Monmouth University SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
Monmouth admits many applicants, but its enrolled students still cluster around a 3.63 GPA and 1120-1300 SAT range. Use that as context: if your SAT is near 1300, submitting it can add academic evidence; if not, lean on your grades and coursework under its test-optional policy.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
Monmouth University facts and stats
Monmouth University enrolls about 3,710 undergraduates in a suburban campus setting. Monmouth has an 80% freshman retention rate, above the national average of roughly 70%, and a 72% six-year graduation rate. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11.5:1.
West Long Branch, NJ
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Key Monmouth University application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
March 1
Early Action
December 1
Early Decision
November 15
Priority Deadline
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Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to test-optional Monmouth, aim to take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year, then use the summer before senior year and the fall of senior year for retakes that could strengthen your superscore. For Monmouth’s November 15 Early Decision deadline, an October retake is typically the last fall test date likely to arrive in time.
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What you'll actually pay
Monmouth is a private not-for-profit, so the same tuition and fees rate applies to all students: $46,752. Merit aid can make a meaningful difference, with an average merit award of $19,449, and 64% of students receive aid.
Monmouth’s total cost of attendance is about $63,883, including $46,752 in tuition and fees and $17,131 for room and board. Aid can substantially reduce that price: 64% of students receive aid, with an average package of $39,749. Merit awards average $19,449 for students who receive them. Graduates leave with an average debt of $36,875.
Student life at Monmouth University
43% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Guaranteed
Fraternities and sororities are active on campus.
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