Morehouse College

Private · Selective · GA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationGA · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads2,844

Student:faculty14:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate45.7%

6-yr grad rate59.4%

Drop-out rate13.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$33k

Out-of-state tuition$33k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity99.9%

Gender diversity0%

International0.4%

IdentityHBCU

Overview

Morehouse College in Atlanta, founded in 1867 to educate men born into slavery, is the nation's only historically Black college dedicated exclusively to educating men, and it treats leadership development and racial uplift as central to its mission rather than incidental to it. Its alumni roll, headlined by Martin Luther King Jr., gives the school a gravity that shapes how students see their own education, and names like Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee extend that legacy into entertainment and public life.

Academics

Strong programs in business, the sciences, and the humanities are taught within a deliberately rigorous, discussion-heavy curriculum, and cross-registration with Spelman and Clark Atlanta through the Atlanta University Center widens course access well beyond Morehouse's own catalog. Its pre-med pipeline is particularly well developed, historically linked to the founding of Morehouse School of Medicine, a now-separate institution that still draws heavily on Morehouse College undergraduates.

Campus & student life

Campus culture is built around the "Morehouse Man" ideal — a code of bearing, service, and brotherhood reinforced through Crown Forum, the school's weekly assembly and speaker series, and through student organizations that treat mentorship as a serious obligation rather than a slogan. Its location within the Atlanta University Center means students socialize and take classes across a cluster of HBCUs rather than in isolation, and Atlanta's broader Black cultural and professional life is close at hand.

Getting in

The application process values essays and demonstrated leadership or service alongside academics, since fit with the school's character-formation mission matters as much as raw credentials. Interviews and recommendation letters often carry weight beyond what a purely numbers-driven review would give them, because admissions is explicitly looking for students who will take the Morehouse Man ideal seriously.

After graduation

Morehouse has an outsized track record of producing Black professionals, executives, physicians, and public figures relative to its size, and the alumni network functions as an active mentorship and hiring pipeline well beyond graduation — alumni are known for deliberately reaching back to recruit and mentor current students and recent graduates.

Worth knowing

Being part of the Atlanta University Center consortium means the Morehouse experience is broader than a single campus — shared classes, shared social life, and shared traditions with Spelman and Clark Atlanta are a normal part of student life, not an occasional cross-registration. Crown Forum attendance is also a real, recurring part of the weekly schedule, not just a ceremonial event.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate44%

Enrolled mid-50%ACT 18–25

Test policyoptional

Rec letters2

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Early actionDec 15

Early decisionNov 1

Regular decisionFeb 1

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Applying (2026-27 cycle)

Apply through Common App or Own application.

Financial aid formsJan 30

Early Decision is a binding commitment for students who know Morehouse is their top choice, while Early Action is non-binding and simply returns a decision sooner.

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