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Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

https://www.monmouth.edu

#377 National Colleges

76.65% Admission Rate
Least Selective

4,429 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter.

There are about 4,400 full-time and 260 part-time undergraduate and 1,750 graduate students, as well as 302 full-time faculty members. About 80% of faculty members hold Ph.

D.s or other terminal degrees in their field of study. The university's student-to-faculty ratio is about 14:1. Forty-four percent of students live on-campus. Most of Monmouth's student body is drawn from the northeastern United States, although student body is composed of students from 29 states and 28 countries.

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Location

City
West Long Branch, New Jersey

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 30.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs 10.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 9.6%
Social Sciences 5.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 5.8%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.7%
Psychology 5.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters 4.2%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 4.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.1%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 3.3%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.0%
History 1.9%
Physical Sciences 1.2%
Engineering 1.1%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.5%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$39,592.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
66.72%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$29,548.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1150 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 570 520
Verbal 620 575 530

ACT Scores

24 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 24 21
English 25 22 19