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MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251

Official telephone: (443) 885-3333
Toll-free telephone: (800) 332-6674
Fax number: (410) 319-3698

Website: www.morgan.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,729 men, 3,470 women, 6,199 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,442 men, 3,130 women, 5,572 total
Part-time undergraduates: 287 men, 340 women, 627 total
Total graduate students: 412 men, 615 women, 1,027 total
Full-time graduate students: 225 men, 304 women, 529 total
Part-time graduate students: 187 men, 311 women, 498 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 29%
First-year student breakdown:
95.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.0% Hispanic
0.9% White (non-Hispanic)
1.7% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
92.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.0% Hispanic
1.6% White (non-Hispanic)
3.5% total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 125 acres
City or town school is located in: Baltimore
Population of city/town: 637,455
Nearest major city: Washington, DC
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 588,292

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Preference is given to freshmen students; remaining spaces are assigned by order of receipt of application.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (43%)
  • women's dorms (29%)
  • men's dorms (23%)
  • single-student apartments
  • other housing including Theme housing.
Percent of students who live in school housing: 40%
Percent of students who live off campus: 60%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections. Federal government documents repository.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Number of social sororities on campus: 5
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Spokesman
Number of honor societies: 25
Total number of registered organizations: 61
Campus-based religious organizations:
Abundant Life Prayer Group, Apostolic Club, Baptist Club, Canterbury Club, Martin Luther King Club, Muslim Club, New Generations Campus Ministries, Wesley Club, Young Women's Christian Association
Minority student organizations:
Virgin Islands Student Association
International student organizations:
Carribean Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Morgan Players, Music Educators National Conference, art club, English club, French club, German club, Spanish club, Charles C. Key Club, history club, philosophy club, mathematics club, accounting club, American Marketing, Society for the Advancement of Management, economics club, Holmes Debating Society, Morgan Political Union, Thurgood Marshall Pre-law club, Social Work Organization, sociology club, Urban Studies Association, human ecology club, biology club, chemistry club, health and physical education club, Psychological Society, Student Mental Health, computer science club, The Engineering Society, physics club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Floyd Kerr,
Director of Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
School colors: blue and orange
School mascot: Bears
Athletic conference memberships: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Baltimore
Nearest other airport: Washington, DC (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Baltimore (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Baltimore (6 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 6%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 39% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 46% within one year of graduation



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