BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofitHBCU

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·morehouse.edu
6-yr Graduation
59%
-5.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,847
peer median 1,441
Avg net price
$35,949
+$11k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
5,733
5,733 candidates competed
Admitted
2,520
44.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
684
27.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
59%-5.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
46%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
59%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
61%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 33 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 23 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
10
30.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing10 · 30.3%
  • No Data23 · 69.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
7
No data
23

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

10
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+0.2%
$34,866 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+13.7%
$39,567 vs $34,808
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+15.7%
$40,273 vs $34,808
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+34.6%
$46,847 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+57.6%
$54,867 vs $34,808
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+79.6%
$62,517 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+99.4%
$69,422 vs $34,808
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+104.4%
$71,139 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+0.2%
+$58

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
72%
$28,500 debt · $39,567 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
67%
$23,396 debt · $34,866 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
64%
$25,698 debt · $40,273 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
56%
$26,000 debt · $46,847 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
50%
$31,000 debt · $62,517 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
47%
$26,000 debt · $54,867 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
36%
$25,250 debt · $71,139 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$23,250 debt · $69,422 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1932Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$32,679
$30–48k$33,552
$48–75k$37,266
$75–110k$39,484
$110k+$39,174

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$35,949
+$11,421vs Baccalaureate median $24,528
Federal loans
59.8%
In-state tuition
$31,725
Out-of-state
$31,725

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,459 students received $9.0M in Pell grants, alongside $40.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,459
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.0M
$9,042,571 total
Direct Loans
$40.9M
4,013 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.2M
1,445 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.5M
1,630 loan awards
Parent PLUS$28.3M
938 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 620 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (4.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
620
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.8%
2017
11.7%
2018
8.3%
2019
4.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Morehouse College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

384 total completions
01Business
15039.1%
02Social Sciences
5514.3%
03Biological Sciences
4010.4%
04Psychology
338.6%
05Visual/Performing Arts
287.3%
06Communication
256.5%
07Parks/Recreation
246.3%
08Physical Sciences
102.6%
09Philosophy/Religion
102.6%
10Computer Sciences
92.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,847
12-mo unduplicated
2,934
Undergraduate
2,934
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
100%2,931
Women
0%3

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
97.8%
Two or more
1.5%
Non-resident
0.4%
White
0.1%
Hispanic
0.1%
Asian
0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.84
15 offenses · 2,567 students

3-year trend

5.582 yrs ago5.091 yr ago5.84Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
40
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
8
Motor vehicle theft
4
Fondling
2
Rape
1

By location

15total
  • On campus13
  • Public property2

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs97
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
146

Morehouse College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Morehouse College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMorehouse College
59%2,847$35,949Baccalaureate
Oglethorpe University
54%88.4%1,425$21,735Baccalaureate
Spelman College
78%24.9%3,417$36,828Baccalaureate
Young Harris College
42%62.6%1,457$11,008Baccalaureate
Agnes Scott College
71%62.2%1,079$24,224Baccalaureate
Covenant College
69%86.5%1,100$24,832Baccalaureate
Peer group median64%62.6%1,441$24,528

Frequently asked questions about Morehouse College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Morehouse College.

What is the graduation rate at Morehouse College?

Morehouse College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Morehouse College?

Morehouse College reports a total enrollment of 2,847 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Morehouse College?

The average net price at Morehouse College is $35,949 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Morehouse College?

Morehouse College's yield rate is 27.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Morehouse College located?

Morehouse College is located in Atlanta, Georgia 30314.

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