Mac's Facts
Jacksonville, IL is a stimulating college community of about 25,000 within easy driving distance of St. Louis and Chicago.
Mission statement: The mission of MacMurray College is to transform the lives of our students by providing an exceptional, liberal arts general education and courses of study that prepare graduates for professional careers, further education, and other challenges facing the human community in the 21st century.
- Founded in 1846 in the Methodist tradition.
- 34 majors and pre-professional programs
- Accredited since 1908 by The Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges & Schools, Chicago, IL.
- 54% residential
- 22 percent ethnically diverse
- A wide range of student-led organizations from fraternities and sororities to academic, religious, cultural, service, and recreational organizations — students can create their own.
- MacMurray’s distinctive education provides:
- a core curriculum designed for personal and professional success.
- majors that prepare graduates for entry into their professions.
- Popular areas of study: nursing, criminal justice and homeland security, business, education, and social and behavioral sciences
- 95% of 2011 graduates reported being employed or attending a graduate program of their choice within a year.
- 89% of 2012 graduates completed an internship or other professional work experience.
- One of the most affordable private colleges in Illinois:
- annual full-time tuition $20,900.
- 98% of students receive financial aid; 95% receive scholarships or grants; others receive veteran’s benefits.
- tuition locked in for two years with continuous full-time enrollment; one tuition increase if degree completed within four years.
- free room and board last semester with seven continuous semesters living in residence halls.
- MacMurray is a yellow ribbon school, giving special help to veterans.
- In the 2011 biennial National Survey of Student Engagement consisting of more than 415,000 students at 750 colleges and universities, MacMurray students reported significantly:
- higher student-faculty interaction.
- a more supportive campus environment.
- a more enriching educational experience.
- MacMurray students are more likely to discuss assignments or grades with an instructor and work with faculty members on activities other than coursework.
- MacMurray students are more likely to discuss career plans with faculty: 86% of freshmen and 95% of seniors.
- First-year students are more likely to engage in active and collaborative learning and participate in co-curricular activities.
- Seniors say work-related knowledge and skills have a greater place in the curriculum, and they are more likely to have a practicum, internship, or other work-related experience, an important factor for employers and a key factor in being hired to the first professional job in the student’s chosen field.
- Seniors are involved in community learning, such as service learning, and are far more likely to be involved in community service or volunteer work.
- Seniors are more likely to find other students friendly and sympathetic and faculty helpful and considerate.
- NCAA Division III:
- 44% of students participated in athletics in 2010-11.
- 21 All-Conference athletes and 27 Academic All-Conference athletes since 2010.
- 10 athletic teams: football, basketball (mw), volleyball (w), baseball, softball, golf (mw), soccer (mw)
