Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois · Website
$51,110
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,110
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Monmouth College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Monmouth, Illinois with 702 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $17,133 a year (tuition and fees $44,922). It admits 91% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,110 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,133
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$44,922
US median $11,837
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,110
Rank 1,400 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,133
- Tuition and fees
- $44,922
- Cost of attendance
- $57,157
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 75%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,483
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,400
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,782
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,057
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,678
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,200 in 2015-16 to $44,922 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,128
- SAT reading, middle
- 590
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 702
- Part-time students
- 0.3%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $142.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,400 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,133 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $44,922 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,158 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,110 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,045 | $43,162 | $65,916 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $24,625 | $29,027 | $50,093 | $54,562 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $47,048 | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,058 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,462 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,000 | Withheld | $47,329 | $50,706 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| BiopsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,825 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | $32,103 | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $66,326 | $76,194 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $27,000 | $32,036 | $51,377 | $55,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Monmouth and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Monmouth College cost?
$17,133 a year is the average net price at Monmouth College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $44,922, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,157. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,483 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Monmouth College?
91% of applicants are admitted to Monmouth College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,128 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Monmouth College graduates earn?
$51,110 a year is the median pay of former Monmouth College students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,158 after 6 years). That ranks 1,400 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $47,048.
How much student debt do Monmouth College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Monmouth College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 75% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Monmouth College?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Monmouth College finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Monmouth College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (29 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 bachelor's graduates), Economics (13 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.