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Mar 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,684
$30–48k$14,479
$48–75k$16,336
$75–110k$21,372
$110k+$23,493

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,532
-$3,748vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $23,280
Federal loans
81.0%
In-state tuition
$32,665
Out-of-state
$32,665

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 717 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $14.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
717
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$4,046,388 total
Direct Loans
$14.1M
2,141 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
800 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.2M
958 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.7M
171 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.7M
170 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.2M
42 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 613 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
613
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.9%
2017
8.5%
2018
6.2%
2019
0.6%
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 Muskingum

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs65
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

485 total completions
01Health Professions
11122.9%
02Education
11022.7%
03Business
9820.2%
04Social Sciences
367.4%
05Parks/Recreation
275.6%
06Biological Sciences
275.6%
07Psychology
255.2%
08Communication
214.3%
09Security/Protective
183.7%
10Physical Sciences
122.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,751
12-mo unduplicated
2,666
Undergraduate
1,755
Graduate
911

Gender split

Men
37%975
Women
63%1,691

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.9%
Black
7.6%
Two or more
4.9%
Hispanic
3.3%
Unknown
1.9%
Non-resident
0.7%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
596
372 M · 224 W
Women athletes
37.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$36K
$39K
Head-coach salaries
$38K
$34K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
119 M · —
$590K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
32 M · 40 W
$125K
Track and Field (Indoor)
32 M · 40 W
$125K
Soccer
35 M · 23 W
$242K
Lacrosse
35 M · 18 W
$298K
Baseball
47 M · —
$236K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.80
8 offenses · 2,108 students

3-year trend

3.682 yrs ago4.251 yr ago3.80Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
25
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3
Fondling
3
Rape
2

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
5
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Ethnicity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs07
Liquor323

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
88

Muskingum vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Muskingum selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectMuskingum University
56%—1,751$19,532Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Art Center College of Design
79%74.5%2,308$48,661Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Berry College
69%64.0%2,484$22,320Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bob Jones University
63%86.2%2,734$16,641Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Calvin University
74%70.9%3,681$22,992Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Carthage College
64%87.1%2,844$26,565Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
0%87.5%3,802$14,601Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Curry College
51%87.7%1,994$29,207Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Delaware Valley University
56%93.2%2,199$28,278Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Dordt University
74%68.5%1,952$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Drury University
62%57.6%1,615$20,831Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
East Texas Baptist University
47%57.8%1,813$23,911Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Elizabethtown College
76%77.9%2,283$26,598Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Everglades University
61%81.5%3,242$27,371Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Grand View University
54%99.1%1,856$21,774Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
66%88.9%2,204$22,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
La Roche University
56%75.8%2,153$20,794Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lancaster Bible College
68%55.9%2,519$25,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lebanon Valley College
65%83.8%2,146$26,979Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Methodist University
43%75.1%1,822$24,704Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Moravian University
72%54.2%2,745$30,670Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Nebraska Wesleyan University
66%79.8%1,654$18,327Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
North Central College
64%77.3%3,003$21,044Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
North Greenville University
55%66.7%2,304$21,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Saint Martin's University
52%89.8%1,390$28,119Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Siena College
75%69.0%3,720$33,733Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Thomas More University
40%90.3%2,350$21,835Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Unity Environmental University
29%81.8%7,165$19,104Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mount Olive
48%75.8%2,109$18,853Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mount Union
59%78.2%2,461$23,280Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Northwestern-St Paul
68%93.5%3,234$27,705Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Wentworth Institute of Technology
68%91.2%4,191$34,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
York College of Pennsylvania
64%73.7%3,825$18,556Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median63%78.0%2,308$23,280

Institutions like Muskingum

Explore the federal data for institutions in Muskingum's comparison group.

IPEDS

Muskingum Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Artificial Intelligence and Institutional Research
Phone
(740) 826-8211
Address
Montgomery Hall – Rooms 203-207, 260 Stadium Drive, New Concord, Ohio 43762-1837

The Office of Artificial Intelligence and Institutional Research supports Muskingum University’s mission by serving as a central resource for data-informed decision-making, strategic planning, and institutional effectiveness.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Katelyn Hoadley
    Institutional Research Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (5)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Muskingum (25)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • T. Coleman du Pont
    Politics
  • Annie Glenn
    Civic Leadership
  • John Glenn
    Politics/Science
  • Earl R. Lewis
    Politics
  • Sean Logan
    Politics
  • Francis Scott McBride
    Politics
  • C. Ellis Moore
    Politics
  • Charles J. Pilliod, Jr.
    Diplomacy
  • Robert T. Secrest
    Politics
  • Wilbur F. Simlik
    Military
  • Robert M. Warner
    Government
  • Jack Hanna
    Entertainment
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Frequently asked questions about Muskingum University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Muskingum.

What is the graduation rate at Muskingum University?

Muskingum University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Muskingum University?

Muskingum University reports a total enrollment of 1,751 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Muskingum University?

The average net price at Muskingum University is $19,532 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Muskingum University?

Muskingum University's yield rate is 17.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Muskingum University located?

Muskingum University is located in New Concord, Ohio 43762-1837.

Who runs Institutional Research at Muskingum University?

Muskingum University's IR work is done by the Office of Artificial Intelligence and Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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