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Morehouse College is located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was established in the year 1867. This college is among the few traditional men’s colleges in the United States, and is a historically black institution. The campus covers an area of more than 60 acres. Morehouse College offers several degrees and certificate programs through its academic divisions. These include the:
- Division of Business Administration and Economics
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Division of Science and Mathematics
Morehouse College is home to several fraternities and sororities including Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Lambda Delta, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Sigma Delta Pi. The athletic department fields men's sports teams in cross country, football, baseball, basketball, tennis, track and field, and golf.
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Campus Location830 Westview Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
USA
Main Tel: (404) 681-2800
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Morehouse College HighlightsWhere Morehouse College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Historically black college.
- Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, computer science and engineering, business and management, music, and therapy and counseling.
- High male/female ratio.
- Racially diverse student body.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 563 | 26 |
StudentsMorehouse College is a historically black college. The student enrollment at Morehouse College was 2,810 in 2007 (2,718 full-time equivalent). About 100% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 18,678 | | Room | $ 5,658 | | Board | $ 4,270 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,500 | | Other | $ 3,850 |
Financial Aid: Morehouse College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 75 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 42 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 44 |
Housing and MealsMorehouse College provides on-campus housing for 1,654 of its 2,718 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Morehouse College AthleticsSchool sports include football (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), basketball (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), baseball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference), and track (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Morehouse College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 111 male students received the aid (men were 100% of those receiving aid) .
Morehouse College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 59% | | All | 59% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 460-570 | | Math | 460-570 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (1 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (177 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (33 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (5 awarded) ENGINEERING (7 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (142 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- General Studies
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
MATHEMATICS (28 awarded) MUSIC (11 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (79 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (52 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Morehouse College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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