MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC

HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE:MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY'S 170.21-ACRE CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN WEST LONG BRANCH ALONG NEW JERSEY'S NORTHERN COASTLINE, AND APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR FROM BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND PHILADELPHIA. MONMOUTH IS A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERS INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING 33 BACHELOR'S DEGREES, 23 MASTER'S DEGREES AND FOUR DOCTORAL DEGREES THROUGH THE SIX ACADEMIC SCHOOLS OF LEON HESS BUSINESS SCHOOL, EDUCATION, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, NURSING AND HEALTH STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL WORK. STUDENTS MAY ALSO ENROLL IN THE HONORS SCHOOL.AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY, THERE ARE FIVE UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONS, KNOWN AS CENTERS OF DISTINCTION, WHICH WORK TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF SPECIFIC ISSUES AND MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. MONMOUTH'S CENTERS OF DISTINCTION - THE URBAN COAST INSTITUTE, THE KISLAK REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE, THE INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING, THE CENTER OF THE ARTS, AND THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ARCHIVES AND CENTER FOR AMERICAN MUSIC - PROVIDE IMPORTANT SERVICES IN AREAS SUCH AS THE ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL AFFAIRS, AND PUBLIC POLICY AS WELL AS HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS.MONMOUTH IS ACCREDITED BY THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND HOLDS SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATIONS WITH THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS (AACSB), ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION COMMISSION OF ABET, ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION (ACOTE) (OTD), COMMISSION ON COLLEGIATE NURSING EDUCATION (CCNE), COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (CSWE), COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION (CAEP), COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF COUNSELING AND RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (CACREP) (MSED AND MS CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING), COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION IN AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN SPEECH AND-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA) (MSED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY), ARC-PA (ACCREDITATION CONTINUED STATUS), ON THE APPROVED LIST OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) (BS CHEMISTRY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ADVANCED CHEMISTRY) AND THE CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IS THE COURSE SEQUENCE APPROVED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION BOARD TO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST EXAMINATION.MONMOUTH'S FALL 2024 STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS 3,710 UNDERGRADUATE (97% FULL-TIME) AND 1,057 GRADUATE STUDENTS (52% FULL-TIME) WHO REPRESENTED 40 STATES AND 33 COUNTRIES. MONMOUTH EMPLOYS 271 FULL-TIME FACULTY OF WHOM 85% HAVE EARNED THEIR TERMINAL DEGREE. MONMOUTH STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED FACULTY ATTENTION WITH A 12:1 STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO AND AVERAGE CLASS SIZES OF 18 FOR UG OR 13 FOR GR. MONMOUTH'S RIGOROUS EDUCATION, WHICH HAS FOUNDATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND AN EMPHASIS ON TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, INCLUDES AN EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THE MONMOUTH EXPERIENCE EMPHASIZES CULTURAL AND GLOBAL LITERACY IN THE CURRICULA AND THROUGH OUR STUDY ABROAD AND SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. MONMOUTH'S FIRST-YEAR RETENTION IS 80% AND OUR SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE IS 72%.MONMOUTH'S BEAUTIFUL COASTAL RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS HOUSES AS MANY AS 2,050 STUDENTS ON CAMPUS OR IN UNIVERSITY-OWNED OR SPONSORED OFF-CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND SITS AT THE HEART OF A VIBRANT CULTURE RICH IN HISTORY, THE ARTS, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OUR RENOWNED FACULTY ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ADVANCING ACADEMIC RESEARCH NATIONWIDE WHILE ENCOURAGING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CRITICAL THINKING FOR SELF-FULFILLMENT. MONMOUTH HAS 24 DIVISION I NCAA ATHLETIC TEAMS, 15 CLUB SPORTS, AND 12 INTRAMURAL SPORTS. IN ADDITION TO ATHLETICS THERE ARE OVER 130 CLUBS, 31 ACADEMIC/LEADERSHIP HONOR SOCIETIES, GREEK LIFE, A RADIO STATION, A TELEVISION STATION, AND AN AWARD WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER. THE ACADEMIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS WITH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE ACADEMIC ADVISING, ACADEMIC TRANSITIONS, TUTORIAL AND WRITING SERVICES AND PEER-ASSISTED LEARNING. MONMOUTH'S OFFICE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT, A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE CENTER, ASSISTS STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WITH SUCCESSFULLY MEETING THEIR CAREER OBJECTIVES.OUR PROGRESS HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED IN ANNUAL RANKINGS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE PRINCETON REVIEW'S LIST OF "BEST COLLEGES," MONEY MAGAZINE'S "BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA", AND FORBES' "AMERICA'S TOP COLLEGES." IN THE 2026 EDITION OF U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT'S "BEST COLLEGES," MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY RANKED 13 IN THE REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES NORTH CATEGORY, AND SECOND IN NEW JERSEY WITHIN THE SAME CATEGORY, RISING 63 SPOTS OVER THE PAST 21 YEARS. MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY IS ALSO RECOGNIZED IN WASHINGTON MONTHLY'S ANNUAL COLLEGE RANKINGS THAT ARE BASED ON OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC GOOD IN THREE BROAD CATEGORIES: SOCIAL MOBILITY, RESEARCH AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.MONMOUTH.EDU.