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Acceptance Rate 82.23%
Yield 12.37%
SAT Score 970
ACT Score 18
Applicants 23,366

Morgan State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 82.23% at Morgan State University. Total 23,366 students applied and 19,214 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 970 and the average ACT score is 18.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://morgan.edu/undergradadmissions
Online Applicationhttps://morgan.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fApply
Acceptance Rate82.23%
Average Test Scores970 SAT / 18 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 82.23%. A total of 23,366 students (6,947 men and 16,419 women) have applied to and 19,214 (5,475 men and 13,739 women) students admitted to Morgan State University.
Among them, 881 male and 1,496 female students have enrolled into Morgan State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.37%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Morgan State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,3666,94716,41900
Admitted19,2145,47513,73900
Enrolled2,3778811,49600
Acceptance Rate 82.23% 78.81% 83.68% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.37% 16.09% 10.89% - -
[Chart] Morgan State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Morgan State, 512 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 66 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 970 at Morgan State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,070 and 25th percentile score is 840.
The average ACT score is 18 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Morgan State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Morgan State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Morgan State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8409701070
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing400470520
Math440500550
ACT Composite161821
Math151618
English172024
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Morgan State University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, Recommendations.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Morgan State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✗
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Morgan State

The calendar system at Morgan State University is Semester. Morgan State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Morgan State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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