Academics

Dive deep into the books, laboratories and art studios that will shape your life and enable you to shape the world.

At Monmouth, you can say I built an 8GB computer in a 3-week research program before classes even started in the summer opportunities for intellectual activities program.
Research begins right from the start. We love that for you!
One of our new favorite spots on campus is the Trubeck Amphitheater that can double as a concert or classroom space.
Einstein’s and studying go together like tartan and bagpipes.
Whether you know your major or you are still exploring we’re so excited to have you here. Figuring out what you want to do is part of the liberal arts educational experience.
Start your study habits off right by finding your space in Hewes Library.
We have stellar study spots throughout campus.
Research doesn’t have to be boring. All our majors and minors have research opportunities to bring your choice of study to life.
Outdoor classrooms are kind of our thing. We love using our beautiful campus as the perfect back drop for a liberal arts education.
Hey, look, Mom I made it ... to class. First-day feels are a major vibe.
First-year students get research experience before classes even begin, from building computers to virtual reality, in the SOfIA program.
Woah! Graduation? Four years seems like a long time, but those fun-filled years will fly by.

A community of learners

Monmouth College feels like home. Each class feels like its own community. With average class sizes of 14 students, you will get to know your classmates and your professors. Don’t be surprised to get an invite to a professor’s home for a meal or a department picnic. We are a Fighting Scots family.

Step outside the classroom

We offer more than 50 programs and a general education curriculum designed to guide you toward realizing your personal and professional ambitions. But academic experiences don’t always take place in the classroom. Field trips, study-abroad programs and internships are the ways we encourage students to take what they learn in class to the rest of the world.

Change the world

We give you the tools to do amazing things. Students have conducted research on urban planning and placemaking in Myanmar; written and directed their own plays during FusionFest; developed innovative educational programs for rural schools through our TARTANS program; and built their own Brewster angle microscope for non-invasive analysis of cell membranes.

Our students will change the world. We’re just here to help them achieve it.

14
The average numbers of students in a class
10:1
Our student to faculty ratio, making personal attention from professors a given.
40
academic majors and 43 minors to choose from, including unique programs like Global Public Health

Take a tour

A coffee shop, academic support center, conference rooms to hold meetings about group projects, lots of quiet places to study and a beautiful outdoor terrace. They are but a few of the features that make Hewes Library one of the more popular places on campus. Click on the image below to open the tour, which begins in the Hewes Library great room.

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“To me, Monmouth just feels like home. Every professor I’ve talked to, every student I’ve engaged with, and at every event I’ve attended, I have always felt welcomed and like I belong here.”
Mariah Garzee ’22
“Monmouth is a family tradition where I could make a difference. The whole campus feels like a family.”
Troy Hippen ’22, Communications Studies
“Monmouth is a small community inside a larger community. I can feel away from the small town of Monmouth, but I can also be highly involved in the town as well.”
Karlie Drish ’22, Milan, Ill.
“The biggest part is just friendships – having someone to sit with in class or in the caf and having someone to study with. My sorority is really my home away from home.”
Emily Krueger ’21, Chicago

“When I was looking at colleges to transfer to I was really overwhelmed by all the research opportunities at Monmouth. I was glad to get started right away.”
Emily Currens ’19, St. Louis University graduate school
“Monmouth has taught me how to adapt to any situation and be successful.”
Jack Ressler ’20, Business Administration
“Monmouth prepared me for collaborative work through relationships with my peers and mentors.”
Diana Rubi ’18, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
“You really couldn’t find a better school in the area for academics. Monmouth College was like home to me before I ever went there, it is home to me, and it forever will be.”
Zach Vancil ’21, Galesburg, Ill.

“I love working with our students because I see myself in them. They tend not to be entitled, and they typically don’t come from privileged backgrounds. I want their experience to be as impactful as my college was for me.”
Michelle Simmons, Educational Studies
“What I find truly fascinating about politics is that it is all around us; it affects everyday choices, like the foods we eat, the people we associate with, and how we see the world.”
Andre Audette, Political Science Professor
“I enjoy teaching at Monmouth because the small class sizes and emphasis on quality teaching allow me to focus more on my students.”
Amy C. De Farias, History Department Chair
“Monmouth College offers a peaceful and stimulating environment for learning and teaching, and I enjoy these features very much.”
Annie Moore, French Lecturer

“As the parent of a senior baseball player, I have been so pleased to see the friendships my son has made at Monmouth. His teammates are roommates and they’ll be lifelong friends.”
Jean Witty
“My daughter decided to go to Monmouth because of the individual support, the beautiful campus and small class sizes. She has participated in activities that she wouldn’t have had a chance to at a larger college.”
Kent Barrington
“As the parent of an out-of-state student, I was really worried about sending our only child to a college many states away. The day he arrived on campus Monmouth College opened their arms and hearts and took him in. Our son has made lifelong friends and Monmouth will always hold a special place in his heart.”
Jennifer Cutright (parent of Alexander ’21)
“Being part of the Parent and Family Council allows us to connect with the college as parents and take part in campus projects that bring value to Monmouth students. As parents, if you have the opportunity to be involved in the council, do it!”
Bill and Malloree Buchanan (parents of Tyler Buchanan ’20 graduate)

LeSuer Nature Preserve
come experience theGlory of Nature.
LeSuer Nature Preserve
16.5 acres of nature.
1.2 mile walk from campus.
The LeSuer Nature Preserve provides opportunities for field classes and research.
Rolling hills split by a small stream offer upland grassland, forest, riparian, and aquatic habitats for study. Restoration of the entire area to pre-settlement conditions, hello native prairie grass, provides abundant opportunities for student research. Water quality monitoring and aquatic ecology studies are also possible in the stream.
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By the numbers
Forget the should.Free the possible.
By the numbers
We’re an intimate, small-town campus within a diverse, connected community. Take a look around.
99% of students receive a scholarship or financial assistance
10:1 student-faculty ratio
92% of students live on campus
1853 = the year we were founded
98% employed or in graduate school
1 traditional Scottish Pipe Band
90% of our faculty hold the highest degrees in their field
6th oldest rivalry in college football
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Academics

A community of learners

Step outside the classroom

Change the world

14

10:1

40

Take a tour

Find Your Calling

What Students Alumni Faculty Parents say about Monmouth

LeSuer Nature Preserve

come experience theGlory of Nature.

By the numbers

Forget the should.Free the possible.