{"id":40802290329,"date":"2025-09-08T14:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802290329"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:29:51","slug":"monmouth-university-welcomes-best-class-in-its-92-year-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/monmouth-university-welcomes-best-class-in-its-92-year-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth University Welcomes Best Class in its 92-year History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Class of 2029 Tallies Highest GPA, SAT of Any Incoming Class<\/h3>\n\n\n

Monmouth University\u2019s Class of 2029 has earned the distinction of being the most academically prepared class in the University\u2019s 92-year history, boasting the highest grade point average (3.67), the highest SAT scores submitted for evaluation (1225), and the most Honors School enrollments (126) of any incoming first-year cohort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monmouth also welcomes a record number of students to its thriving <\/strong>first-generation and\/or low-income (FLI) community, who make up 55.8 percent of the first-year class. First-generation students comprise a record high 41.3 percent of the class, while 40.8 percent of incoming first-year students are Pell Grant-eligible, also the most in the University\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe students in this incoming class bring the strongest academic credentials in our history, a broad range of lived experiences, and a clear commitment to shaping their futures,\u201d said President Patrick F. Leahy. \u201cThey chose Monmouth because we deliver rigorous academics and real opportunity. The profile of this class demonstrates our progress toward becoming a national leader in integrating excellence and access. We remain focused on expanding pathways to success without compromising quality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University continues to cement its leadership in integrating excellence and access, through the expansion of the Monmouth Promise<\/a>, aimed at making private higher education more accessible to high-achieving New Jersey students. Monmouth Promise awards are combined with Pell and TAG grants to cover full tuition and fees for qualified students, less the federal Direct Subsidized Loan ($3,500 for first-year students). Monmouth Promise enrollments grew by 400 percent year-over-year, resulting in 100 students enrolling in this year\u2019s cohort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Class of 2029 has the highest grade point average, the highest SAT scores submitted for evaluation, and the most Honors School enrollments of any incoming first-year cohort. First-generation students comprise a record high 41.3 percent of the class, while 40.8 percent of incoming first-year students are Pell Grant-eligible, also the most in the University\u2019s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":40802290331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,414],"tags":[1195,6155,6157,1201],"person":[621],"audience":[14,8,29,1961,47],"school":[116,5,113,26,140,68,89],"program":[],"class_list":["post-40802290329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-excellence","category-campus-life","tag-alumni","tag-class-of-2029","tag-monmouth-promise","tag-president","person-patrick-leahy","audience-alumni","audience-faculty","audience-media","audience-parent","audience-undergraduate-student","school-honors-school","school-leon-hess-business-school","school-school-of-education","school-school-of-humanities-and-social-sciences","school-school-of-nursing-and-health-studies","school-school-of-science","school-school-of-social-work"],"squareimage":{"id":40802290332,"rendered":"\"\"","original":{"url":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/First-Week-Fun_20250901_MG_-42_sq.jpg","width":1365,"height":1365}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802290329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40802290329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802290329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40802290413,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802290329\/revisions\/40802290413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40802290331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40802290329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40802290329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40802290329"},{"taxonomy":"person","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person?post=40802290329"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/audience?post=40802290329"},{"taxonomy":"school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school?post=40802290329"},{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=40802290329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}