Morris Brown College
Private College in Atlanta, GA. Six-year graduation rate 25%.
- ! Graduation rate 25% — below national average
Academics
Only 25% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The part-time picture is harder: 44% return, against 71% full-time. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 340 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,892 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($23,264 versus $28,568), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 79% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,529 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 78% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 49 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $23,264 |
| $30–48k | $21,593 |
| $48–75k | $28,167 |
| $75–110k | $31,968 |
| $110k+ | $28,568 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 266 of these 340 students, totalling $1,858,148 — an average of $6,986 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Fulton County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)