Morningside University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 180,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,145
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 46%
From Region 36%
Athletes 666 (59.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 10%
International 9%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Morningside University 303 50% 66% 2% 3% 6% 10% $68,678 39 +0.02 60 99% 6.0%
Computer Programming 11 — 64% 55% 9% 9% 9% 9% $85,368 7 -1.16 83 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,558 31 -0.60 62 — — — — —
Biology 26 +1 65% 85% 0% 0% 8% 4% $71,219 75 +0.55 65 96% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,219 58 +0.15 65 96% — — — —
Biopsychology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,770 55 +0.16 60 — — — — —
Agricultural Processing 16 — 94% 81% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,448 84 +0.92 65 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $73,774 32 -0.35 70 — — — — —
Nursing 38 — 11% 68% 8% 11% 8% 0% $88,205 39 -0.40 86 100% 5.2% — — —
Radiation Therapy — — — — — — — — $72,934 27 -0.54 68 — — — — —
Respiratory Care 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,980 54 +0.04 65 — — — — —
Accounting 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,120 70 +0.52 90 100% — — — —
Business Administration 59 +13 83% 42% 2% 2% 7% 31% $67,919 32 -0.50 58 99% — — — —
Finance 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $81,427 24 -0.61 80 — — — — —
Logistics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,919 4 -1.40 58 99% — — — —
Marketing 15 — 53% 60% 0% 0% 7% 13% $70,097 27 -0.58 63 — — — — —
Nonprofit Management 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $67,919 38 -0.35 58 99% — — — —
English 5 +1 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $56,643 74 +0.52 29 — — — — —
History 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,574 69 +0.16 34 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $61,568 79 +0.41 42 — — — — —
Religious Studies 4 +3 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,734 91 +1.22 40 — — — — —
Counseling Psychology 10 +4 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $59,783 79 +0.72 37 — — — — —
Developmental and Child Psychology 5 +8 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $60,929 47 -0.05 40 — — — — —
International Relations 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $64,006 30 -0.46 48 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $62,857 26 -0.52 45 — — — — —
Mass Communication 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,781 10 -1.13 13 100% — — — —
Political Science 6 — 67% 50% 0% 17% 0% 0% $64,145 30 -0.59 49 — — — — —
Psychology 3 +3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,285 81 +0.79 39 — — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $60,645 74 +0.34 40 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,108 53 -0.06 38 100% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,108 73 +0.23 38 100% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $59,772 79 +0.55 37 — — — — —
Elementary Education 38 — 13% 74% 0% 0% 11% 0% $54,434 72 +0.32 23 100% 6.8% — — —
English Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,108 77 +0.65 38 100% — — — —
History Teacher Education 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,108 80 +0.76 38 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,108 73 +0.23 38 100% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,108 73 +0.23 38 100% — — — —
Spanish Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,108 77 +0.65 38 100% — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,108 95 +1.42 38 100% — — — —
Fine Arts 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,212 59 +0.15 11 — — — — —
Graphic Design 1 +4 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,813 39 -0.25 29 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,278 60 +0.27 12 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,108 97 +1.44 38 100% — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $48,537 26 -0.48 11 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,129 59 +0.14 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 +1 40% 60% 0% 10% 0% 20% $62,621 70 +0.38 45 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,436
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 29.4% 89 76% 48% 1% 1% 6% 26% $70,881 28 -0.44 64 99% —
Education 17.2% 52 25% 75% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,962 67 +0.40 27 100% 6.8%
Health Sciences 12.9% 39 10% 69% 8% 10% 8% 0% $87,763 82 -0.39 85 100% 5.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.2% 31 58% 84% 0% 0% 6% 3% $71,061 68 +0.49 65 96% —
Social Sciences 9.2% 28 32% 68% 0% 4% 7% 7% $60,055 56 +0.07 38 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.3% 16 94% 81% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,448 92 +0.92 65 100% —
Humanities 4.6% 14 36% 64% 0% 0% 0% 14% $58,929 72 +0.63 35 — —
Arts 3.6% 11 64% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,572 67 +0.82 26 100% —
Computer Science 3.6% 11 64% 55% 9% 9% 9% 9% $85,368 11 -1.16 83 — —
Professional 3.3% 10 40% 60% 0% 10% 0% 20% $62,621 36 +0.38 45 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,558 24 -0.60 62 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 139 $1.5M $1.4M $40K
Track & Field (combined) 90 $214K $195K $18K
Baseball 56 $669K $532K $137K
Soccer 45 $325K $312K $13K
Basketball 37 $485K $467K $18K
Wrestling 31 $386K $314K $71K
Volleyball 20 $233K $232K $1K
Golf 19 $201K $166K $35K
Swimming 16 $136K $122K $13K
Tennis 15 $155K $148K $6K
Bowling 12 $115K $106K $8K
Total 425 $4.4M $4.0M $366K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $192K $173K $18K
Softball 38 $574K $416K $157K
Volleyball 32 $483K $450K $32K
Soccer 30 $268K $255K $13K
Basketball 24 $421K $407K $13K
Tennis 17 $150K $143K $6K
Bowling 15 $115K $107K $8K
Golf 10 $178K $143K $35K
Wrestling 10 $157K $135K $22K
Swimming 8 $113K $99K $13K
Total 241 $2.7M $2.3M $323K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 156 $406K $369K $37K
Football 139 $1.5M $1.4M $40K
Soccer 75 $594K $567K $26K
Basketball 61 $906K $875K $31K
Baseball 56 $669K $532K $137K
Volleyball 52 $717K $682K $34K
Wrestling 41 $544K $450K $93K
Softball 38 $574K $416K $157K
Tennis 32 $305K $292K $13K
Golf 29 $380K $309K $70K
Bowling 27 $231K $213K $17K
Swimming 24 $249K $221K $27K
Total 666 $7.5M $6.8M $690K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional