Welcome Home

Welcome to Monmouth College.
Where every day is a great day to be a Scot.

Your teammates are there for you from the field to the classroom. Our Fighting Scots stick together.
Find your lifelong friends here. Welcome home.
First day of class feels just hit different in college, but we'll still get your picture!
Your introduction to the liberal arts begins with your classes, your professors and your new found friends. Welcome home.
Scots smiles are what we aim for here at Monmouth! Our student life on campus is why some of our students don't leave until winter or summer breaks.
Welcome to Wells. Our theatre on campus is home to multiple productions throughout the year, including major musicals, and one kick-butt scene shop.
Welcome to the birthplace of sororities. Where bid day is one the best days, and Greek life is a way of life.
Welcome to your new home away from home! Make it cozy, make it Monmouth, make it yours.
Every college campus thinks its fall is the best. But, seriously, ours is. Our town, Monmouth, Ill., is called the Maple City for a reason. All the maple trees with all the fall maple leaves.
A snow-covered campus turns our already beautiful campus it into a magical, cozy Monmouth.
Welcome to Fighting Scots country! We call our student-athletes scholar-athletes because that's exactly what they are with some of the top grades in their sport.
Winning is a tradition at Monmouth. In one single school year, we were home to reigning Midwest Conference champions in basketball, track and field, football, women’s soccer and baseball. #RollScots
No better way to get into the Scot sprit than some marching band music. We recommend "Hey, Baby" during the start of the fourth quarter. Dancing required.
You are here. Welcome home. Welcome to Monmouth College!
Our pipers are part of the Monmouth traditions. Trust us, you’ll come to love the sound of bagpipes wherever you go!

Recipe for success

If you’ve been on our campus visit or met any of our alumni, you already know that Monmouth is a special place. We’re not totally sure what the perfect recipe for college life is, but we’re pretty sure it includes a heaping cup of feeling like home, an excellent liberal arts education, great relationships with faculty and a dash of bagpipes.

Welcome to our (virtual) home.

We are a private, residential, national liberal arts college, offering majors in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. We have small, seminar-style classes, awesome internship and study-abroad opportunities, and summer research experiences for thoughtful, intellectually engaged and ambitious students.

Whew, that is a lot!

It’s a lot because we give our students the very best college experience.

Cue the cupola

You may have seen our cupola floating around in your email, on an Instagram post or on a postcard that arrived in the mail. It’s kind of our thing.

We were established in 1853 by Scotch-Irish Presbyterian pioneers who wanted to give everyone an outstanding undergraduate education. The cupola is our symbol, designed from our favorite building on campus, Wallace Hall. We celebrate that symbol and history by creating a campus community that makes our students successful.

As a community of learners, Monmouth strives to sustain an environment that is value-centered, intellectually challenging, aesthetically inspiring (hello, beautiful campus) and culturally diverse. We start with a four-year program of general education, student and faculty research beginning as early as your first year and all the cocurricular activities you could want. Through these experiences, we prepare our students for rich personal and professional lives of leadership, citizenship and service in a global context.

Founding females

It wasn’t just our founders who took the lead. Sorority life as we know it was founded at Monmouth. Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma, national women’s sororities – known as the Monmouth Duo – were founded right here. Greek life is one of our largest student communities on campus, but our students are also athletes. musicians, actors, writers and researchers. They truly are the liberal arts in action.

We honor the spirit of our founders through our bagpipe band, our Scottish tartan and our winning Fighting Scots.

Explore your new home.

“I was scared of the idea of being lost in a class. I really like the individual attention with the teachers.”
Paige Smith ’23, Oswego, 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
“My favorite Monmouth memory was during my sophomore year of volleyball season. The stands were filled with professors, students and community members. The energy in the gym that night was unreal and really showed how much pride Monmouth has.”
Renee Rude ’21, Business Administration and Public Relations
“Being able to walk around campus with at least five people saying hello gives me a feeling of closeness and a little home away from home.”
Erika Cruz ’21, Business & Public Relations

“Monmouth College significantly impacted my life. It built my confidence, and it challenged me, and it continues to challenge me today.”
Jenny Sanberg ’10, Assistant Director of Career Development & Internships, Wackerle Center for Career, Leadership & Fellowships
“I grew as a person at Monmouth, more than I ever anticipated. The support system I had was so special. Monmouth College is one-of-a-kind, I can tell you that much.”
Caitlyn Allen ’20, Missouri State University Clinical Psychology Graduate Student
“I came to Monmouth as a pretty shy kid, but my professors really pushed me to interact, to share ideas, to make connections. Monmouth just really felt like home.”
Josh Gross ’20, La Moille, Ill.
“It’s easy to get lost at a large school, but our faculty and staff at Monmouth will not allow that to happen.”
Bill Goldsborough ’65

“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
“Monmouth College offers a peaceful and stimulating environment for learning and teaching, and I enjoy these features very much.”
Annie Moore, French Lecturer
“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

“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
“The size of Monmouth is perfect for my daughter because she came from a smaller high school and she got several scholarships. She has fit in very well at Monmouth and she is very happy with her decision, as are her parents.”
Jennifer Brannon Suman
“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)
“We are fortunate our sons found their way to Monmouth. It is so much more than a place to earn a degree. From classroom, to athletic field, to study abroad, the relationships and experiences have prepared them to adapt and contribute in an ever changing world. Roll Scots!”
Byron ’88 and Suzan Sondgeroth (Parents of Blake ’17, Lucas ’20 and Reid ’23)

12%
Over 100 students enrolled at Monmouth are Hispanic/Latino
28%
Of current students enrolled, 28% represent one or more minority groups.
9%
Black or African American students make up 9% of Monmouth’s student body.

Peace Corps Prep Program
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Peace Corps Prep Program
We know the Peace Corps is seriously competitive. We’ve got you.
The Peace Corps Prep program prepares students for international development, fieldwork and Peace Corps service. Our students focus on training and experience in a specific work sector, foreign language skills, professional and leadership development and intercultural literacy.
Prepare for a rich personal and professional life and positions of leadership, service, and citizenship in a global context from former Peace Corps faculty.
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INTERNSHIPS
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INTERNSHIPS
75% of our students complete an internship.
Internships put classroom learning into practical use. They give valuable technical and personal skills. They give students an advantage in landing their first job.
The Wackerle Center for Career, Leadership & Fellowships, faculty and our engaged alumni network help place students in internships, as well as advise and mentor them. Students graduate with experience and the knowledge how to achieve success!
Internships

Welcome Home

Recipe for success

Cue the cupola

Founding females

Explore your new home.

What Students Alumni Faculty Parents say about Monmouth

12%

28%

9%

Peace Corps Prep Program

Stand Out IN THEPEACE CORPS PROCESS.

INTERNSHIPS

APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGEBEYOND THE CLASSROOM.