by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Morgan State University was awarded 62 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is construction management.
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College Factual ranked Morgan State as #1,637 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Morgan State is also ranked #31 out of 36 schools in Maryland.
With an acceptance rate of 87%, Morgan State has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 11% of students accepted to Morgan State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 530. Math scores were between 440 and 560.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Morgan State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Morgan State University is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Morgan State University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 17% for first-time, full-time students at Morgan State, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,270 undergraduates at Morgan State with 5,581 being full-time and 689 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,266 | $14,829 | $18,305 | $21,034 | $21,767 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Morgan State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Morgan State, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,764 a year. That adds up to $23,056 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Morgan State is 12.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Morgan State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251-0001 |
| Phone: | 443-885-3333 |
| Website: | https://www.morgan.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/morganstateu/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/MorganStateU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 92 | $41,118 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 92 | $43,195 |
| Civil Engineering | 82 | $53,157 |
| General Psychology | 71 | $31,064 |
| Electrical Engineering | 64 | $71,597 |
| Journalism | 61 | $27,105 |
| General Biology | 57 | $24,942 |
| Social Work | 56 | $28,414 |
| Computer Information Systems | 44 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | $47,492 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,844 students took at least one online class at Morgan State University. This is an increase from the 3,998 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,844 | 582 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,998 | 371 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,954 | 223 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,571 | 211 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,433 | 183 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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