2025 - 2026 Highlights
A YEAR OF PROGRESS By the Numbers
A Year of Momentum
2025-2026 Highlights by the Numbers This report tells the story of the past year at Monmouth College. It is a story of steady progress, growing momentum, and a community working together to create opportunities for our students. While the numbers on these pages are important, and even fun to review, what they truly represent is the collective effort of our faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees, donors, community partners, and friends. Together, we welcomed the largest incoming class in a decade, expanded opportunities for students, strengthened our financial foundation, invested in our campus, and continued the important work of preparing Scots who are ready to succeed in their careers, their communities, and their lives. The past year also reminded us that meaningful growth happens one student, one conversation, one partnership, and one act of generosity at a time. We know there is still important work ahead as we seek to impact even more students and families. We also recognize the realities and challenges facing higher education today, but we face them with optimism, determination, and an eagerness to create new opportunities. The reason I remain optimistic is simple: the people of Monmouth College. Every day I see faculty and staff who care deeply about students, alumni who remain connected and supportive, and a community that believes in and champions our mission. Thank you for all you have done to make this year of momentum and progress possible. The accomplishments reflected in these pages belong to all of us, and together we are building an even stronger future for Monmouth College.
Patricia H. Draves President Monmouth College
2025-2026
By the Numbers
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A YEAR OF PROGRESS
72%
student research projects on display for Scholars Day in April
students in the class of 2025 who had an internship as a student
$200,000
98%
invested in nursing laboratory in conjunction with the launch of the nursing program
of students from the class of 2025 employed or in graduate school
15
R-E-A-D-Y
years of Monmouth’s distinctive Moot Court competition
new READY curriculum approved for Fall 2027
Personalized Scots Education
$
109
140 we will serve in new TRIO program
MONMOUTH MOMENTUM computer science 3 new concentrations in cybersecurity, applied AI, and web development
2025-2026
engineering students 15 new for Fall 2025 with 26 students
and 13 mentors 36 students participated in the SOfIA
projected in Fall 2026, an increase of 73%
research program
By the Numbers
03
A YEAR OF PROGRESS
in Golden 121 participants Scots Celebration
Members on 50 Chorale Gulf Coast tour
in the Fighting 112 participants Scots Golf Outing
ever Highland 1 first Games held on
Student Experience and Achievement
student organizations 8 new launches across campus
selected for 3 graduates Illinois Legislative Staff Internship Program
Greek Life Chapter 5 national Award of Distinction honors
campus
College Press Association 10 Illinois awards earned by The Courier
2025-2026
By the Numbers
04
A YEAR OF PROGRESS
students participate 60% ofin athletics
All-Conference 196 academic honors from 161 studentathletes
2025 Midwest Conference Football Champions
Athletics
1,620 cans sold of Great Scot Red Ale in partnership with Patton Block. Each can sold donates $1 to the Fighting Scots Society
the NCAA third-place 46 feet, shot put by senior Kyla
Conference 28 Midwest Players of the Week
raised from 390 donors for the Fighting Scots Society
Braun
2025-2026
$143,982
By the Numbers
05
Culture of Connection and Our People
A YEAR OF PROGRESS
2025-2026
185
43%
graduates in the class of 2026
first-generation students
60%
200+
student atheletes
employers engaged with students
50+
88%
alumni mentors, speakers, and panelists
of students live on campus
By the Numbers
06
A YEAR OF PROGRESS
$3,300,000
clean annual audit option for fiscal year 2026
invested in technology improvements across campus
3
1
major student-facing software platforms implemented
Dahl Chapel AV and sound system modernization
1
2
cool mural painted on the North side of the Stockdale Center
scoreboards in April Zorn Stadium and Glennie Gymnasium
27
5
HLC Quality Initiative milestones completed
I.T. and Data Governance groups established
500 ton
$91,000
campus chiller installed
in gross sales at our Spirit Store with 4,108 items sold
By the Numbers
Systems of Success
2025-2026
1
07
Enrollment & Financial Growth
A YEAR OF PROGRESS
$
$11,028,297 total dollars raised in 2025-2026, up from $4.5 M the previous year
270+ projected new students for Fall 2026
$
$5,000,000
$
$395,744
transformational leadership gift from Bill and Beverly Goldsborough
raised on Scots Day of Giving - our best year yet!
$152,000,000
$2,300,000
A
conservative preliminary estimate of endowment supporting the mission including 400 endowment funds, including 248 scholarship funds
in grant funding supporting 160 students
Forbes Financial Grade
14
$2,400,000
100%
new endowment funds established in two years
paid on principal of $12,400,000 of total debt
of students receive financial aid
2025-2026
By the Numbers
08