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Monmouth University

Monmouth University
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898

Official telephone: (732) 571-3400
Website: www.monmouth.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,634
Full-time undergraduates: 4,370
Part-time undergraduates: 264
Total graduate students: 1,761
Full-time graduate students: 694
Part-time graduate students: 1,067
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 12%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.8% Hispanic/Latino
72.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
2.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Nonresident Alien
3.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 159 acres
City or town school is located in: West Long Branch, NJ
Population of city/town: 8,509
Nearest major city: New York City
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 8,491,079
Online campus map: www.monmouth.edu/
campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (69%)
  • single-student apartments (27%)
  • other housing including Honors housing. (4%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 82%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 42%
Percent of students who live off campus: 58%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 33%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1000
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network, 24-hour computer labs.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Rare books. Online databases. Federal government documents repository. New Jersey state documents, Lewis Mumford, Bruce Springsteen, juvenile, and other special collections. The Bridging Cultures Bookself: Muslims Journeys.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art galleries, art building with Mac labs, darkrooms and film editing suite, theater, sculpture garden, greenhouse, communication building with radio and TV studios, music recording studio, multipurpose activity and fitness center, Urban Coastal Institute, financial markets lab, community garden, Shadow Lawn (National Historic Landmark-registered building), Guggenheim House (building on National Registry of Historic Places).

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Crisis intervention, legal advice, substance abuse hotline.
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 6
Percent of men who join fraternities: 13%
Number of social sororities on campus: 10
Percent of women who join sororities: 15%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Outlook, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 24
Total number of registered organizations: 101
Campus-based religious organizations:
Catholic Campus Ministry, Christian Ambassadors, Hillel, Chabad Club, Muslim Student Association, CRU, Coptic Orthodox Community
Minority student organizations:
African-American Student Union, National Council of Negro Women, Latin American Student Organization
International student organizations:
international club; Chinese, Latin American, and South Asian Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Accounting Society, Active Minds, All Lifestyles Included, Artists for Change, Circle K, ENACTUS, Colleges Against Cancer, Council for Exceptional Children, CommWorks, Counseling Students Association, Capoeira Club, dance team, 5,6,7,8 Dance Club, debate team, Team Monmouth Oral Communications Center, Sea Sharps A Capella Group, photography society, Global Service Project, Ice Hawks Club, International Reading Association, Student Athletes Advisory Council, pep band, Professional Nurses Association, Music Industry Student Association, Public Relations Student Society of America, Boom Roasted Producation, Residence Hall Association, Rotaract, Senior Class, Studen'ts United Way, Social Work Society, Student Activities Board, Student Alumni Association, Transfer Student Connection, Veteran's Association;international business network, Human Resources Student Chapter, chemistry, engineering, math, pre-dental, pre-vet, sociology club, psychology club, Italian, Spanish, gender studies, philosophy, sociology, history/anthropology, political science, pre-law, management/marketing, Threat Analysis Group, community service, commuter, study abroad, environmental, baseball, bowling, field hockey, gaming, outdoor, environmental, lacrosse, running, men's and women's soccer, surfing, yoga, economics/finance, and entrepreneurship clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Marilyn McNeil,
Vice President and Director of Athletics
School colors: midnight navy and white
School mascot: Hawk
Athletic conference memberships: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Big South Conference (football only), Southland Bowling League (women's bowling only)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesBig South, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golfyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Men's socceryesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-countryyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesNortheast Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference, NCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 40%
Athletic facilities:
fitness center, pool, gym, lawn, indoor and outdoor tracks, tennis courts, arena; baseball, field hockey, football, soccer, and softball fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, bench press, dodgeball, flag football, indoor soccer, soccer, softball, volleyball, Wiffle ball
Club sports for men:
baseball, ice hockey, lacrosse, sailing, soccer
Club sports for women:
dance, lacrosse, sailing, soccer, softball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Newark, NJ (40 miles)
Nearest other airport: Philadelphia, PA (75 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Long Branch, NJ (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Long Branch, NJ (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 7%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 27% immediately, 42% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 65% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Enterprise Rent-a-Car, KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Christie Pearce Rampone, Captain, U.S. women's soccer team and Olympic woman's soccer player, gold medalist 2004, 2008, 2012, silver medalist 2000
  • Steven J. Pozycki, CEO SJP Properties, developer of 11 Times Square New York City
  • Robert Santelli, Executive Director, The Grammy Museum.

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