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Morris College

Sumter, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·morris.edu
6-yr Graduation
17%
-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
383
peer median 494
Avg net price
$20,375
+$1.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
17%-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
7%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
17%
Full-time retention
41%

Pell equity

50.0pp gap
Pell recipients
17%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 50.0-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 20 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
20
Passing
1
5.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

20programs
  • Passing1 · 5.0%
  • No Data19 · 95.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
19

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.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.2%
$46,257 vs $32,989

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 1978Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$19,687
$30–48k$20,984
$48–75k$22,795
$75–110k$20,558
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,375
+$1,102vs Baccalaureate median $19,273
Federal loans
80.5%
In-state tuition
$16,224
Out-of-state
$16,224

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 373 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
373
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,321,838 total
Direct Loans
$2.7M
620 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
302 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
286 loan awards
Parent PLUS$377K
32 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 364 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (7.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.9%
+5.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
364
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.4%
2017
12.3%
2018
10.7%
2019
7.9%
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 Morris College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

74 total completions
01Business
2736.5%
02Security/Protective
1013.5%
03Social Sciences
912.2%
04Parks/Recreation
810.8%
05Biological Sciences
79.5%
06Health Professions
56.8%
07Theology
45.4%
08Communication
22.7%
09Liberal Arts
11.4%
10English Language
11.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
383
12-mo unduplicated
516
Undergraduate
516
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%253
Women
51%263

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
93.3%
Unknown
2.4%
Two or more
2.1%
White
1.2%
Hispanic
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
72
33 M · 39 W
Women athletes
54.2%
Athletic aid
$140K
Total student aid
Budget
$484K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$67K
$73K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$20K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
15 M · 20 W
$191K
Baseball
18 M ·
$90K
Softball
· 12 W
$92K
Volleyball
· 7 W
$91K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
23.44
9 offenses · 384 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago23.44Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Aggravated assault
3
Arson
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 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

  • ADMS Hall1 fire
    A student used an unknown fluid to ignite a fire in two trash cans, as well as attempted to ignite a mattress.Damage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
23

Morris College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Morris 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
SubjectMorris College
17%383$20,375Baccalaureate
Voorhees University
43%65.4%578$15,411Baccalaureate
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
17%471Baccalaureate
Newberry College
45%89.8%1,536$20,351Baccalaureate
Williams Baptist University
26%83.4%517$15,875Baccalaureate
Trinity Baptist College
28%53.3%427$19,273Baccalaureate
Peer group median27%74.4%494$19,273

Frequently asked questions about Morris College

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

What is the graduation rate at Morris College?

Morris College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 17% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Morris College?

Morris College reports a total enrollment of 383 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Morris College?

The average net price at Morris College is $20,375 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Morris College located?

Morris College is located in Sumter, South Carolina 29150-3599.

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