- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07764Founded 1933
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1933
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.monmouth.edu
New JerseyPrivate nonprofit
Monmouth University
Monmouth University is a private nonprofit university in West Long Branch, New Jersey, with 3,684 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $30,978 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention80%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans64%
$30,978net price / year
89%admission rate
1223average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$72,737median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,500median debt
#320 of 1,704 for earnings#1,481 of 1,739 for lowest net price#319 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,154 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $63,767tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,299
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,299
- Average net price
- $30,978national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,657
$30,001–48,000$16,534
$48,001–75,000$26,514
$75,001–110,000$33,021
$110,001+$40,191
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1223
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,810
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,737middle 50%: $52,103–$103,725
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$103,725
Median, Monmouth University$72,737
Lower quarter$52,103
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,684
- Part-time
- 2.5%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,388 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,830
- Endowment, end of year
- $163,753,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic18%
Black5.4%
Asian2.2%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Health professions17%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.5%
Communication & journalism7.4%
Psychology6.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Social sciences4.5%
Visual & performing arts3.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 185572. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q922647.