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Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

https://www.morgan.edu

#744 National Colleges

67.84% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

6,449 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
  • Historically Black College and University
Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a public historically black (HBCU) research university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's HBCUs. In 1867, the university, then known as the Centenary Biblical Institute, changed its name to Morgan College to honor Reverend Lyttleton Morgan, the first chairman of its board of trustees and a land donor to the college. It became a university in 1975.

Morgan State is a member of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Although a public institution, Morgan State is not part of the University System of Maryland. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".


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Location

City
Baltimore, Maryland

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 20.5%
Engineering 16.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 7.9%
Education 6.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 6.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 6.1%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 5.9%
Psychology 5.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.9%
Social Sciences 4.8%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 4.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.8%
Architecture And Related Services 2.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 1.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.1%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services 0.9%
History 0.7%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.5%
Physical Sciences 0.4%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.3%

Cost

In State Tuition
$8,008.00

Out of State Tuition
$18,480.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
67.78%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$17,619.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

737 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 410 320 230
Verbal 430 385 340

ACT Scores

18 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 19 18 16
English 21 18 15