Morningside College Business Programs

Morningside College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Sioux City, Iowa. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Morningside College Rankings

We have ranked Morningside as #204 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Morningside.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#156	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Morningside College?

Contact details for Morningside are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, IA 51106-1751
Phone:	712-274-5000
Website:	https://www.morningside.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/morningside.edu
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/morningsideedu

How Do I Get Into Morningside?

You can apply to Morningside online at: https://www.morningside.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Morningside

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Morningside?

The acceptance rate at Morningside is 69%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

About 0% of students accepted to Morningside submitted their SAT scores.Morningside received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Morningside College?

The overall average net price of Morningside is $28,224. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Morningside, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,478 a year. That adds up to $33,912 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Morningside is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Morningside College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,281 undergraduate students at Morningside, with 1,157 being full-time and 124 being part-time.

There are also 1,130 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,157 full-time undergraduates at Morningside, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Morningside College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	798
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	148

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Morningside College. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Morningside. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Brazil, and Japan.

Online Learning at Morningside College

In 2019-2020, 1,236 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Morningside has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Morningside

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Morningside College was -5.9%. This is the #758 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Morningside regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Morningside College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	45	45
Accounting	9	9
Organizational Leadership	6	6
Advertising	4	4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3	3
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0
TOTAL	67	67

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.