Morningside University
Sioux City, Iowa
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,163 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,505per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 51%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,90210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Morningside XP Guarantee, the university guarantees students will earn their degree in four years or less and gain employment or acceptance to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Morningside University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $23,505full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $54,848sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $41,190Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 51%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,90210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,163Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Grand View University Des Moines, IA — admits 99%
- Central College Pella, IA — admits 86%
- Simpson College Indianola, IA — admits 86%
- University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- Luther College Decorah, IA — admits 72%
- Wartburg College Waverly, IA — admits 76%
- Northwestern College Orange City, IA — admits 80%
- Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA — admits 83%
- Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA — admits 80%
- Dordt University Sioux Center, IA — admits 68%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Morningside University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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