A private men-only HBCU in Atlanta, GA, admitting 43.96% of applicants with programs in arts and sciences and a legacy of producing Black leaders in public life.
Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse College is a private historically Black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1867 and the only accredited liberal arts college for Black men in the United States. It enrolls 2,844 undergraduates in Atlanta's historic West End neighborhood, adjacent to the other colleges of the Atlanta University Center Consortium. Biology, business administration, computer science, political science, psychology, and communications account for the largest shares of bachelor's degrees.
Morehouse holds a Baccalaureate: Arts and Sciences Carnegie classification and is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Morehouse is test-optional; submitting SAT or ACT scores is not required. Morehouse is one of a small number of remaining all-male HBCUs in the United States. Morehouse is not affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine, which is a separate graduate institution within the Atlanta University Center.
Official website: morehouse.edu
UCD scores every college on four pillars: Outcomes, Value, Affordability, and Selectivity. Within peer group A (four-year selective institutions), Morehouse scores 59.43 overall, rated Fair, the lowest score in this HBCU batch. Outcomes (67.74) reflects a 59.44% six-year graduation rate and 86.38% first-year retention. Affordability scores 40.80. Value scores 3.73, near the floor of this peer group, driven by an average net price of $39,013 relative to ten-year median earnings of $52,889. All scores use verified federal data only.
Morehouse admits 43.96% of applicants. Morehouse is test-optional; submitting SAT or ACT scores is not required. Morehouse uses the Common App with required supplemental essays. The early action deadline is November 1 (non-binding); the regular decision deadline is February 1. Morehouse attracts students who specifically seek the all-male HBCU experience and the cultural identity associated with the Morehouse Man. The applicant pool is highly self-selected; students who apply have typically researched Morehouse's mission and culture in depth.
Acceptance rate over the last five admission cycles. The trend tells you whether Morehouse College is getting harder, easier, or staying about the same.
Morehouse charges $32,893 in tuition plus $14,778 in room and board, bringing the estimated total cost of attendance to approximately $51,433 before aid. The average net price after all grants and scholarships is $39,013. For families earning under $30,000, the average net price is $36,359. For families earning between $30,001 and $48,000, the net price averages $36,534. For families earning between $75,001 and $110,000, the net price averages $41,179.
For families earning above $110,000, it averages $42,723. Morehouse's net prices are high relative to its endowment: with approximately $468 million in endowment for nearly 3,000 undergraduates, Morehouse is constrained in the depth of institutional grant aid it can offer. The federal loan rate of 57.38% and median debt of $25,000 are among the highest in this peer group; more than half of Morehouse students carry federal loans.
Published cost of attendance, the sticker price before grants and scholarships. Most students underestimate room & board and other expenses.
Application fee: $50 (one-time, due at submission)
Aid is need-based, so net price varies by family income. Here's what each bracket typically pays after grants and scholarships.
Cumulative federal-loan debt across the full borrowing distribution. The 10th and 90th percentiles bracket the typical range; the median sits in the middle.
Median federal-loan debt at graduation broken down by demographic. Each slice's size is proportional to the dollar amount that group typically borrows.
Morehouse completes a majority of students who begin the program, though the six-year graduation rate is below the peer group average. The six-year graduation rate is 59.44% for full-time, first-time bachelor's-seeking students. First-year retention stands at 86.38%. Approximately 20% of Morehouse students transfer out within the first four years, which accounts for a portion of the gap between enrollment and completion. The federal loan rate of 57.38% and median debt of $25,000 are significant; prospective students should carefully review financial aid offers before committing.
Morehouse graduates enter careers in business, government, medicine, law, and the arts. Median earnings are $38,267 six years after first enrolling and $52,889 at ten years. At the ten-year mark, 73.89% of former students earn more than a typical high school graduate. The ten-year earnings figure captures a window when many Morehouse graduates are in or recently out of graduate and professional programs in medicine, law, business, and public policy, where full career earnings emerge later.
Morehouse graduates who complete medical school, law school, or MBA programs at other institutions will see significantly higher earnings beyond the ten-year benchmark. Atlanta is a major professional city with a strong Black professional class, and Morehouse's alumni network is embedded in Atlanta's business, legal, medical, and political communities as well as in national media, entertainment, and public service.
Median annual earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after students first enrolled.
Mean annual earnings 10 years after entry, segmented by demographic. Reveals gaps the headline median can't show.
Earnings of grads from the bottom-third of family incomes at entry.
Earnings of grads from the middle-third of family incomes at entry.
Earnings of grads from the top-third of family incomes at entry.
Share of completer-cohort borrowers paying down at least $1 of principal at the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 7-year mark. Climbing rates show graduates settling into careers and managing debt; flat or declining rates are a warning.
Morehouse enrolls 2,844 men on its campus in Atlanta's West End neighborhood, part of the Atlanta University Center alongside Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and Morehouse School of Medicine. Black students account for 97.26% of undergraduates. Approximately 44.67% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, reflecting Morehouse's significant role in serving students from lower- and middle-income Black families. The median family income of enrolled students is approximately $39,421, well below the national average for four-year private institutions, underscoring the economic diversity of the student body.
Atlanta provides access to Fortune 500 companies (Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot, CNN), the country's largest Black professional community, major healthcare systems, law firms, and federal courts. The Morehouse alumni network is dense with Black physicians, lawyers, politicians, executives, clergy, and cultural figures, concentrated particularly in Atlanta, Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles.
Undergraduate student body composition reported to the US Department of Education.
Where students live, learn, and connect at Morehouse College. The campus setting, housing profile, and signals that shape day-to-day life here.
Morehouse College offers a varied set of programs: 26 distinct programs across 17 majors. Below are its strongest majors, each with flagship programs and typical earnings. Open a major to explore it in depth, or browse the full program catalog.
Morehouse operates at a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. 54.27% of instruction is delivered by full-time faculty, among the lower rates in this peer group, reflecting a significant reliance on adjunct and part-time instructors. Instructional spending per full-time equivalent student is $13,314 per year, among the lowest in this peer group.
The endowment stands at approximately $468 million, small relative to the enrollment and the scale of Morehouse's mission. As a member of the Atlanta University Center Consortium, Morehouse students have access to cross-registration at Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and the Morehouse School of Medicine. The Morehouse Research Institute conducts research in public health, social justice, and STEM fields.
144 instructional faculty across 3 ranks. The rank mix shows how many senior faculty are teaching versus contingent or junior staff, with average salary equated to a 9-month contract.
| Rank | Faculty Count | Share | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Professors | 41 | 28% | $88,966 |
| Associate Professors | 42 | 29% | $78,352 |
| Assistant Professors | 61 | 42% | $63,766 |
Morehouse's defining strengths are its identity as the only accredited liberal arts college for Black men in the United States, its positioning within the Atlanta University Center Consortium, and an alumni network that includes some of the most prominent Black Americans in public life. UCD 59.43 Fair. The financial picture warrants serious consideration: the six-year graduation rate of 59.44% is the lowest in this HBCU batch; the federal loan rate of 57.38% means more than half of students carry debt at graduation; the average net price of $39,013 is high relative to a limited endowment; and ten-year earnings of $52,889 are the lowest in this batch.
The value of the Morehouse identity, its alumni network, and its mission are real and are not fully captured in federal earnings metrics, which undercount graduates in graduate and professional school pipelines. Best fit for students who specifically seek the all-male HBCU experience and the Morehouse Man identity, who are drawn to Atlanta's professional ecosystem and the Atlanta University Center, and who can secure merit scholarships or institutional aid that meaningfully reduces net cost below the average.
The questions below address what students and families most commonly search about Morehouse: what the Morehouse Man identity means, what the Atlanta University Center is, how cost and earnings compare, and what Morehouse graduates are known for.
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