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Baltimore, MD · Public · 9,019 undergraduates · urban

Morgan State University

Less selective

Morgan State combines its public HBCU mission with substantial undergraduate engineering, architecture, transportation, and professional programs in Baltimore.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in mobility, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Emerging Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
83% admitted

22,741 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
53.8%

$50,698 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Morgan State University apart

Academic design

Engineering, architecture, business, education, sciences, and liberal arts provide broad undergraduate options.

Campus pattern

The campus occupies northeast Baltimore near major city institutions and employers.

Career & value signal

Baltimore-Washington engineering, government, transportation, health, and business sectors expand internship access.

Can I get in?

83% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

22,741

About 83 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 83%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%860–1080
7201220
ACT middle 50%17–21
1424

Of admitted students, 26% submitted an SAT, and 3% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA10%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Morgan State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Morgan State University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Engineering, architecture, business, education, sciences, and liberal arts provide broad undergraduate options.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Morgan State combines its public HBCU mission with substantial undergraduate engineering, architecture, transportation, and professional programs in Baltimore.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionDec 1
Regular DecisionApr 1
Fee and waiver$35 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$34,325
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$15,000
Affordability profileSteady

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

Morgan State University publishes one merit award, the largest reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year. All of them renew past the first year.

Reviewed with admission An award reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year

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This award, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
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Average annual cost by household income at Morgan State University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years53.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one72.1%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$50,698

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates98
Median earnings$58,788

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates85
Median earnings$61,527

Admits separately

Journalism

Recent graduates66
Median earnings$50,700

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates61
Median earnings$56,741

Biology, General

Recent graduates56
Median earnings$53,617

What is campus life like?

Morgan State University beyond the classroom

The campus occupies northeast Baltimore near major city institutions and employers.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Engineering, architecture, business, education, sciences, and liberal arts provide broad undergraduate options.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The campus occupies northeast Baltimore near major city institutions and employers.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Baltimore-Washington engineering, government, transportation, health, and business sectors expand internship access.

9,019 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticurban settingCampus housing available