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Morgan State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Baltimore, MD
Population 2,200,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,293
Men / Women 39% / 61%
Black 79%
International 6%
Hispanic 5%
White 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
From State 47%
From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 19%
Education 15%
Engineering 9%
Computer Science 8%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 6%
Health Sciences 5%
Professional 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,229
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,124
Est. In-State Cost $10,645
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,739
10-Year ROI $158,000
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 19%
6-Year Graduation Rate 41%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $16M #179
Life & Natural Sciences $25M #184
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #201
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 11 #194
Humanities & Social Sciences 36 #288
Life & Natural Sciences 12 #460

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 400 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 880 – 1030
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 400 – 520
ACT Range 16 – 21

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Morgan State University 936 36% / 64% 5% $62,123 95%
Civil Engineering 23 74% / 26% 22% $73,164 87 89%
Electrical Engineering 43 77% / 23% 12% $104,184 99 88%
Engineering Physics 5 60% / 40% 0% $79,896 92
Industrial Engineering 8 88% / 12% 38% $79,788 92 100%
Transportation Systems Engineering 5 100% / 0% 20% $73,164 87 89%
Cloud Computing 3 67% / 33% 33% $74,631 89
Computer Science 39 72% / 28% 8% $80,694 92 100%
Data Science 3 33% / 67% 0% $68,504 84
Information Science/Studies 33 61% / 39% 3% $81,664 93 100%
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $63,801 79
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,407 80
Physics $69,100 84
Biology 55 16% / 84% 5% $49,750 52 92%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 15 0% / 100% 7% $62,727 77 95%
Human Biology 7 0% / 100% 0% $55,093 64
Clinical Laboratory Science 6 33% / 67% 33% $76,166 90
Nursing 26 15% / 85% 8% $95,640 98 100%
Public Health 19 11% / 89% 0% $83,423 94 96%
Accounting 23 39% / 61% 4% $67,616 83 92%
Actuarial Science 5 20% / 80% 40% $69,710 85
Business Administration 83 27% / 73% 5% $59,511 72 95%
Economics 2 100% / 0% 0% $62,286 77
Entrepreneurship 11 45% / 55% 0% $55,080 64
Finance 11 55% / 45% 9% $67,828 83 93%
Hospitality Management 7 29% / 71% 0% $42,479 31 90%
Logistics 4 50% / 50% 0% $59,511 72 95%
Marketing 29 38% / 62% 0% $50,257 53 89%
Broadcast Journalism 21 38% / 62% 0% $47,678 46 97%
English 2 100% / 0% 0% $48,009 47 90%
Family and Consumer Sciences 16 31% / 69% 0% $46,585 43 92%
History 7 57% / 43% 0% $50,088 53
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $51,664 57
International Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,021 60
Journalism 22 36% / 64% 0% $47,678 46 97%
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,529 40
Political Science 21 24% / 76% 5% $49,775 52 92%
Psychology 77 13% / 87% 5% $56,570 67 98%
Public Relations 7 29% / 71% 0% $44,139 36 89%
Social Work 30 20% / 80% 7% $53,559 61 93%
Sociology 32 19% / 81% 0% $48,735 49 97%
Elementary Education 40 8% / 92% 0% $54,720 64 100%
General Education 97 32% / 68% 1% $57,612 69 100%
Health Teacher Education $52,620 59
Physical Education 4 75% / 25% 0% $50,801 55 93%
Animation 15 53% / 47% 0% $36,022 14 95%
Architecture 22 55% / 45% 9% $62,170 77 89%
Art 9 56% / 44% 0% $43,015 32 90%
Interior Design 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,032 55
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $34,031 11 100%
Theater 2 50% / 50% 0% $32,275 8
Urban Studies/Affairs 4 0% / 100% 0% $54,853 64
Construction Management 20 80% / 20% 0% $78,655 91 97%