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Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·msm.edu
Total enrollment
967
peer median 1,056
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Program outcomes

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

Of 12 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
Passing
2
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing2 · 16.7%
  • No Data10 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
10

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.

2
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+50.3%
$85,239 vs $56,700
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+121.1%
$125,346 vs $56,700

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
198%
$248,737 debt · $125,346 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
86%
$73,131 debt · $85,239 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 1986Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
  2. Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $50.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$50.8M
1,340 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$22.3M
706 loan awards
Grad PLUS$28.4M
634 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 121 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
121
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.3%
2017
0.0%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
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 School of Medicine

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

304 total completions
01Health Professions
23376.6%
02Biological Sciences
7123.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
967
12-mo unduplicated
1,053

Gender split

Men
33%343
Women
67%710

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.56
8 offenses · 935 students

3-year trend

1.332 yrs ago2.241 yr ago8.56Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Motor vehicle theft
3
Robbery
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Morehouse School of Medicine vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Morehouse School of Medicine 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 School of Medicine
967
1,226
870
778
2,617
0.0%1,144
Peer group median0.0%1,056

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Morehouse School of Medicine Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness (OSIE)
Reports to Morehouse School of Medicine
Phone
404-752-1500
Address
720 Westview Drive Atlanta, GA 30310

The Office of Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness supports MSM's commitment to excellence, accountability, and continuous quality improvement by ensuring that all academic programs, research support units, student support services, administrative units, and community service programs engage in a continuous institutional assessment and improvement through a comprehensive institutional effectiveness and strategic planning process that is ongoing, systematic and fully integrated.

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Frequently asked questions about Morehouse School of Medicine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Morehouse School of Medicine.

How many students attend Morehouse School of Medicine?

Morehouse School of Medicine reports a total enrollment of 967 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Morehouse School of Medicine located?

Morehouse School of Medicine is located in Atlanta, Georgia 30310.

Who runs Institutional Research at Morehouse School of Medicine?

Morehouse School of Medicine's IR work is done by the Office of Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness (OSIE), which reports to Morehouse School of Medicine.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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