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.
- Top 14%Undergraduates
- Top 14%Pell Grant share
- Top 19%In-state tuition & fees
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,118378th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,800773rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,778674th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,2501,783rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,6981,036th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,0651,223rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.6%1,469th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.8%1,203rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.0%1,004th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 984960th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 18914th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,293304th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 54.4%294th highest of 2,140 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
- EADec 1
- RDApr 1
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,536 | $65,964 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $69,338 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $69,338 | $67,660 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $63,005 | $63,005 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,072 | $61,218 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $50,563 | $57,318 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,595 | $45,383 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $46,087 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,319 | $41,937 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Architecture | bachelors | $40,821 | $36,488 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1867source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Bears"source
- Hughes Stadium seats about 10,001source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Blue and Orangesource
- Motto: "Growing the Future and Leading the World"source
- Campus size: about 143 acressource
- Formerly known as "Centenary Biblical Institute" (1867–1890)source
- Formerly known as "Morgan College"source
- Formerly known as "(1890–1939)"source
- Formerly known as "Morgan State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1939–1975)"source
- Athletic conference: National Collegiate Athletic Associationsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Howard–Morgan State (since 1899)source
- Football rivalry: The Battle for Greater Baltimore (since 1979)source
- Fight song: ""Fight on 'ole Morgan Grizzly"source
- Notable alum: Mo'Niquesource
- Notable alum: George Rhodensource
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)
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Other Sports
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemorgan.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 163453)
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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