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Morningside University

Private nonprofit, four-year or above, in Sioux City, Iowa.

Students and awards

From NCES’s 2025–26 IPEDS collection.

2,654
Students enrolled during the year
Everyone enrolled at any point in the 12 months, not fall enrollment.
1,238
Undergraduates
1,416
Graduate students

From NCES’s 2025–26 IPEDS collection.

303
Bachelor's degrees awarded
0
Associate's degrees awarded
251
Master's degrees awarded

Graduation, admissions and price

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

50.0%
Graduation rate
50.0%
Bachelor's within six years

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

71.0%
Applicants admitted
16.0%
Admitted students who enrolled

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

$39,660
Tuition and fees
$55,730
Price in state, living on campus
$55,730
Price out of state, living on campus

Tuition and fees

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

Morningside University published $39,660 in in-state tuition and fees for 2024–⁠25, against $35,270 for 2021–⁠22

Published in-state tuition and fees for full-time, first-time undergraduates, each academic year, as the college reported them to NCES: the price before any grant, in the dollars of each year. All four years are from one IPEDS release, which restates the years before it.

Source: IPEDS

About this chart

The figures

Morningside University published $39,660 in in-state tuition and fees for 2024–25, against $35,270 for 2021–22. Published in-state tuition and fees for full-time, first-time undergraduates, each academic year, as the college reported them to NCES: the price before any grant, in the dollars of each year. All four years are from one IPEDS release, which restates the years before it.
Academic yearIn-districtIn-stateOut-of-state
2024–⁠25$39,660$39,660$39,660
2023–⁠24$38,190$38,190$38,190
2022–⁠23$36,610$36,610$36,610
2021–⁠22$35,270$35,270$35,270
The price of a year on campus for an in-state student, 2024–25
ItemPrice
In-state tuition and fees$39,660
Books and supplies$1,200
Food and housing on campus$11,650
Other expenses on campus$3,220
Total, as NCES adds it$55,730

The published price, before any grant or scholarship: what a student is charged, not what a student pays. Each NCES release restates the years before it, so all of these are from the one release.

Faculty pay

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

Full-time instructional staff and average salary by academic rank, 2024–25
RankFull-time staffAverage salary, nine-month basis
Professor15$78,041
Associate professor29$65,459
Assistant professor19$65,400
Instructor7$65,529
All ranks70$68,146

Full-time, non-medical instructional staff as of November 1. NCES equates 10-, 11- and 12-month contracts to nine months and averages base salary only; supplements and stipends are excluded. Ranks are the college’s own, and the newest collection is provisional.

How this compares

Students enrolled during the year: 2,654
Larger than 70% of the 1,543 colleges in its sector (private nonprofit, four-year or above) that report an enrollment. Compared within its sector, because a two-year college and a research university are not the same kind of place.
Graduation rate: 50%
Higher than 35% of the 1,233 colleges in its sector (private nonprofit, four-year or above) that report one.
Average faculty salary, all ranks: $68,146
Higher than 50% of the 1,464 colleges in its sector (private nonprofit, four-year or above) in NCES's salary survey. Full-time instructional staff, equated to a nine-month contract.

What former students earn and owe

From the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, used under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). Earnings are of students who received federal aid.

$61,955
Median earnings four years after completing
$58,902
Median earnings ten years after entering
$25,000
Median federal debt of graduates
0.0%
Three-year default rate

The college’s entry

Sector
Private nonprofit, four-year or above
Control
Private nonprofit
Grants degrees
Yes
Locale
City, small
County
Woodbury County
IPEDS ID
154004

Programs

47 programs in the College Scorecard’s field-of-study file, 11 with a page: those with a median for graduates’ earnings four years on or their federal debt. The rest are listed with their completions.

Programs by field and credential, with completions and median earnings four years after completing
ProgramCompletionsMedian earnings, four years
Master's Degree in Special Education and Teaching99$61,726
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations59$61,940
Master's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods54Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing34$99,896
Bachelor's Degree in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing33$84,033
Bachelor's Degree in Biology, General30$62,400
Master's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas24$64,996
Bachelor's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas23$56,166
Bachelor's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods20$50,717
Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Food Products Processing14$66,368
Master's Degree in Education, Other0$64,279
Master's Degree in Education, General45Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision22Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections15Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology12Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language12Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, General11Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming8Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing7Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Related Services6Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Biopsychology6Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Special Education and Teaching6Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research6Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry5Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Media Studies5Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in History5Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Religion/Religious Studies5Withheld for privacy
Doctoral Degree in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing5Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Design and Applied Arts4Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature, General3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and National Security Studies3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Other3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Film/Video and Photographic Arts2Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Research and Experimental Psychology2Withheld for privacy
Graduate/Professional Certificate in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing2Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Education, General1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Fine and Studio Arts1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Music1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions0Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Information Sciences, General—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Physics—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in International/Globalization Studies—Not available

Sources

Compiled automatically from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2025–26 collection and College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

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