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Morehouse College

Atlanta, GAQuad's selectivitySelective
Known forTest-optional heavyApplications tripled since fall 2014
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Admissions · Fall 2025

1 in 3 applicants admitted

Morehouse admits about 1 in 3 applicants (33%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 92% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

33%

33%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

6,217

Admitted

2,520

Yield

27%

of admits enroll

ACT middle 50%

18–25

1236
Applications +242% since fall 2014 · admit rate 84% → 44%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,844 undergrads, where 45% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

2.8K

undergrads · larger than 67% of colleges

Diversity index

0.05

Pell Grant

45%

above the median

First generation

20%

below the median

Large cityNCAA D-II · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Less diverse · index 0.11 → 0.05 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (36% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 54% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,314 a year on instruction per student.

14 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 58% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

36% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer and Information Sciences, General

$112.9K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

54%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$13.3K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $39,301 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $15K more than the national median. The 80% who received grants paid $36,292 on average; the other 20% paid the full sticker price of $51,623.

24%

$39.3K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $15K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$51,623 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
13% · avg $26K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 24% of full price

Federal loans

57%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost falling · −15% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $52,889 ten years after enrolling, more than at 47% of colleges; 55% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 3.0 years of that salary.

55%

55%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$52.9K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$25K

≈ $265/month for 10 years

Retention

87%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 53% → 59% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 17% after inflation, and what the average first-year paid moved with it. Applications rose 242% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 84% to 44%.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −15% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +242%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 84% → 44% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    Less diverse

    index 0.11 → 0.05

Every series, year by year

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IPEDS unit ID 140553 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything