Baltimore, Maryland · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Morgan State University is a public four-year institution based in Baltimore, Maryland. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 10,739 students in fall 2024, including 9,027 undergraduates and 1,712 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Morgan State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 90 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Social Work, and Psychology, General. It awarded 1,518 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
10,739
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
1,518
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
90
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 90
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,137
Master's degrees
286
Doctoral degrees (research)
93
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,739
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,027
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,712
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,510
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,612
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,898
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
61%
Men
39%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
70%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
President
David Wilson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization