Morgan State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 2,200,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 400 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,693
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 47%
From Region 17%
Athletes 344 (4.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 74%
Hispanic 6%
International 6%
Mixed 3%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Morgan State University 1,137 39% 1% 1% 73% 5% 3% $65,867 31 -0.38 75 95% 9.2%
Civil Engineering 23 — 74% 4% 17% 52% 4% 9% $77,389 1 -2.13 86 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 53 — 89% 2% 0% 81% 2% 9% $100,982 13 -0.76 97 95% — — — —
Engineering Physics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $78,048 4 -1.56 87 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 7 — 86% 0% 0% 71% 0% 14% $99,792 17 -0.89 97 100% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 3 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $92,175 15 -0.88 94 — — — — —
Transportation Systems Engineering 4 — 75% 0% 0% 75% 25% 0% $77,389 1 -2.13 86 100% — — — —
Cloud Computing 6 — 50% 0% 17% 83% 0% 0% $77,476 13 -1.01 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 52 — 71% 0% 0% 67% 8% 12% $78,792 4 -1.35 87 100% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 8 — 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $73,593 2 -1.20 83 — — — — —
Data Science 5 — 60% 0% 0% 80% 20% 0% $74,199 4 -1.68 84 — — — — —
Information Systems 33 — 52% 0% 3% 73% 3% 6% $79,739 16 -0.90 88 100% — — — —
Chemistry 11 — 0% 0% 0% 64% 9% 0% $65,869 25 -0.55 75 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $67,492 25 -0.67 77 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $72,300 16 -0.81 82 — — — — —
Biology 75 — 13% 1% 0% 67% 0% 12% $62,642 30 -0.44 70 93% — — — —
Human Biology 16 — 19% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,243 20 -0.75 68 — — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 13 — 15% 0% 0% 62% 8% 8% $67,655 68 +0.35 77 89% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 6 — 17% 17% 33% 17% 0% 0% $73,797 32 -0.35 83 — — — — —
Nursing 13 — 15% 0% 0% 77% 0% 8% $92,456 61 +0.02 95 100% — — — —
Public Health 31 — 19% 3% 0% 74% 6% 0% $80,646 91 +1.44 89 96% — — — —
Accounting 18 — 44% 6% 0% 83% 6% 6% $69,146 11 -1.16 79 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $71,539 1 -2.08 81 96% — — — —
Business Administration 114 — 39% 0% 0% 71% 7% 1% $71,421 46 -0.32 81 95% — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,427 5 -1.15 77 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 10 — 20% 0% 0% 80% 10% 0% $62,070 26 -0.61 69 — — — — —
Finance 25 — 48% 0% 0% 76% 0% 4% $64,353 2 -1.20 73 82% — — — —
Hospitality Management 8 — 0% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $47,878 5 -1.15 36 — — — — —
Hospitality Management — — — — — — — — $41,255 1 -1.75 19 90% — — — —
Logistics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $71,421 7 -1.20 81 95% — — — —
Marketing 28 — 43% 0% 0% 79% 0% 7% $55,514 2 -1.72 56 90% — — — —
English 4 — 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 25% $59,311 84 +0.84 64 100% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $55,739 52 -0.12 57 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 — 27% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,025 67 +0.16 64 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,229 22 -0.77 45 — — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 27 — 56% 0% 0% 81% 0% 0% $52,694 12 -1.08 49 96% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 13 — 23% 8% 0% 62% 8% 0% $44,016 9 -1.10 25 97% — — — —
International Studies 8 — 50% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $58,138 13 -0.76 62 — — — — —
Journalism 14 — 50% 0% 0% 64% 7% 0% $52,694 12 -1.08 49 96% — — — —
Political Science 31 — 6% 0% 0% 65% 3% 0% $55,026 6 -1.26 55 100% — — — —
Psychology 113 — 15% 0% 0% 73% 5% 0% $56,904 64 +0.28 59 97% — — — —
Public Relations 16 — 12% 0% 0% 69% 12% 0% $58,855 13 -1.17 63 92% — — — —
Social Work 50 — 12% 0% 0% 84% 2% 0% $62,505 97 +1.10 70 94% — — — —
Sociology 27 — 22% 0% 0% 74% 4% 0% $59,669 71 +0.25 65 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 22 — 14% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $66,368 96 +2.09 76 100% — — — —
General Education 98 — 50% 1% 0% 86% 5% 1% $58,965 77 +0.46 63 91% 9.2% — — —
Health Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,302 30 -0.55 50 97% — — — —
Physical Education 9 — 56% 0% 0% 67% 22% 0% $53,302 30 -0.55 50 97% — — — —
Animation 16 — 69% 0% 0% 56% 6% 6% $35,015 2 -1.40 8 95% — — — —
Architecture 29 — 55% 10% 3% 66% 14% 3% $63,699 26 -0.50 72 95% — — — —
Art 18 — 50% 6% 0% 61% 0% 0% $39,577 14 -0.78 15 94% — — — —
Interior Design 15 — 20% 20% 7% 67% 7% 0% $62,738 22 -0.61 70 — — — — —
Music 6 — 83% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $33,028 4 -1.47 6 100% — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,142 11 -0.92 13 — — — — —
Theater 4 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $38,772 24 -0.57 14 — — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,679 32 -0.27 75 — — — — —
Construction Management 20 — 75% 0% 5% 60% 25% 0% $89,018 14 -1.01 93 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,645
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,345
Est. In-State Cost $11,183
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,318
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.3% 299 21% 0% 0% 74% 4% 0% $56,895 44 -0.10 59 96% —
Business & Economics 18.5% 210 39% 0% 0% 75% 5% 2% $66,866 18 -0.77 76 93% —
Education 11.4% 130 45% 1% 0% 78% 5% 1% $59,782 84 +0.66 65 93% 9.2%
Computer Science 9.1% 104 63% 0% 2% 73% 6% 8% $78,396 6 -1.19 87 100% —
Engineering 8.2% 93 84% 2% 4% 73% 4% 9% $93,019 11 -1.20 95 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.0% 91 14% 1% 0% 73% 0% 10% $62,396 26 -0.50 70 93% —
Arts 7.9% 90 51% 8% 2% 63% 8% 2% $50,200 45 -0.80 42 95% —
Health Sciences 4.4% 50 18% 4% 4% 68% 4% 2% $82,895 72 +0.86 90 97% —
Humanities 2.1% 24 25% 0% 0% 83% 0% 4% $58,012 67 +0.16 62 100% —
Professional 1.8% 20 75% 0% 5% 60% 25% 0% $89,018 88 -1.01 93 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 13 15% 0% 0% 62% 8% 8% $67,655 80 +0.35 77 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 13 8% 0% 0% 62% 15% 0% $66,858 17 -0.59 76 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $14.5M #153 94% $0 1 #223 35 15
Engineering $12.8M #175 58% $0.2M 10 #177 80 20
Health Sciences $6.3M #154 62% $0.0M 7 #161 117 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.6M #188 27% $0.1M 15 #205 35 —
Education $3.1M #140 46% $0 21 #195 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.9M #225 85% $0.1M 5 #177 62 9
Computer Science $2.8M #174 91% $0.1M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $2.1M #127 42% $0.0M — — — 2
Business & Economics $0.5M #247 5% $0 3 #213 — —
Total $50.5M #201 67% $0.4M 62 #234 329 52

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $6.5M $6.2M $301K
Track & Field (combined) 54 $771K $745K $25K
Wrestling 31 $1.8M $1.2M $613K
Basketball 17 $2.6M $2.2M $414K
Tennis 13 $340K $336K $3K
Total 212 $12.1M $10.7M $1.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 59 $921K $895K $25K
Other Sports 31 $703K $701K $2K
Softball 25 $702K $684K $17K
Volleyball 19 $781K $763K $17K
Basketball 16 $1.8M $1.7M $156K
Tennis 8 $413K $410K $3K
Bowling 7 $449K $445K $4K
Total 132 $5.8M $5.6M $227K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $6.5M $6.2M $301K
Track & Field (combined) 113 $1.7M $1.6M $51K
Basketball 33 $4.5M $3.9M $570K
Other Sports 31 $703K $701K $2K
Wrestling 31 $1.8M $1.2M $613K
Softball 25 $702K $684K $17K
Tennis 21 $753K $747K $6K
Volleyball 19 $781K $763K $17K
Bowling 7 $449K $445K $4K
Total 344 $23.6M $23.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 840 – 1070
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 400 – 520