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Monmouth College

Monmouth, Illinois · Distant town

90.9%
Admit rate
$17,133
Avg net price
65%
Graduation rate
$51,110
Median earnings

Monmouth College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Monmouth, Illinois (distant town setting), enrolling 702 undergraduates. It has a Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 702 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 91% admitNCAA Division III with football · Midwest ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Monmouth College's admitted students.

Admit rate
90.9%
SAT (mid 50%)
1000–1210
Avg GPA (est.)
3.23

Enter a test score to see where you land against Monmouth College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Monmouth College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Monmouth, Illinois

Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Illinois, United States. Monmouth was settled in about 1824. The town established in 1831 was originally going to be called Kosciusko (the name was drawn out of a hat), but the founders of the town feared that it would be difficult to spell and pronounce. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
57 miles to Peoria, IL
To Great Lakes shore
170 miles
Nearest airport
27 miles to Southeast Iowa (BRL)

How Monmouth College compares

Selectivity90.9%

More selective than 21% · #48 most selective of 58 in Illinois

SAT average1128

Higher than 40%

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 68% · #19 of 58 in Illinois

First-year retention74%

Higher than 44%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,110

Higher than 41% · #52 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$17,133

Cheaper than 63% · #21 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment702

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Monmouth College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

702undergrads
  • Women32346%
  • Men37954%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White71%
  • Black10.0%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial7.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
702
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$59,988
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,938
Endowment
$141,991,869

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
90.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1000–1210
SAT average
1128
SAT reading
500–620
SAT math
500–590
ACT composite
20–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.23

Cost

In-state tuition
$44,922
Room & board
$11,798
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$57,157
Average net price
$17,133

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
65%
Graduated on time (4 years)
55%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
29%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,158
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,110
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
75%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
65%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
55%
Low-income (Pell)
48%
First-generation
49%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,029
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,790
Meal plan (year)
$4,816
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Midwest Conference
Varsity athletes
454 (305 men · 149 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Football117
Track and Field (Indoor)57
Track and Field (Outdoor)54
Soccer50
Baseball39
Basketball34
Softball22
Swimming22
Volleyball20
Tennis16
Cross Country13
Golf10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (713 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,483
$30–48k
$12,400
$48–75k
$14,782
$75–110k
$18,057
$110k+
$21,678

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$62,378

$14,782/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$32,164
average award, among those who get one

Monmouth College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $32,164. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 230 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$51,110
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
53%
Out-earn a HS grad
65%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$45,701
Men
$57,817

Men out-earn women by $12,116 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
39.4″
Annual snow
25.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monmouth, IL US station (2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.