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Muskingum University

New Concord, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in New Concord, Ohio, Muskingum University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,751 students in fall 2024, including 1,523 undergraduates and 228 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Muskingum University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, General, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 430 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,751
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
430
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 65

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 4
Education 18
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Social Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Physical Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
328
Master's degrees
102

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,751
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,523
Graduate students, fall 2024
228
Full-time, fall 2024
81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,666
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,755
Graduate students, 2024-25
911
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
24%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ohio Athletic Conference
President
Susan S. Hasseler
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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