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Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · MSU

Public institution in Baltimore, MD · 8,293 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $50,698 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$15,015680th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,118377th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,800768th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,778674th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,2501,770th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,6981,031st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,0651,218th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.6%1,455th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.8%1,195th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.0%993rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
984958th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
18912th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,293304th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
54.4%292nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (BWI)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 52 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,536$65,964
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$69,338
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$69,338$67,660
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$63,005$63,005
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,072$61,218
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$50,563$57,318
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$47,260—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,595$45,383
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,798$46,087
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,319$41,937
Computer Sciencebachelors$42,682—
Architecturebachelors$40,821$36,488

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,098,772 (M $4,230,944 · W $2,867,828)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Morgan State University’s 8,293 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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