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Ranks 254th overall and 5th in Georgia

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Atlanta, GA 30314

Surrounding communityLarge city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)
Total Population27,181 (27,181 urban / N/A rural)
Households9,385 (2.47 people per house)
Families5,132 (3.25 people per family)
Pop. — African American26,733
Pop. — Asian98
Pop. — Pacific Islander46
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native111
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)368
Pop. — Other177
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence
GraduateN/A
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentExclusively undergraduate four-year
Size & SettingSmall four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringBachelor's degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionNo

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningNo
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / Yes / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationNo

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Morehouse College?

Ranks 492nd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $16,625 $16,625 $16,625
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,706 $1,706 $1,706
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $707 $707 $707
FT Graduate Tuition N/A N/A N/A
FT Graduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Graduate per Credit Hour N/A N/A N/A
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $33,956 $33,956 $33,956
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $20,178 $20,178 $20,178
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $20,178 $20,178 $20,178

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $16,016 trend  $18,678 $16,016 trend  $18,678 $16,016 trend  $18,678
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,500 trend  $1,500
On-Campus – Room & Board $9,066 trend  $9,928
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,350 trend  $3,850
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$45
Graduate Application FeeN/A
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 2,369 (2,369 male / N/A female)
Admitted 1,399 (1,399 male / N/A female)
Admission rate 59%
First-time Enrollment 672 (672 male / N/A female)
FT Enrollment 654 (654 male / N/A female)
PT Enrollment 18 (18 male / N/A female)
Total Enrollment2,933

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Morehouse College use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsRequired
Formal competency demoRecommended
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Morehouse College accept?

Dual CreditNo
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf
NCAA Basketball Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf
NCAA Baseball Conference Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 737th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 28%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 17 / 24
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 24
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 717th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 75%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 570
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 570
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 920 / 1140

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
Dorm Capacity1,654
Meals per Week19
Room Fee$5,658
Board Fee$4,270

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Morehouse College Ranks 310th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $4,838 356 pie   54%
State & Local Grant Aid $1,100 197 pie   30%
Institutional Grant Aid $12,436 353 pie   54%
Student Loan Aid $8,123 594 pie   91%
Any financial aid type   631 pie   96%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Morehouse College?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
72N/A72
Black Non-Hispanic
2,793N/A2,793
Hispanic
4N/A4
Asian / Pacific Islander
N/AN/AN/A
American Indian / Alaskan Native
N/AN/AN/A
White Non-Hispanic
8N/A8
Race Unknown
56N/A56
Total 2,933 N/A 2,933

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Morehouse College?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
26N/A26
Black Non-Hispanic
607N/A607
Hispanic
1N/A1
Asian / Pacific Islander
N/AN/AN/A
American Indian / Alaskan Native
N/AN/AN/A
White Non-Hispanic
1N/A1
Race Unknown
5N/A5
Total 640 N/A 640

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Morehouse College.

  Men Women Total
177 N/A 177
52 N/A 52
49 N/A 49
37 N/A 37
33 N/A 33

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
African-American/Black Studies 3 3
Art/Art Studies, General 1 1
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 4 44 1 49
Business Administration and Management, General 6 170 1 177
Chemistry, General 3 8 11
Computer and Information Sciences, General 2 29 2 33
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8 8
Economics, General 3 10 13
Education, General 5 5
Engineering, General 6 1 7
English Language and Literature, General 27 1 28
French Language and Literature 1 1
General Studies 1 3 4
Health and Physical Education, General 10 10
History, General 1 10 11
International Relations and Affairs 8 1 9
Mathematics, General 1 26 1 28
Music, General 11 11
Philosophy 2 2
Physics, General 1 17 1 19
Political Science and Government, General 35 1 1 37
Psychology, General 50 2 52
Religion/Religious Studies 8 8
Sociology 19 1 20
Spanish Language and Literature 8 1 9
Urban Studies/Affairs 7 7
Total 22 526 1 1 13 563

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Morehouse College Ranks 987th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $61,071 ($64,784 male / $53,708 female)
Number of FT Faculty 173 (115 male / 58 female)
Number of PT Faculty 56
FT Faculty Ratio 3 : 1
Total Benefits $3,408,601
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Morehouse College Summary

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Morehouse College is a private, all-male, historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Located on a 61-acre (247,000 m²) campus, the college has an enrollment of 3,000 students and is one of four remaining all-male colleges in the United States. Along with Clark Atlanta University, Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and nearby women’s college Spelman College, Morehouse is part of the Atlanta University Center. Morehouse’s sister school, Bennett College, is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1890, Dr. George Sale became the seminary’s third president and in 1897, the school was renamed Atlanta Baptist College. In 1913, the school was again renamed Morehouse College in honor of Henry L. Morehouse entered into a cooperative agreement with Clark College and Spelman College in 1929 and later expanded the association to create the Atlanta University Center. Archer was named as the fifth president of the college in 1931 and selected the school colors, maroon and white, to reflect his own alma mater, Colgate University. Mays was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Bates College and received graduate degrees from the University of Chicago. Gloster established the Morehouse School of Medicine in 1975, which became independent from Morehouse College in 1981. The Morehouse College House of Funk Marching Band is known for their halftime performances which combine dance and marching with music from various genres, including rap, traditional marching band music, and pop music. Founded in 1911, the Morehouse College Glee Club has a long and impressive history and has performed at Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral, President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration, Super Bowl XXVIII, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 2005, Morehouse College became a member of the American Mock Trial Association. The school is one of only four competing teams to come from a historically black college and is also the only all-male team in the MTA. Graves Hall, named after the second president of Morehouse College, is an honors dormitory. When the college relocated to the West End area, student housing, classrooms, and administration offices were all contained within the building. Robert Hall was erected to be the first dormitory of the college. Hope Hall, named after John Hope, the fourth president of Morehouse College. Merrill Jr., a chairman of the college’s Board of Trustees, became the Chemistry building. Archer Hall, named after the fifth president of Morehouse College. Archer Hall holds the college’s recreational facilities such as its gymnasium, swimming pool, and game room. The gymnasium seats 1000 people and was used by the college’s basketball team before the Forbes Arena was built. Brawley Hall, named after Benjamin Griffith Brawley, it houses the college’s History, English, Language, Music, and Art departments. Also known as LRC (Learning Resource Center), the building holds the college archives and a computer lab. White Hall is a freshman dorm, named after the college’s founder. Mays Hall was named after the sixth president of Morehouse College, Benjamin Mays. Chivers Hall/Lane Hall is the cafeteria of the college. The Sadie Mays lounge, named for the wife of Dr. Mays, connects Mays Hall and Chivers Hall. Martin Luther King International Chapel/Gloster Hall was built in 1978 as the new auditorium and administration building for Morehouse College, replacing Sale and Harkness halls (Harkness is now a Clark Atlanta University structure.) King Chapel holds 2501 people. The building is also known as Bio-Chem from a plaque at the corridor stating that the building was built to house the Biology and Chemistry classrooms. The college was rated by The Wall Street Journal as #29 out of the top 50 “feeder schools” for elite graduate study, beating both Emory University and the University of California, Berkeley in a 2004 study. among its many prominent alumni, Morehouse is the only college in the nation to have a graduate honored with a federal holiday (See Martin Luther King Day). On Friday, June 23, 2006 it was publicly announced that Morehouse College would become the home to a 7,000-piece collection of original documents written by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Morehouse College Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. Morehouse College is unique in its study options. For instance, the university has a Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Semester At Sea, Study Abroad and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Morehouse College.

Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Physics
Social Sciences:
Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
English Language and Literature:
English, English Language & Literature – General
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
Health/Physical Fitness
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology
Foreign Language and Literature:
French, German, Linguistics, Spanish
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics
History:
History – General
Psychology:
Psychology – General
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
Education:
Education – General, Elementary Education, Junior High Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education
Popular majors:
thirty-five percent business per marketing, nineteen percent social sciences, seven percent english, seven percent psychology, six percent biology, six percent mathematics

Again, for international students, the application fee is 45. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $632 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of February.

Morehouse College Admissions

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This school did not report their application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 53% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 84%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and forty-five total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and forty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted.

The regular application is due the 15th of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of April. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of February. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of November. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of February and If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of April.

Morehouse College Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty percent scholarships per grants and sixty percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and State aid form.

Morehouse College Students

In October 2009, Morehouse announced a new dress code that cuased controversy by banning its students from cross-dressing. The dress code also prohibits other clothing items, such as do-rags, wearing hats indoors, or wearing pajamas in public.

Morehouse College offers Bachelor’s degrees. Furthermore, the student body consists of twenty-seven percent in-state students, seventy-three percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, one hundred percent men, ninety-six percent black per non-hispanic, less than one percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, eighteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-two percent in top half of graduating class, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and four percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Men Only, where 53 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited, College Board member and Historically black. Moreover, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately three thousand and twenty-nine degree-seeking undergrads and six hundred and eighty-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen.

This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-three percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Men’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), twenty-four-JUN deadline for housing deposit, seven thousand, seven hundred and twenty-five dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as chapels, meditation room.

Morehouse College Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Men’s Intercollegiate Golf
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Men’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
The Maroon Tigers are a member of NCAA.

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5 months ago

Rob, The shooter did not graduate from Morehouse this weekend. In addition, the prosecutor who gave this wretched deal has resigned. FYI - His boss, a Morehouse grad, had previously said that he was troubled by what the prosecutor offered. In addition, at graduation, the President of Morehouse said that mistakes have been and will be made and for that he apologizes. He then went on to state emphatically that only men of the highest character and integrity will graduate from Morehouse. >:)

5 months ago

Student who shot classmate to graduate, no jail timeStory Highlights Morehouse student shot classmate Rashad Johnson in 2007 Johnson survived, never returned to Morehouse, but shooter graduates this weekend Shooter was offered a plea deal that avoided jail time; faced up to 20 years in prison "I really feel sick, like how could this happen," Johnson says Well--You really got bad press on this. But you obviously deserved it. Having taught at the University level for 33 years--you should be ashamed. What a legacy you leave for the victim--the shooter--wow--your institution will forever be known as an asylum for crooks. Good luck on your endowment campaigns!! You will need it. Cheers, Rob

about 1 year ago

i had a talk with a woman one day about college...i told her about my college experiance and how hard its been...she asked me was i in school now?"...i told her no, then after that we spoke some more and then she told me that MOREHOUSE is what i need...she said it would show you how to be a man and how education can take you places...there was so much more details she gave me, but i told her i had to look into it on my own...and i must admit she was right...Morehouse is deffinately what i need...i sure hope this comment is read and taken seriously...i would like to have that push and the opportunity to start fresh...so please feel free to email me...i would love to start 2008 @ Morehouse