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Why Monmouth?

  • Location: Monmouth, Illinois, population 9,900
  • Nearest cities: Quad Cities—Rock Island, Moline and East Moline, Ill.; Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa—(45 miles) Peoria (65 miles)
  • Enrollment: 1,347 students
  • Demographics: 52% men, 48% women; 93% live on campus
  • Calendar: Semester (Two 17-week terms)
  • Areas of Study: 33 majors, 30 minors, 16 pre-professional programs
  • Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
  • Student/Faculty ratio: 14:1
  • Average class size: 18 (55% of classes have fewer than 20 students)
  • Campus: 106 acres, including a 33-acre nature preserve / athletic park
  • Affiliations & Accreditations: Charter member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), a consortium of leading liberal arts colleges; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); American Chemical Society; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1913.