Muskingum University is a private university located in New Concord, Ohio, United States. It is located approximately sixty miles east of the state capital of Columbus. Founded in 1837, Muskingum University is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Since its founding Muskingum has been a community of learners - people learning from and with other people. Muskingum's mission is to educate the "whole person" - intellectually, spiritually, socially and physically - and it does so by meeting students where they are on the educational continuum, and by helping these students to progress to their maximum potential.