- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Morgan State University
Baltimore, MDCity: largeZIP 21251Founded 1867
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.morgan.edu
MarylandHBCUPublic
Morgan State University
Morgan State University is a public university in Baltimore, Maryland, with 9,019 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $14,653 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention73%
4-year graduation18%
Pell Grant share61%
Federal loans65%
$14,653net price / year
82%admission rate
971average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$56,585median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,500median debt
#962 of 1,704 for earnings#475 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,318 of 1,738 for graduation rate#928 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,114tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,346
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,456
- Average net price
- $14,653national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,329
$30,001–48,000$14,998
$48,001–75,000$16,280
$75,001–110,000$21,345
$110,001+$23,864
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 971
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 400–520
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 440–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–21
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college61%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 18%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,106
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,585middle 50%: $35,109–$81,510
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,510
Median, Morgan State University$56,585
Lower quarter$35,109
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 9,019
- Part-time
- 7.1%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,634 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,759
- Endowment, end of year
- $106,488,900
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.7%
Hispanic5.8%
Black76%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown7.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Psychology9.9%
Liberal arts & humanities8.6%
Engineering8.2%
Computer & information sciences8.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Social sciences5.5%
Communication & journalism5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 163453. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1054905.