Morehouse College
Coordinates: 33°44′48″N 84°24′55″W / 33.74667°N 84.41528°W / 33.74667; -84.41528
Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Along with Hampden–Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.
Morehouse has a 61-acre (250,000 m2) campus and an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1 and 100% of the school's tenure-track faculty hold tertiary degrees. Along with Clark Atlanta University, Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and nearby women's college Spelman College, Morehouse is part of the Atlanta University Center.
Morehouse is one of two black colleges in the country to produce Rhodes Scholars, and it is the alma mater of many African-American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., theologian Howard Thurman, filmmaker Spike Lee, actor Samuel L. Jackson, Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses, former Bank of America Chairman Walter E. Massey, the first African-American mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan, and former United States Surgeon General David Satcher, among others.
Fast Facts
- Private not for profit, Four or more years
- students
- $21,618.00 avg tuition
830 Westview Dr SW
Atlanta,
GA
30314
(404) 681-2800
Apply online
Admissions:
www.morehouse.edu/admissions/
Financial Aid:
www.morehouse.edu/financial_aid/
Areas of Study:
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- History
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Visual And Performing Arts
Morehouse College Scholarships
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Beinecke Scholarship Program | $34,000 | February 14, 2018 |
| Wm. Wrigley Foundation Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | October 06, 2017 |
| Michael Jackson Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | October 21, 2017 |
| UNCF General Scholarship | Up to $5,000 | March 18, 2018 |
| TJF Hungry For Education Scholarship | $1,250 | December 01, 2017 |
| TJF Fine Arts Scholarship Program | Up to $2,000 | October 01, 2017 |
Schools Near Morehouse College
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Clark Atlanta University | 0.1mi |
| Spelman College | 0.3mi |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | 0.4mi |
| Interdenominational Theological Center | 0.6mi |
| Bauder College | 1.6mi |
| Georgia State University | 1.7mi |
| Grady Health System Professional Schools | 1.9mi |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 2.1mi |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Atlanta | 2.4mi |
| Atlanta Technical College | 2.6mi |
| Atlanta Metropolitan College | 2.8mi |
| Westwood College-Atlanta Midtown | 2.9mi |
| Beulah Heights University | 3.4mi |
| Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | 3.5mi |
| Brown College of Court Reporting | 4.1mi |
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