Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Morehouse College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,847 students in fall 2024. It is a historically Black college or university.

Morehouse College offers bachelor's degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Biology, and Communication. It awarded 527 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

2,847

Students enrolled

87%

First-year retention

527

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

14:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 37

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business Administration and Management Bachelor Online option 192 graduates

Communication and Journalism 4

Communication Bachelor 35 graduates
Communication and Media Studies, Other Bachelor 13 graduates
Journalism Bachelor 11 graduates
Sports Communication Bachelor

Social Sciences 4

Political Science and Government Bachelor 28 graduates
Economics Bachelor 17 graduates
Sociology Bachelor 11 graduates
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor 2 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 51 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 28 graduates

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor 26 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 2

Computer Science Bachelor 20 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor

Visual and Performing Arts 5

Music Bachelor 8 graduates
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Bachelor 7 graduates
Art/Art Studies Bachelor 3 graduates
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor 2 graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor

Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Philosophy Bachelor 9 graduates
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor 7 graduates

Engineering 3

Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor 5 graduates
Engineering Science Bachelor 5 graduates
Computer Software Engineering Bachelor 3 graduates

English Language and Literature 1

English Language and Literature, General Bachelor 12 graduates

Physical Sciences 2

Physics Bachelor 8 graduates
Chemistry Bachelor 4 graduates

Education 2

Education, General Bachelor 10 graduates
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor

Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2

Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor 6 graduates
French Language and Literature Bachelor

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

International/Globalization Studies Bachelor 4 graduates

Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3

African-American/Black Studies Bachelor 2 graduates
Chinese Studies Bachelor 1 graduate
African Studies Bachelor

Mathematics and Statistics 1

Mathematics Bachelor 3 graduates

History 1

History, General Bachelor 2 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 87%
First-year retention, part-time students: 50%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 527

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 2,847
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 2,847
Full-time, fall 2024: 90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 3,659
Full-time, 2024-25: 72%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 10%
Men: 90%
White: 1%
Hispanic or Latino: 6%
Black or African American: 89%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 1
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 7%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation: Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association: NCAA
Athletic conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President: F. DuBois Bowman, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
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