Morris College
Sumter, SC · Private · Small city
Private institution in Sumter, SC · 421 undergraduates · $30,614 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Pell Grant share
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $20,3751,106th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,2241,000th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,224612th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,585918th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,4001,841st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,6141,864th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,2501,863rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 20.4%1,902nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 46.6%1,762nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4211,721st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 81.8%39th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 94 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 16 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1908source
- School colors: #012C9B and #F5BE40source
- Athletic nickname: "MoCo"source
- Mascot: Hornetssource
- Motto: ""Intrare Libris, Dispartire Servire""source
- Campus size: about 33 acressource
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 3 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $126,230 (M $71,480 · W $54,750)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Morris College’s 421 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC · 460 undergrads
- Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 281 undergrads
- Allen UniversityColumbia, SC · 635 undergrads
- Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC · 690 undergrads
- American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC · 140 undergrads
- Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC · 94 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mitchell CollegeNew London, CT · 421 undergrads
- New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY · 423 undergrads
- Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 424 undergrads
- Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO · 426 undergrads
- Touro University WorldwideLos Alamitos, CA · 416 undergrads
- Maine College of Art & DesignPortland, ME · 415 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemorris.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218399)
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- Compare with Voorhees UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Morris College vs Voorhees UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 3 EADA programs at this school
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