Morehouse College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,566
Men / Women 100% / 0%
From State 28%
From Region 10%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 97%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
White 0%
International 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
Morehouse College 527 100% 0% 0% 99% 0% 0% $69,609 42 -0.21 67 91% 5.3%
Engineering Science 5 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,689 12 -0.90 87 — — — — —
Pre-Engineering 5 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,825 13 -0.89 87 — — — — —
Computer Science 20 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $137,426 72 +0.37 99 — — — — —
Software Engineering 3 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $122,528 57 -0.07 99 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,148 29 -0.43 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $75,175 44 -0.38 76 — — — — —
Physics 8 — 100% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $83,771 55 +0.01 85 — — — — —
Biology 51 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,737 36 -0.31 55 90% — — — —
Kinesiology 26 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,372 2 -1.80 12 97% — — — —
Business Administration 191 +1 100% 0% 1% 99% 0% 0% $73,643 54 -0.21 74 89% 5.3% — — —
Economics 17 — 100% 0% 0% 94% 6% 0% $96,144 60 -0.07 92 93% — — — —
African American Studies 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,570 44 -0.29 34 — — — — —
African Studies — — — — — — — — $55,019 42 -0.34 32 — — — — —
English 12 — 100% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $58,130 80 +0.70 41 96% — — — —
History 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,830 71 +0.19 43 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,241 42 -0.32 33 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,176 42 -0.32 38 — — — — —
Religious Studies 6 +1 100% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $59,331 89 +1.05 44 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +2 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,964 59 +0.17 45 — — — — —
Communication 13 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,796 18 -0.85 26 86% — — — —
Communication 35 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,796 18 -0.85 26 86% — — — —
International Studies 3 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,310 27 -0.49 54 — — — — —
Journalism 10 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,518 20 -0.87 31 — — — — —
Political Science 28 — 96% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $77,545 72 +0.39 79 100% — — — —
Psychology 28 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,053 80 +0.76 46 100% — — — —
Sociology 11 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,918 77 +0.46 51 88% — — — —
Sports Communication — — — — — — — — $53,811 22 -0.75 29 — — — — —
Education 10 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,172 77 +0.48 43 — — — — —
Art 3 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,658 32 -0.45 7 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,004 23 -0.68 8 — — — — —
Film Studies — — — — — — — — $43,492 14 -0.81 8 — — — — —
Music 8 — 100% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $43,990 38 -0.30 9 — — — — —
Theater 6 +1 100% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $42,036 41 -0.14 7 — — — — —
Urban Studies 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,818 32 -0.26 60 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,168
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
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
Business & Economics 39.5% 208 100% 0% 0% 99% 0% 0% $75,482 41 -0.20 76 89% 5.3%
Social Sciences 24.3% 128 99% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,962 61 -0.11 48 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.7% 51 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,737 32 -0.31 55 90% —
Humanities 6.6% 35 100% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $58,139 67 +0.35 41 96% —
Health Sciences 4.9% 26 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,372 0 -1.80 12 97% —
Computer Science 4.4% 23 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $135,483 84 +0.31 99 — —
Arts 4.0% 21 100% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% $45,226 20 -0.31 10 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 15 100% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $77,619 47 -0.18 79 — —
Education 1.9% 10 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,172 81 +0.48 43 — —
Engineering 1.9% 10 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,757 1 -0.90 87 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.3M #279 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.0M #226 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #403 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #283 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #490 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.2M #405 100% $0 — — — —

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Dec 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 27% 27% 27%
Early Decision 50% 50% 50%

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.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 590