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MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY IS A COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION (CONTINUED ON SCH. O)

SEE SCHEDULE OHIGHER 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, 24 MASTER'S DEGREES AND 4 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 AND ALSO HAS AN HONORS SCHOOL.AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY, THERE ARE SIX 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 INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS (IHW), THE POLLING INSTITUTE, THE URBAN COAST INSTITUTE, THE KISLAK REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE, AND THE CENTER OF THE ARTS, 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, COMMISSION ON COLLEGIATE NURSING EDUCATION (CCNE), COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (CSWE), NATIONAL 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), ACCREDITATION REVIEW COMMISSION ON EDUCATION FOR THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, INC. (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 2021 STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS 4,080 UNDERGRADUATE (96% FULL-TIME) AND 1,356 GRADUATE STUDENTS (53% FULL-TIME) WHO REPRESENTED 34 STATES AND 33 COUNTRIES. MONMOUTH EMPLOYS 297 FULL-TIME FACULTY OF WHOM 82% 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 IS THE ONLY NEW JERSEY INSTITUTION TO OFFER THE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTARY PREPARATION PROGRAM. MONMOUTH'S FIRST-YEAR RETENTION IS 83.8% AND OUR SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE IS 69.2%.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 23 DIVISION I NCAA ATHLETIC TEAMS, 14 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.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, AND IS A CLIMBING UNIVERSITY IN THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FOR THE LAST EIGHTEEN 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 SERVICEFOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.MONMOUTH.EDU.