Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA · Private · Large city
Private institution in Atlanta, GA · 2,736 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $52,889 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Acceptance rate
- Top 21%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $35,9491,863rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,7251,386th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,7251,314th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,3471,409th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,889918th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,2671,339th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.7%1,052nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.8%392nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 51.4%293rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1050827th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,736749th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 44.4%546th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EADec 15
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $66,821 | $59,417 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $54,713 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $47,473 | $49,722 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $30,409 | $29,685 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $29,654 | $31,133 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,212 | $22,087 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $27,439 | $14,442 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $26,353 | $25,774 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $25,194 | $18,771 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $22,806 | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- A men's collegesource
- Founded in 1867source
- Motto: "Et facta est lux"source
- Athletic nickname: "Maroon Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: The Maroon Tigersource
- Campus size: about 61 acressource
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
- A ACS]] / Oberlin Group / [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Martin Luther King Jr.source
- Notable alum: Samuel L. Jacksonsource
- Notable alum: Spike Leesource
- Notable alum: Edwin Mosessource
- Notable alum: Herman Cainsource
Key links
- Official websitemorehouse.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 140553)
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