Sioux City, Iowa · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Sioux City, Iowa, Morningside University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,056 students in fall 2024, including 1,172 undergraduates and 884 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Morningside University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Special Education and Teaching. It awarded 575 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 21 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Mission
The Morningside University experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.
Key figures
2,056
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
575
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 66
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
74%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
303
Master's degrees
251
Other doctoral degrees
16
Post-master's certificates
5
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,056
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,172
Graduate students, fall 2024
884
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,654
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,238
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,416
Full-time, 2024-25
47%
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
68%
Men
32%
White
73%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
21
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
56%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
Interim President
Chad W. Benson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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