Welcome Home

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

Welcome to your new home away from home! Make it cozy, make it Monmouth, make it yours.
Your introduction to the liberal arts begins with your classes, your professors and your new found friends. Welcome home.
#RollScots That's it. That's the tweet
Welcome to the birthplace of sororities. Where bid day is one the best days, and Greek life is a way of life.
Our pipers are part of the Monmouth traditions. Trust us, you’ll come to love the sound of bagpipes wherever you go!
First day of class feels just hit different in college, but we'll still get your picture!
A snow-covered campus turns our already beautiful campus it into a magical, cozy Monmouth.
Welcome to Wells. Our theatre on campus is home to multiple productions throughout the year, including major musicals, and one kick-butt scene shop.
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.
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.
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.
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
You are here. Welcome home. Welcome to Monmouth College!
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.
Your teammates are there for you from the field to the classroom. Our Fighting Scots stick together.

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.

“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 my home and offers me countless opportunities to grow academically and individually. The professors ensure students know that their door is always open, whether it be related to class or just life in general. There is never a lack of activity or energy on campus – it’s always buzzing!”
Elizabeth Gustafson ’22, Business Administration and Communication Studies
“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
“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

“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.
“My senior research helped me master my research skills, which helped me keep up with the pace of grad school.”
Raheem Brown ’16
“The people you meet, and bonds you form, are what sets Monmouth into a class of its own.”
Chris Knutson ’16, transferred from Carl Sandburg, currently Chemistry PhD candidate at University of Iowa
“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

“Monmouth students are eager, excited and willing to try new things about opportunities presented to them. They’re not as self-conscious as students at bigger schools sometimes are, and I’ve enjoyed tapping into that close-knit, community nature.”
Bob Simmons, Classics 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
“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
“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

“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
“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)
“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)
“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

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

Peace Corps Prep Program
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Peace Corps Prep Program
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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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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.
1,000 students from 30 states & 24 countries
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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Welcome Home

Recipe for success

Cue the cupola

Founding females

Explore your new home.

What Students Alumni Faculty Parents say about Monmouth

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12%

28%

Peace Corps Prep Program

Stand Out IN THEPEACE CORPS PROCESS.

By the numbers

Forget the should.Free the possible.