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Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Data last updated: August 29, 2026

51%Admit rate
$35,949Avg net price
53%Grad in 4 yrs
2,736Undergrads

Known for business

Morehouse College is a private institution in Atlanta with particular strength in business and biology. With an average SAT of 1050, the school attracts a broad applicant pool.

A mid-sized campus of 2.7K undergraduates with a 13:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

53% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $52,889 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $35,949.

Established
1867
Motto
Latin: "Et Facta Est Lux"
Mascot
The Maroon Tiger
Type
Private historically black men's liberal arts college
Conference
football
Division
Division II
51%
Acceptance
1050
SAT Avg
2,736
Undergrads
13:1
Student : Faculty
53%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$52,889
Earnings 10yr
$35,949
Avg Net Price

Rankings

U.S. News
2025
#100
Wall Street Journal
2025
#29
Washington Monthly
2025
#196

More About This School

Varsity Sports

Volleyball

History & Fun Facts

  • The institution was founded to educate African-American men in theology and other subjects, at Springfield Baptist Church (Augusta, Georgia), the oldest independent Black church in the United States.
  • The institution moved from Augusta, Georgia, to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1879.
  • Robert (1871–1884) (father of Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order).
  • An anti-slavery Baptist minister from South Carolina and 1828 graduate of Brown University, Robert raised funds, taught the classes, and stabilized the institution.

Source: Wikipedia

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