Private nonprofit · College
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, Georgia · Large city
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- Admit rate
- $24,901
- Avg net price
- 25%
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings
Morris Brown College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Atlanta, Georgia (large city setting), enrolling 432 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a African Methodist Episcopal religious affiliation.
About Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. For thousands of years prior to the arrival of European settlers in North Georgia, the indigenous Creek people, Cherokee people, and their ancestors inhabited the area. Atlanta has drawn residents from many other parts of the U.S., in addition to many recent immigrants to the U.S. who have made the metropolitan area their home, establishing Atlanta as the cultural and economic hub of an increasingly multi-cultural metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Atlanta, GA
- To the ocean
- 222 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) · major hub
How Morris Brown College compares
Higher than 8% · #45 of 54 in Georgia
Higher than 32%
Cheaper than 29% · #42 cheapest of 54 in Georgia
Lower than 23%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare Morris Brown College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Black94%
- Hispanic3.5%
- Other or multiracial2.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 432
- Student–faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 50%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $55,044
- Endowment
- $950,211
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $9,558
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,968
- Average net price
- $24,901
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 25%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 78%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $30
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (432 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$28,167/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $8,500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 52 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 48.1″
- Annual snow
- 2.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Fulton CO AP, GA US station (6.8 mi from campus).
What Morris Brown College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.