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Among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges for 2021, Monmouth University ranks as one of the top five private, non-denominational, Division I schools for student access and academic excellence. Nearly one-third of Monmouth students are Pell Grant-eligible, and nearly half of first-year students are the first in their family to attend college.
Two of the first Monmouth Future Scholars graduates share how the academic mentoring program, aimed at increasing access to higher education for first-generation students, prepared them for success.
Monmouth President Patrick F. Leahy interviews with Jersey Matters and talks about a point of pride: the fact that one-third of Monmouth’s undergraduate students are eligible for Pell grants.
Aimed at supporting economically disadvantaged students who attend Monmouth in pursuit of a STEM education, the Dr. Walter S. McAfee ’85HN Endowed Scholarship in Science was established in memory of the distinguished faculty member who broke racial and scientific boundaries.
One mile to the beach, one hour to New York City, and less than a 15-minute drive to three bustling cultural destinations—including Asbury Park’s legendary music scene—Monmouth’s historic campus at the coast provides the perfect blend of culture, recreation, education and career opportunities for our students. Plan your visit now.
Led by founding director Patrick Murray, the Polling Institute remains one of the nation’s most accurate polling operations, having received three straight A+ ratings and most recently landing in the top six among 430 pollsters ranked by the news site FiveThirtyEight.
Provides scholars, fans, filmmakers, and curators from around the world access to the largest official collection of the New Jersey rock legend’s written works, photographs, periodicals, and artifacts—featuring over 35,000 items from 47 countries.
Recognized as a regional leader in the areas of marine research, coastal policy and community resilience, the UCI provides students and faculty researchers access to a fleet of three research vessels and a collection of cutting-edge marine science technologies.
Monmouth University faculty researchers and their students—in partnership with the Rockefeller University in New York City—are helping to pioneer a marine life detection technique that holds the promise of being less expensive, more humane, and more revealing than other longstanding scientific methods.
Whether you’re working behind the scenes at a concert or jamming in the recording studio, Monmouth offers a hands-on music program unlike any other. Prepare for varied roles in the music industry while running a record label, producing albums at our partner studio, and performing abroad and at the White House.
Monmouth University senior biology major and student researcher Mehdi Husaini has been leaving his mark on cancer research by investigating the importance of a protein called fascin in certain brain cancers.
Innovative curriculums and state-of-the-art facilities combine to immerse students in the written, visual, and performing arts. Get insight from visiting writers, display your work in on-campus galleries, take center stage at Pollak Theatre, and more.
Through the School of Science Summer Research Program, Monmouth’s student and faculty researchers are tracking sharks off the coast of New Jersey in an effort to better understand how improper catch and release affects their numbers.
After interning at a law firm in New York City, conducting mentored research that was eventually published, traveling to India with the Debate Hawks, and presenting her research at an international conference, soccer midfielder Esther Wellman can say she’s made the most of her Monmouth experience.
One mile to the beach, one hour to New York City, and less than a 15-minute drive to three bustling cultural destinations—including Asbury Park’s legendary music scene—Monmouth’s historic campus at the coast provides the perfect blend of culture, recreation, education and career opportunities for our students. Plan your visit now.
In partnership with ESPN, Monmouth students get hands-on experience that prepares them for postgraduate careers in professional broadcasting with sports industry leaders like the NBA, the WWE, Sports Center, and ESPN. The production program works in tandem with the Department of Communication, which boasts a popular sports communication minor with emphasizes on radio, journalism and public relations skills.
One of a handful of women who are changing the face of football, Lewin got her start as a student assistant for Monmouth’s Division I football program. Since then, she has continued to break barriers and was recently hired by Princeton University as an offensive quality control coach.
The noted blues and rock historian won a 2020 Grammy for Best Historical Album for his work on Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection. The founding executive director of the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum, Santelli credits Monmouth with opening the door to endless opportunities.
Founder of Fakespot.com, Khalifah was named to Forbes list of 30 Under 30 in Retail and Ecommerce. He developed a site that uses artificial intelligence to analyze millions of reviews and detect signs that reviews or reviewers might be biased or unreliable.
Our alumni change the landscape of local health care and pave the way for Monmouth students to earn leadership roles in an increasingly complex landscape of medical advances, regulatory changes, and a greater reliance on technology. One couple, and Janice Marchetti ‘85, are among the pioneering group behind the Jersey Shore Medical Center, and have helped open doors to more opportunities that address the many health care challenges facing our nation.
The 2019 recipient of the Recent Alumni Award, Barry is the cofounder and executive director of human rights organization Million Hoodies Movement for Justice. With appearances on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, NPR, and MSNBC, he was named Revolt TV’s “New Leaders of Social Justice.”
From landing positions with the Federal Trade Commission and Comcast-NBCUniversal, to furthering their education at renowned institutions like Tufts University and King’s College London, our 2019 grads share how Monmouth helped them get there.
A stage manager for Good Morning America, Hennessy credits Monmouth’s communications program—and the internships that he landed—with getting him where he is today. Go behind the scenes to learn more about his successful career in television.
Currently pursuing his Ph.D. on the West Coast, Pete Chace ’15 got his start in scientific research through Monmouth’s School of Science Summer Research Program. His project highlights as an undergraduate include long-term plankton studies in Barnegat Bay, researching in Seattle for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Earth-Oceans Interactions Group, and a presentation in Spain on coral reefs.
A student clinician mastering in Speech-Language Pathology finds her own voice while helping elderly stroke victims improve their communication at the on-campus Center for Speech and Language Disorders.
One mile to the beach, one hour to New York City, and less than a 15-minute drive to three bustling cultural destinations—including Asbury Park’s legendary music scene—Monmouth’s historic campus at the coast provides the perfect blend of culture, recreation, education and career opportunities for our students. Plan your visit now.