Muskingum College is located in New Concord, Ohio, approximately sixty miles east of Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1837, Muskingum College is affiliated with Presbyterian Church (USA). School colors are black and magenta. School mascot is a “fighting muskie” (fish). New Concord, Ohio is located in western Muskingum County Ohio, hence the name Muskingum was used in naming the school.

In 1996, Muskingum College gained national headlines when the school substantially cut its tuition – an act that was counter to the practices of other United States liberal arts colleges.

The first building constructed on the campus was Paul Hall, which still serves the campus. This was followed by Johnson Hall, however the location of these buildings did not permit for expansion. To remedy this, College President J. Knox Montgomery began advocating for a new campus that would situate academic buildings around a traditional quadrangle. In order to do so, the heart of the campus was moved west and a flat plateau was constructed using fill dirt.

William Raney Harper, actress Agnes Moorehead, Astronaut and United States Senator John Glenn, Annie Glenn, and Zoo Keeper and television personality Jack Hanna are among the college’s notable alumni body. Both John and Annie Glenn are natives of New Concord, Ohio.

Campus traditions include not stepping on the college seal (Montgomery Hall foyer) and proposing marriage in the Spoon, a gazebo that is on the banks of the college lake. Campus housing consists of dormitories, social club and program houses.

In 1983, John Glenn launched his White House bid from the Muskingum College quad in the heart of the campus. Upon returement from the United States Senate, Glenn donated his archives to the Ohio State University, with special conditions that Muskingum students would benefit from the collection at anytime.

In the late 1800s, Muskingum College assumed the Ohio Central College of Iberia, Ohio; as such, Warren G. Harding, an Ohio Central College graduate, is considered an alumnus of Muskingum. In 1920, Muskingum assumed the records of Franklin College of Flushing, Ohio.