Monmouth University (MU) Academics and Admissions

Academics

Monmouth University is a private, residential college located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It offers 33 undergraduate and 21 graduate degree programs from eight different schools. It is located in a residential area and is about one hour from New York City and Philadelphia. It enrolls more than 6,000 students.

The eight schools at Monmouth College cover a wide variety of areas of study. The schools are the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Education, Leon Hess Business School, School of Social Work, School of Science, Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, Graduate School, and the Honors School.

Monmouth University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It

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Information Summary

Ranks 10th in New Jersey and 493rd overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	86.8
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$56,979
Admission Success rate	N/A
ACT / SAT 75%ile scores	25 / 1250
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	16 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	81% / N/A
Enrollment Total (all students)	6,167

Admissions

Monmouth University uses two main criteria when deciding on an applicant

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Financial Aid

Monmouth University offers school-based grants and scholarships to incoming freshman based on GPA, SAT and ACT scores. The college also offers students more than 100 endowed grants and scholarships.

For school-based scholarships, students are eligible to receive $2,000-$15,000 per year. The award can be renewed annually. The Monmouth University Academic Excellence Scholarship students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and be enrolled full time. Those receiving academic grants must maintain a 2.5 GPA. Incentive grant students maintain a GPA of 2.0. Other school-based opportunities include the School of Science Transfer Scholarship to all students who complete an associate

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Students

About 1,800 students live on Monmouth University

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Athletics

Monmouth University is known as the Hawks and competes at the Division I level in the Northeast Conference. It fields teams in the following sports: baseball, men

Traditions

The popular traditions on campus include The Big Event, Homecoming, Winterball, Ebony Night, the International Festival, Springfest and Family Weekend Casino Night. There are outdoor movies, festivals, sports, talent shows and concerts on campus every semester.

Additional School Information

Monmouth was founded during the Depression in 1933 to provide a college educational opportunity to students in the New Jersey area. The school was a two-year college, and held its classes at night for students who could not afford to go away for college.

In 1956, New Jersey accredited then-Monmouth College to offer four-year programs leading to the bachelor

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Monmouth University athletics. Web. 25 July 2011.
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