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MacMurray College

447 East College Avenue, Jacksonville, IL 62650-2590 -

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MacMurray College is a career-directed college of liberal arts committed to preparing graduates for satisfying and productive professional careers, effective leadership, and enriched lives of continuing learning, achievement, and service. Beyond outstanding preparation in specific fields of specialization, the MacMurray experience transforms students’ lives through recognized excellence in the teaching of critical thinking, exemplary skills in communication, and the pivotal ideas and ethical insights that have shaped human civilizations.

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School Overview:

	MacMurray College
County	Morgan County, IL
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	642 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	57 students

Total Enrollment	699 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	582 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	89%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	51%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,102
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	52%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$3,882
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	89%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$4,520
% Students Receiving Loans	82%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$4,611

School Notes:

MacMurray College is a career-directed college of liberal arts committed to preparing graduates for satisfying and productive professional careers, effective leadership, and enriched lives of continuing learning, achievement, and service.
MacMurray College dates its history from 1846 when a group of Methodist clergymen, led by Peter Cartwright and Peter Akers, founded it as the Illinois Conference Female Academy. The first class was held in 1848. The school was renamed the Illinois Conference Female College in 1851, with the name changed again to Illinois Female College in 1863.
In 1909, the College offered its first baccalaureate degrees and the academic program rose in stature to stand among the best in the nation.
Profile last updated: 10/16/2009.

In the News:

BHS grad leads Lynx women golfers to win (The Pantagraph)
posted on September 27, 2011 at 04:30:31 am
Normal Community High School graduate Kendra Butler took medalist honors with an 85 as the Lincoln College women’s golf team won the MacMurray College Invitational at The Links in Jacksonville.
Emrick's solo blast gives Griggsville-Perry softball team sectional title win over Payson (Quincy Herald-Whig)
posted on May 28, 2011 at 08:14:59 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- Eventually, someone had to score. No one was surprised when it turned out to be Lacy Emrick who ended the pitchers' duel Saturday in the championship of the Class 1A Jacksonville Routt Sectional at MacMurray College.
99 graduate, 2 engaged at MacMurray Commencement (Jacksonville Journal-Courier)
posted on May 8, 2011 at 12:06:55 pm
One word came up over and over again — family. The MacMurray College class of 2011 may have been a small one with only 99 students — 43 less than last year’s graduating class — but it was a bright one. Four students received an academic...
Mac students raise money to encourage young readers (Jacksonville Journal-Courier)
posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:31:21 am
The service project got the message across — the students wanted the children to keep reading.About 10 MacMurray College students from Mortar Board, a national student-led honor society, delivered boxes of books to classrooms at Franklin Elementary...
Presidential adviser to speak at MacMurray graduation (The State Journal-Register)
posted on April 23, 2011 at 05:02:45 am
JACKSONVILLE — Chris Lu, Cabinet secretary for President Barack Obama, will give the address at MacMurray College’s commencement at 1:30 p.m. May 7 in Annie Merner Chapel.