Morningside College

Morningside College was founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. It is a private, four-year, co-educational college of liberal arts and is located in Sioux City, Iowa. The main campus of Morningside College comprises of over 20 buildings which are spread across an area of 68-acre. The student body of the college consists of students from over 20 states in the U.S and several countries around the world.

Morningside College provides an active life to the students. It hosts over 50 organizations, and several other honor societies, service groups, and student publications. Some of these are the International Students Association, Morningside Civic Union, Undergraduate Psychological Association, Morningside Photo Club, and Collegiate Music Educators. It is home to Greek fraternities and sororities like Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Acacia Fraternity and Delta Sigma Phi.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and mathematics.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High female/male ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 1,798 in 2007-2008 (1,792 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 43% of enrolled students and graduate students are 57%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Morningside College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Morningside College provides on-campus housing for 800 of its 1,792 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 309 male students received the aid (men were 65% of those receiving aid) and 166 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 35% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)