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Morgan State University

Morgan State University is a public campus in Baltimore proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,666

family income
under $30k

$13,284

$30–48k

$16,670

$48–75k

$19,600

$75–110k

$16,768

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$14,9852023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Morgan State University rose from $11,616 (2008) to $14,985 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,616
2009	$11,886
2010	$15,429
2011	$14,719
2012	$14,502
2013	$15,926
2014	$16,225
2015	$16,918
2016	$16,658
2017	$16,991
2018	$17,619
2019	$17,351
2020	$16,645
2021	$13,669
2022	$15,015
2023	$14,985

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,4132024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Morgan State University rose from $16,682 (2009) to $25,413 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,682
2010	$17,218
2011	$20,688
2012	$20,090
2013	$20,108
2014	$21,666
2015	$22,422
2016	$23,279
2017	$23,774
2018	$24,084
2019	$23,867
2020	$23,254
2021	$23,375
2022	$24,726
2023	$24,778
2024	$25,413

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,388	$10,358
2001	$4,508	$10,718
2002	$4,698	$11,118
2003	$5,078	$12,076
2004	$5,718	$12,958
2005	$6,110	$13,520
2006	$6,204	$13,964
2007	$6,318	$14,438
2008	$6,438	$14,928
2013	$7,218	$16,632
2014	$7,378	$16,862
2015	$7,508	$17,182
2016	$7,636	$17,504
2017	$7,766	$17,832
2018	$7,900	$18,167
2019	$8,008	$18,480
2020	$7,628	$20,251
2021	$8,008	$18,479
2022	$8,008	$18,479
2023	$8,118	$18,800

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Morgan State University reports tuition of $8,229 for in-state students and $19,124 for out-of-state students. Check Morgan State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 9,019 undergrads, Morgan State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

40.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Morgan State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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40.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Morgan State University rose from 36.2% (entered 1991) to 40.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	36.2%
1992 cohort	39.4%
1993 cohort	40%
1994 cohort	38.8%
1995 cohort	38.1%
1996 cohort	38.4%
1997 cohort	39.3%
1998 cohort	39.4%
1999 cohort	41.8%
2000 cohort	40.4%
2001 cohort	37.7%
2002 cohort	32.5%
2003 cohort	32.2%
2004 cohort	31.5%
2005 cohort	28.1%
2006 cohort	28.6%
2007 cohort	33.8%
2008 cohort	32.1%
2009 cohort	30.3%
2010 cohort	32.3%
2011 cohort	37.5%
2012 cohort	38.9%
2013 cohort	43.3%
2014 cohort	46.3%
2015 cohort	43.9%
2016 cohort	45.6%
2017 cohort	41.6%
2018 cohort	40.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,813	$3,862
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,500	$3,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,866	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$4,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,372	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,750	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,250	$5,619
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$19,875	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$20,000	$5,330
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,750	$3,552
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$21,493	$4,568
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,920	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,466	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,829	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$29,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$31,000	$11,656
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$31,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$30,727	$14,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$30,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$29,473	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,250	$11,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$40,065

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$46,142

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,698

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Morgan State University admitted 19,214 of 23,366 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.2% rate describes that application pool.

82.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,118 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,019 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 840–10701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Morgan State University received 23,366 applications and admitted 19,214 (82.2%), with 2,377 enrolling.

Morgan State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Morgan State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 400–520 and Math was 440–550 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 840–1070 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	400	470	520
SAT Math	440	500	550
ACT Composite	16	18	21

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

82.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.5%
Fall 2002	34.1%
Fall 2003	40.5%
Fall 2004	34.7%
Fall 2005	36.9%
Fall 2006	18.9%
Fall 2007	42%
Fall 2008	33.9%
Fall 2009	43.4%
Fall 2010	31.8%
Fall 2011	49.5%
Fall 2012	58.9%
Fall 2013	57.6%
Fall 2014	65.3%
Fall 2015	66.7%
Fall 2016	60.3%
Fall 2017	63.7%
Fall 2018	66.3%
Fall 2019	67.8%
Fall 2020	73.6%
Fall 2021	87.1%
Fall 2022	85.4%
Fall 2023	83%
Fall 2024	82.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

840–1070Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	790	1020
Fall 2003	800	980
Fall 2004	830	980
Fall 2005	800	990
Fall 2006	900	1030
Fall 2007	810	980
Fall 2008	810	970
Fall 2009	810	980
Fall 2010	830	980
Fall 2011	820	980
Fall 2012	810	960
Fall 2013	820	980
Fall 2014	800	960
Fall 2015	800	970
Fall 2016	810	990
Fall 2017	900	1060
Fall 2018	920	1080
Fall 2019	570	840
Fall 2020	910	1070
Fall 2021	850	1090
Fall 2022	880	1060
Fall 2023	860	1080
Fall 2024	840	1070

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–21Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	17	21
Fall 2007	16	19
Fall 2008	17	20
Fall 2009	16	19
Fall 2010	17	19
Fall 2011	16	19
Fall 2012	16	19
Fall 2013	16	19
Fall 2014	16	19
Fall 2015	16	19
Fall 2016	16	20
Fall 2017	16	20
Fall 2018	16	20
Fall 2019	16	20
Fall 2020	16	20
Fall 2021	16	20
Fall 2022	16	21
Fall 2023	17	21
Fall 2024	16	21

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

9,019Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Morgan State University rose from 5,924 (Fall 2002) to 9,019 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,924
Fall 2003	5,905
Fall 2004	6,191
Fall 2005	5,676
Fall 2006	5,926
Fall 2007	5,959
Fall 2008	6,090
Fall 2009	6,171
Fall 2010	6,551
Fall 2011	6,672
Fall 2012	6,567
Fall 2013	6,197
Fall 2014	6,239
Fall 2015	6,294
Fall 2016	6,333
Fall 2017	6,426
Fall 2018	6,404
Fall 2019	6,449
Fall 2020	6,263
Fall 2021	7,027
Fall 2022	7,599
Fall 2023	8,293
Fall 2024	9,019

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Morgan State University has held near 73% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	71%
Fall 2003 cohort	71%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	63%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	75%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	71%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	72%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Morgan State University

56.5% of Morgan State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Morgan State University as a primarily residential campus of 9,019 undergraduates — and 73.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Morgan State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 840–1070 — their midpoint is below the MD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Morgan State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Morgan State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Morgan State University82.2%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Morgan State University$8,229

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Morgan State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Morgan State University$50,698

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

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Morgan State University, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	Morgan State University	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.2%	76.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,229	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,698	$61,797	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Morgan State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Morgan State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$98,640
Computer Science	$90,183
Civil Engineering	$88,870
Information Science/Studies	$83,331
Industrial Engineering	$81,416
Construction Management	$80,260
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$78,700
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$64,007
Accounting and Related Services	$63,979
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,527
Social Work	$60,082
Architecture	$59,586
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$58,788
Marketing	$56,767
Psychology, General	$56,741
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$55,837
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$55,716
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$55,169
Biology, General	$53,617
Sociology	$52,116
Political Science and Government	$50,791
Journalism	$50,700
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$49,198
Hospitality Administration/Management	$46,441
Music	$34,725

These 25 fields listed for Morgan State University measure earnings after completion. The $50,698 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 24 additional Morgan State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Morgan State University report?

Morgan State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 840–1070 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Morgan State University's acceptance rate?

82.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 19,214 admitted from 23,366 applicants.

How much does Morgan State University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,229; out-of-state students pay $19,124. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Morgan State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,698. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

Mount St. Mary's University — 73.8% admitted
Ner Israel Rabbinical College — 65.7% admitted
Notre Dame of Maryland University — 82.2% admitted
Maryland Institute College of Art — 76.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.