Monmouth University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Monmouth University

Monmouth University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,684 students of which 4,043 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Monmouth University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,223 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,988, with published in-state tuition of $46,552 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 71.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.9%. Graduates earn a median of $67,991 ten years after enrolling, compared with $55,825 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 205400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.