Introduction and Overview

Muskingham University is located in Newcomb, Ohio, USA. It is a comprehensive liberal arts university with a long history. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Education, Master of Teaching, Information Strategy, Master of Systems and Technology, etc. There are more than 60 undergraduate majors, and there are 8 preparatory disciplines, including medicine and law.

History and Founding Time

Founded in 1837. In the early 19th century, Newcomb was a must-go place and settlement place for American immigrants heading west. About half a century after its establishment, it followed the traditional pattern. After the American Civil War, it experienced steady and continuous development and gradually became a modern comprehensive liberal arts university. Since 1919, it has been continuously accredited by relevant educational institutions in the United States. In 1927, Franklin College was closed and students were merged into Muskingum University.

School Strength

Faculty: 96% of teachers have doctoral degrees or terminal degrees in their disciplines. All courses are taught by professors in person, which can ensure the quality of teaching and personalized guidance for students.

Academic achievements: It has cultivated many outstanding alumni, such as William Harper, the first president of the University of Chicago, and John Green, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.

Student size: There are about 1,700 undergraduates and 1,300 graduate students registered. Students come from 25 states and 9 countries in the United States, with 12% of ethnic minorities and 4% of international students.

Nature of the institution

A private comprehensive liberal arts university with a certain origin in the Presbyterian tradition.

Educational philosophy

The purpose is to cultivate talents with comprehensive development of wisdom, mind, social ability and physique, help students maximize their potential, emphasize the provision of high-quality and reasonable tuition education, focus on the comprehensive development of students in terms of intelligence, spirit, society and body, and cultivate students' comprehensive abilities through rigorous small-class classroom teaching, field trips and independent research rarely seen in undergraduate education.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: No particularly well-known key disciplines have been found, but the school's literature, science, nursing, education and other disciplines have certain strengths and characteristics. The medical and legal directions in its preparatory disciplines also lay a good foundation for students to enter further studies in related professional fields.

Key laboratories: No relevant reports have been found that the college has particularly well-known key laboratories.

Departments

The departments are not clearly divided, but they cover majors in multiple disciplines, such as political science, sociology, religion and other majors in humanities and social sciences; physics, chemistry, biology and other majors in natural sciences; and professional directions such as education, nursing, art, and music.

Ranking

In the U.S. News and World Report Best University Rankings, it was rated as one of the best value universities with high academic quality and reasonable tuition fees. It ranked fifth among more than 170 universities in more than a dozen states in the Midwest of the United States, ranked 63rd in the Midwest, and ranked 185th in the United States for non-doctoral engineering.

Expenses

The school is known for its reasonable tuition fees, which vary depending on the major and degree type. At the same time, the school may provide certain scholarships and grants.

Campus Environment

Campus Facilities: The campus covers an area of ​​245 acres and is known as a park-style campus with 22 theme buildings. It is a member of the two major library networks, OPAL and OhioLINK, and can borrow 4.8 million books from more than 90 academic libraries through the library network. It has the Berlin Jim Media Center, which is the home of student radio stations, television stations and newspapers, and is also the base for majors such as digital media design and news media.

Campus Culture: The campus culture is rich and diverse, with three student media Orbit Media, including student radio stations, television stations and newspapers. In addition, there are 5 fraternities and 4 sororities, and students can participate in various club activities and social activities. The school has 11 exchange programs of various types with eight countries including France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Argentina, Japan, South Korea and China, and students have the opportunity to participate in overseas study programs