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Acceptance Rate 85.38%
Yield 15.30%
SAT Score 970
ACT Score 18
Applicants 16,845

Morgan State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 85.38% at Morgan State University. Total 16,845 students applied and 14,382 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 970 and the average ACT score is 18.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Morgan State.
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 Rate85.38%
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 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 85.38%. A total of 16,845 students (5,146 men and 11,699 women) have applied to and 14,382 (4,269 men and 10,113 women) students admitted to Morgan State University.
Among them, 802 male and 1,399 female students have enrolled into Morgan State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.30%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Morgan State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants16,8455,14611,69900
Admitted14,3824,26910,11300
Enrolled2,2018021,39900
Acceptance Rate 85.38% 82.96% 86.44% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.30% 18.79% 13.83% - -
[Chart] Morgan State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Morgan State, 634 applicants (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 72 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 1,060 and 25th percentile score is 880.
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 Total8809701060
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing430480520
Math450490540
ACT Composite161821
Math151618
English141821
[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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