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Morgan’s 10th President Dr. David Kwabena Wilson

Dear Friends, I welcome you to the National Treasure, Morgan State University, and Bear Facts, this pocket-sized guide to essential information about our great institution. At Morgan, we are eager to have you learn more about us and become part of our mission to produce outstanding, diverse graduates prepared to lead the world.

This year, 2025, presents a uniquely exciting time in our prolific, 157-year history. Students are flocking to Morgan in greater numbers than ever before; they are drawn to our culture of excellence and inclusion and our futurefacing slate of more than 150 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree and professional certification programs — many of them exclusive to Morgan within the state, and some others unique to Morgan among Historically Black College or Universities (HBCUs) across the nation.

Our state-of-the-art facilities are most visible on our list of attractions, including our new, $171-million Health and Human Services Center and four newly constructed or newly renovated student residences, all of which opened officially last fall. More first-class student housing is soon to come and is previewed in the ensuing pages.

But the activities inside our buildings and their impact on the broader community are why our students are here. From our classrooms and lecture halls to our science and ideation labs, the academic and research accomplishments of Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University are growing more impressive by the day. Recent achievements, such as the 2

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MORGAN inclusion of several Morgan faculty among the “World’s Top 2% of Scientists”; record increases in federal funding commitments for our research, leading to the first-time milestone of $100 million in secured grants in one year; the establishment of 10 designated Research Centers of Excellence; our HBCU record-setting attainment of 13 U.S. patent awards in 2023; and increasing national and international recognition for our students and graduates, all signify what we call Morgan Momentum, forward progress that is continuing to gain speed.

It is our hope that Bear Facts is only the beginning of your exploration of the Morgan Experience and that we will meet soon in person as fellow members of the Morgan family.

Sincerely,

David Kwabena Wilson, Ed.D., President david.wilson@morgan.edu

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Vision, Mission and Core Values Vision Statement Morgan State University is the premier public urban research university in Maryland, known for its excellence in teaching, intensive research, effective public service and community engagement. Morgan prepares diverse and competitive graduates for success in a global, interdependent society.

Mission Statement Morgan State University serves the community, region, state, nation and world as an intellectual and creative resource, by supporting, empowering and preparing high-quality, diverse graduates to lead. The University offers innovative, inclusive and distinctive educational experiences to a broad cross-section of the population in a comprehensive range of disciplines at the baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degree levels. Through collaborative pursuits, scholarly research, creative endeavors and dedicated public service, the University gives significant priority to addressing societal problems, particularly those prevalent in urban communities.

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Core Values

• Leadership. Morgan seeks to provide rigorous academic curricula and challenging co-curricular opportunities to promote the development of leadership qualities in students and to facilitate leadership development among faculty, staff and students.

• Integrity. At Morgan, honest communication, ethical behavior and accountability for words and deeds are expected of all University community members.

• Innovation. Morgan encourages and supports its faculty, staff and students in all forms of scholarship, including discovering and applying knowledge in teaching and learning and developing innovative products and processes.

• Diversity. Morgan welcomes and supports a broad diversity of people and ideas as essential to quality education. Students have reasonable and affordable access to a comprehensive range of high-quality educational programs and services.

• Excellence. Morgan’s supportive culture encourages students, faculty and staff to maximize their potential. For many graduates, Morgan’s culture of excellence and high standards were instrumental in helping them believe in their abilities for the first time and putting them on the path to professional success.

• Respect. Everyone at Morgan must be treated with respect, dignity and equity in all situations.

The Core Values in this section guide the promotion of student learning and success, faculty scholarship and research, and community engagement at Morgan.

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About Morgan Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution that provides instruction to a multiethnic, multiracial, multinational student body and offers more than 150 academic programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees, or certificates.

As Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan fulfills its mission to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.

Anchored in a charming residential area of northeastern Baltimore, Morgan’s expansive campus encompasses more than 160 acres featuring state-ofthe-art facilities geared toward innovative teaching and learning in the 21st century. The campus, designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers a safe and inviting learning environment with easy access to the best the city has to offer: culture, dining, shopping and sightseeing, as well as employment and civic engagement opportunities.

Since its establishment, Morgan has graduated more than 59,000 degree candidates, producing a passionately devoted corps of alumni who have found success in all areas of endeavor in the U.S. and beyond. Among the nation’s most diverse Historically Black Colleges or Universities and the largest in Maryland, Morgan seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.

Transformation Morgan: Strategic Plan Morgan Momentum forges ahead into a new modern era of academic excellence, leadership in higher education, research innovation and unprecedented growth. Scan the QR code at left to view Morgan’s 10-year strategic plan, “Transformation Morgan 2030: Leading the Future.”

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MORGAN Colleges, Schools and Deans

College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies Dr. Nicole M. Westrick, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nicole.westrick@morgan.edu James H. Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mbare.ngom@morgan.edu School of Architecture and Planning Dr. Abimbola Asojo, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . abimbola.asojo@morgan.edu Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Dr. Royce Burnett, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . royce.burnett@morgan.edu School of Community Health and Policy Dr. Kim Dobson Sydnor, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kim.sydnor@morgan.edu School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paul.tchounwou@morgan.edu School of Education and Urban Studies Dr. Glenda Prime, Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . glenda.prime@morgan.edu Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering Dr. Oscar Barton Jr., Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oscar.barton@morgan.edu School of Global Journalism and Communication Ms. Jacqueline Jones, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jacqueline.jones@morgan.edu School of Graduate Studies Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mark.garrison@morgan.edu School of Social Work Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anna.mcphatter@morgan.edu Clara I. Adams Honors College Dr. Oluwatosin Adegbola, Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . oluwatosin.adegbola@morgan.edu

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Research at Morgan Research Centers Morgan State University is a Carnegie-classified institution uniquely positioned to confront the most prevalent challenges impacting underserved, under-resourced — and disproportionately urban — communities. Centrally located along the Mid-Atlantic’s eastern seaboard and within the culturally diverse city of Baltimore, Morgan has established a number of critically relevant public impact research centers that are actively engaged in addressing societal disparities and inequities through community-based, issues-oriented research delivering evidence-based solutions for the betterment of the global society. The research centers listed below* represent the breadth of Morgan’s research aptitude.

• Center for Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy • Center for Data Analytics and Sports Gaming • Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems • Center for Research and Education in Microelectronics • Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science • Center for Urban Violence and Crime Reduction • Center for Urban Health Equity • National Center for Elimination of Education Disparities • National Transportation Center • Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory *Partial listing

Endowed Chairs and Professorships Endowment

School | College

Eugene M. DeLoatch Endowed Chair in Cybersecurity Engineering

Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering

Endowed Chair in Psychometrics and Predictive Analytics

James H. Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts

Endowed Chair in Brain Science

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Endowed Chair in Health Equity

School of Community Health and Policy

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Undergraduate MSU Programs Key: Unique in Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface | Newly Added . . . . . .* Unique in Maryland and Newly Added. . . . . Boldface* Coming Fall 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface

Programs Leading to the Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality Management (BS) Accounting (BS) Human Resource Management (BS) Actuarial Science (BS) Industrial Engineering (BS) Applied Liberal Studies (BS) Information Systems (BS) Architecture and Environmental Interdisciplinary Educational Design (BS) Studies (BS) Biology (BS) Interdisciplinary Engineering, Chemistry (BS) Information and Computational Civil Engineering (BS) Sciences (BS) Cloud Computing (BS) Interdisciplinary Global Perspectives Coastal Science and Policy (BS) and Practices (BS) Computer Science (BS) Interdisciplinary Health and Human Construction Management (BS) Sciences (BS) Cyber Security Intelligence Interdisciplinary Organizational Management* (BS) Administration (BS) Economics (BS/BA) Interdisciplinary Sciences (BS) Electrical Engineering (BS) Interdisciplinary Studies in Societal Elementary Education (BS) Equity, and Urbanism (BS) Engineering Physics (BS) Interdisciplinary Technology English (BA) Services (BS) Entrepreneurship (BS) Interior Design (BS) Family and Consumer Sciences (BS) Management and Business Finance (BS) Administration (BS) Fine Art (BS) Marketing (BS) Health Education (BS) Mathematics (BS) History (BA)

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MORGAN Mechatronics Engineering (BS) Medical Laboratory Science (BS) Multimedia Journalism (BS) Multi-Platform Production (BS) Music Fine Arts (BA) Musical Theatre (BFA) Nursing (BS) Nutritional Science (BS) Philosophy (BS) Physics (BS) Political Science (BA) Psychology (BS) Screenwriting and Animation (BA/ BFA) Services and Supply Chain Management (BS) Social Work (BSW) Sociology (BA) Sports Administration and Movement Education (BS) Strategic Communication (BS) Sustainable Urban Environmental Engineering (BS)* Theater Arts (BA) Transportation Systems (BS) Transportation System Engineering (BS)

For more information, visit: Morgan.edu/AcademicPrograms..

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Master’s MSU Programs Key: Unique in Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface | Newly Added . . . . . .* Unique in Maryland and Newly Added. . . . . Boldface* Coming Fall 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface

Programs Leading to the Master’s Degree Economics (MA) Accounting (MS) Educational Administration and Advanced Computing (MS) Supervision (MS) African-American Studies (MA) Electrical Engineering (BS/MS) Applied Neuroscience (MS)* Engineering (BS/MS) Architecture (MArch) English (MA) Architecture and Environmental Global Multimedia Journalism and Design to City Planning Communication (MA)* Accelerated (BS/MS) Higher Education Administration (MS) Architecture and Environmental History (MA) Design to Landscape Architecture Hospitality Management (MS) Accelerated (BS/MS) Integrated Sciences (MS)* Architecture, Urbanism and Built Interdisciplinary Engineering, Environments (MS) Information, and Computational Bioinformatics (MS) Sciences (MS) Biomedical Sciences (MS)* Interdisciplinary Health and Human Business Administration (MBA) Sciences (MS) City and Regional Planning (MCRP) Interdisciplinary Journalism and Community College Administration, Mass Communication (MS) Instruction and Student Interdisciplinary Organizational Development (MEd) Policy, Governance and Computer and Electrical Engineering Administration (MS) (MS) Interdisciplinary Sciences (MS) Construction Management (MS) International Studies (MA) Data Analytics and Visualization Journalism Science (MS) (MS)

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MORGAN Landscape Architecture (MLA) Mathematics (MA) Mathematics Education (MS) Museum Studies and Historical Preservation (MA) Music (MA) Nursing (MS) Project Management (MS) Psychometrics (MS)

Public Health (MPH) Science Education (MS) Social Work (MSW.) Sociology (MS & MA) Teaching (MAT) Urban Transportation (MS)

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Doctoral MSU Programs Key: Unique in Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface | Newly Added . . . . . .* Unique in Maryland and Newly Added. . . . . Boldface* Coming Fall 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface

Programs Leading to the Doctorate Interdisciplinary Health and Human Advanced and Equitable Computing Sciences (PhD) (PhD)* Interdisciplinary Journalism and Applied Sociology and Social Justice Mass Communication (PhD) (PhD)* Interdisciplinary Organizational Architecture, Urbanism and Built Policy, Governance and Environments (PhD) Administration (PhD) Bio-Environmental Sciences (PhD) Interdisciplinary Sciences (PhD) Business Administration (PhD) International Studies (MA) Community College Leadership Mathematics Education (EdD) (EdD) Nursing (PhD) Computer and Electrical Systems Psychometrics (PhD) Engineering (PhD)* Public Health (DrPH) Education (PhD) Science Education (EdD) Engineering (DEng) Secure Embedded Systems (PhD) English (PhD) Social Work (DSW) Higher Education (PhD) Social Work (PhD) History (PhD) Sustainable and Resilient Industrial and Computational Infrastructure Engineering (PhD) Mathematics (PhD) Transportation and Urban Industrial Engineering (MS/PhD)* Infrastructure Studies (PhD) Integrated Materials Science (PhD)* Urban Educational Leadership (EdD) Interdisciplinary Engineering, Information and Computational Sciences (PhD)

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Certificates

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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Bioinformatics Sustainable Urban Communities Museum Studies and Historical Urban Planning and Health Preservation Management Project Management Post-Master’s Certificate Education Policy for Social Justice For more information, visit: Morgan.edu/AcademicPrograms..

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Online Online Programs Key: Unique in Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface | Newly Added . . . . . .* Unique in Maryland and Newly Added. . . . . Boldface* Coming Fall 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boldface

Morgan offers a diverse range of fully accredited online curricula to meet the needs of both traditional and non-traditional students, including individual courses, workforce development programs, and certificates. However, the programs listed below are exclusively online academic degree programs with specific course tracks leading to degree completion.

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MORGAN Bachelor’s Degrees Applied Liberal Studies (BS) Cloud Computing (BS) Master’s Degrees Business Administration (MBA) Nursing (RN to BSN to MPH)

Nursing (RN to BSN)

Public Health (MPH) Social Work (MSW)

Doctorates Social Work (DSW) Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Project Management Sustainable Urban Communities Psychometrics To learn more about Morgan’s Online Programs, visit: Morgan.edu/Online.

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Student Demographics (Fall 2024) Gender No. of Students Percentage Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,170 39% Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,569 61% Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,739 Residency 54% Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,760 Non-Maryland. . . . . . . . . 4,979 46% Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,739 Attendance 91% Full-time. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,775 Part-time. . . . . . . . . . . . . 964 9% Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,739 Student Level Graduate. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,712 16% Undergraduate . . . . . . . . 9,027 84% Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,739 Age No. of Students Percentage 22 Years and under. . . . . 7,493 69.8% 23–25 Years. . . . . . . . . . 1,071 10.0% 26–35 Years. . . . . . . . . . 1,088 10.1% 36–45 Years . . . . . . . . . . 607 5.7% 46 Years and over. . . . . . 480 4.5% Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,739

Race/Ethnicity/Nationality

No. of Students Percentage

Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 6.0% African American/Black. . 7,913 73.7% International. . . . . . . . . . 1,035 9.6% Hispanic American. . . . . . . 577 5.4% Multiracial American. . . . . 340 3.2% White American. . . . . . . . . 155 1.4% Asian American. . . . . . . . . . 49 0.5% Native American . . . . . . . . . 20 0.2% 5 0.0% Native Hawaiian . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,739 Top Five Jurisdictions in Maryland Baltimore County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575 Baltimore City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,569 Prince George’s County . . . . . . . . . 1,471 Montgomery County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Anne Arundel County. . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Students Receiving Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.4% (Academic Year 2023–2024)

First-Year Student Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,361

(Percentages total more than 100% because of rounding.)

FY 2025 Tuition and Fees Top Five Home States (Outside of Maryland)

(Academic Year 2024–2025)

No. of Students

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 964 New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

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In-State Tuition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,698 Out-of-State Tuition. . . . . . . . . . $16,593 Room (On-Campus). . . . . . . . . . .$7,353 Meals (21-Meal Plan). . . . . . . . . $4,790

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International Student Enrollment (Fall 2024) 9.6% Grand Total = 1,035

Top Countries of Origin Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. of Students

Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. of Students

Nigeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Saudi Arabia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Nepal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Trinidad and Tobago . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Bahamas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The remaining home countries of Morgan’s international students include (in alphabetical order with number of students in parentheses): Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Antigua and Barbuda . . . 1 Barbados . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cote D’Ivoire. . . . . . . . . . 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dominican Republic . . . . 2 Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ethiopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kenya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Liberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Netherlands. . . . . . . 1 Oman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pakistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Qatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Republic of Congo. . . . . . 1 Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Saint Lucia. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sierra Leone. . . . . . . . . . 3 South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Togo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 United Kingdom . . . . . . . 1 Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . 623

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Faculty Demographics (Fall 2024) Total Number of Faculty Members

Percentages of Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty

463 (full-time) + 355 (part-time)

57% (full-time) + 43% (part-time)

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Faculty Race/Ethnicity/Nationality Frequency

Percentage

African American

404

49%

International (Non-U.S. Citizens)

144

18%

White American

104

13%

Unknown

95

12%

Asian American

31

4%

Hispanic American

19

2%

Multiracial American

17

2%

Native American

4

0.5%

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Total (Percentages total more than 100% because of rounding.)

Total Number of University Employees (Faculty and Staff, Fall 2024)

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Total Number of Full-Time Faculty and Part-Time Adjuncts per College or School College or School

Total

Architecture and Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Business and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Community Health and Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences . . . . . . . . 147 Education and Urban Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Global Journalism and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 (Fall 2024)

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Fulbright Scholars — Ranked #2 among all HBCUs and designated a “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader” for five consecutive years since the distinction’s inception in 2019.

Fulbright-related grants to Morgan students, faculty and administrators: 67 U.S. Student Awards 3 Fulbright Specialist Awards 33 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards 8 Fulbright-Hays Awards

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MSU’s National Rankings* Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to African Americans 1st Broadcast Journalism 1st Electrical Engineering 1st Transportation Systems Engineering 2nd Actuarial Science 2nd Applied Liberal Studies 2nd Civil Engineering 2nd Construction Management 2nd Industrial Engineering 2nd Strategic Communication 3rd Engineering Physics (tied) 3rd Screenwriting and Animation

4th Music 4th Nutritional Science (tied) 4th Philosophy (tied) 5th Multimedia Journalism 6th Family and Consumer Sciences (tied) 7th Information Systems 7th Interior Design (tied) 8th Social Work 10th Computer Science 10th Health Education

Master’s Degrees Awarded to African Americans 1st Hospitality Management (tied) 1st Interdisciplinary Sciences (tied) 2nd Project Management 3rd Urban Transportation 4th Engineering 5th Community College Administration and Instruction (tied) 5th Museum Studies (tied) 5th Music (tied) 5th Sociology (tied)

6th African American Studies (tied) 6th Science Education (tied) 6th Secure Embedded Systems (tied) 7th Global Multimedia Journalism (tied) 7th Mathematics (tied) 8th Construction Management (tied) 8th History (tied) 10th Social Work

Doctoral Research Degrees Awarded to African Americans 1st Engineering (tied) 1st Secure Embedded Systems 2nd Community College Leadership

3rd Public Health (tied) 9th Higher Education (tied) 9th History (tied)

Source: IPEDS 2022–2023 * Partial listing

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Best Colleges 10th HBCU (2024)

U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” (2024) Rankings

MORGAN BEST COLLEGES RANKINGS

— 10th Among All HBCUs —

U.S. News & World Report

MSU’s Statewide Rankings*

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Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to African Americans 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Actuarial Science Applied Liberal Studies Broadcast Journalism Business Administration Chemistry Civil Engineering Construction Management Electrical Engineering Elementary Education Engineering Physics Entrepreneurship Family and Consumer Sciences Health Education

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Industrial Engineering Interior Design Medical Technology Multimedia Journalism Music Nutritional Science Philosophy Physical Education Screenwriting and Animation Social Work Strategic Communication Transportation Systems Engineering

Master’s Degrees Awarded to African Americans 1st African American Studies 1st City and Regional Planning 1st Community College Administration and Instruction 1st Construction Management 1st Higher Education Administration 1st History 1st Hospitality Management

1st Interdisciplinary Organizational Policy 1st Interdisciplinary Sciences 1st Mathematics 1st Project Management 1st Science Education 1st Secure Embedded Systems 1st Sociology 1st Urban Transportation

Doctoral Research Degrees Awarded to African Americans 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Business Administration Community College Leadership Engineering Higher Education History (tied)

1st 1st 1st 1st

Public Health Secure Embedded Systems Social Work (tied) Urban Educational Leadership

Source: IPEDS 2022–2023 * Partial listing

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University Projects Academic Buildings

New Health and Human Services Center Opened in Fall 2024, the new Health and Human Services Center is the latest facility added to Morgan’s evolving campus. The new state-of-the-art academic building provides advanced classroom, lab, demonstration, office and community spaces for the School of Community Health and Policy, including Nursing, Public Health, Pre-Professional Physical Therapy, Nutritional Sciences and the Prevention Sciences Research Center; the School of Social Work; the Medical Technology program; the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; and the University Counseling Center.

The building’s location at the northeast corner of Argonne Drive and Hillen Road, across from the recently developed West Campus, forms the southern gateway to our campus.

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Artist’s concept; subject to change

Science and Research Complex The University recently unveiled designs for a new Science and Research Complex designed by Moody Nolan, Inc., the nation’s largest African American-owned architecture firm. The cuttingedge facility will be equipped with the latest technological features for advanced instruction and very high research activity. The eight-story, 246,000-gross-square-foot structure will primarily serve as the home of Morgan’s School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS) Biology and Chemistry programs and the SCMNS dean’s office. It will also house labs, tutoring centers and collaboration/ideation spaces.

The new Science and Research Complex is slated to open in Fall 2029, situated near the corner of E. Cold Spring Lane and Stadium Way, across from the current Richard N. Dixon Science Research Center.

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University Projects (continued) Student Housing and Residential Facilities

Legacy Hall

Thurgood Marshall Hall

New Construction Thurgood Marshall Hall and Legacy Hall In collaboration with the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO), the University has welcomed a new era of reimagined and modern student living at Morgan.

Delivering more than 1,270 new beds in modern accommodations, two multi-level towers, Thurgood Marshall Hall and Legacy Hall, were opened in Fall 2022 and Fall 2024, respectively. This residential community offers several floorplans, comprising singles, semi-suite doubles, double rooms and apartment-style units. Other featured amenities available to students include a Wellness and Counseling Center, three lounges per floor, fitness centers on alternating floors, collaborative-learning spaces, and app-based laundry rooms on each floor. Convenient, all-you-can-eat modern buffet dining is available at the Thurgood Marshall Dining Hall, adjoining the residential facilities at the ground level, featuring 13 food stations and an assortment of culinary experiences and dietary choices.

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O’Connell Hall Morgan’s full-sail effort to increase contemporary on-campus student housing to meet the demand of both existing and forecasted enrollment increases is being realized.

The comprehensive plan includes constructing three new residential facilities on campus by the fall of 2026 and renovating all remaining legacy housing facilities over the next seven years. Two of the three new residential facilities in the plan, Thurgood Marshall and Legacy Halls, have been opened. The third of this series calls for the demolition of O’Connell Hall and its replacement with a newly constructed multi-level residential unit. The new O’Connell Hall Tower will include contemporary apartmentstyle accommodations and amenities like those featured in the recently constructed Thurgood Marshall and Legacy Halls. Constructed in the same space it now occupies, the reimagined O’Connell residential facility will house approximately 600 (up from 205) and is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2027.

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University Projects (continued) Student Housing and Residential Facilities (continued) Legacy Housing Renovations and Modernizations

Cummings Renovation Meeting Space-Fireplace

Cummings House

Baldwin Hall

Cummings House and Baldwin Hall

The first of Morgan’s legacy buildings to be fully modernized were Cummings House and Baldwin Hall, located at the center of the main campus on Morgan Commons.

Both facilities underwent significant overhauls, including complete interior renovation.

Reopened in the fall of 2024, Cummings House and Baldwin Hall present prime examples of the University’s commitment to reimagining student living and transforming legacy “dormitories” into residences featuring the latest in living amenities, energy efficiencies and advanced connectivity. Comparable to the newly constructed residence halls, Morgan’s renovated student housing also features well-equipped fitness centers, wellness rooms, collaborative learning spaces and more.

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Harper-Tubman House Rendering

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Harper-Tubman House

The home of Clara I. Adams Honors College students, Harper-Tubman House, will be the next legacy residential hall to be fully reconditioned, with replacement of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems. In addition to the complete interior renovation of the building, the entry area of Harper-Tubman House will be demolished and reconstructed to provide a new appeal and welcoming experience. Maintaining its current number of beds when completed and reopened, Harper-Tubman will offer contemporary living accommodations and added features to its 222 Honors student residents, including an additional study/learning area, collaborative learning spaces, a “calming” area, a fitness area, wellness rooms and a picturesque, redesigned courtyard. Harper-Tubman House is slated to reopen in Fall 2026.

Five-Year Projects In addition to the aforementioned modernizations, the University is moving ahead with plans to renovate several other facilities and legacy buildings on campus. These structures include Holmes Hall, Truth Hall, and the Carter-Grant-Wilson Building, which is scheduled for transformative work in 2026–27.

Long-Term Projects (Five-Plus Years) MSU Campus Expansion: Lake Clifton Redevelopment

To bolster our status as an anchor institution with plans to physically grow the University’s footprint, Morgan has acquired the approximately 58.9-acre site of the former Lake Clifton High School from the City of Baltimore. Nearly doubling the University’s size, the parcel of land, located less than 1.5 miles from campus, will be significant in addressing Morgan’s need to expand beyond its current campus radius.

The 20-year master plan and vision for the property include the development of a multipurpose convocation center, a research/innovation facility, graduate/family student housing, other educational facilities, and retail and mixed-use properties.

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Regents 2024–25 The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chair U.S. Congressman, Seventh District of Maryland Gen. Larry R. Ellis, U.S. Army (Ret.), Vice Chair Carl W. Turnipseed, Secretary Retired Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Swati Agrawal CEO and Co-founder, Firmseek Harold A. Carter Jr., D.Min. Pastor, New Shiloh Baptist Church Linda J. Gilliam, D.M.D. Former Chair of the Board of Directors, Gilliam Foundation Emily M. Hunter Principal, Arlington Elementary School, Baltimore City Public Schools Owner, Nothing Bundt Cakes

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MORGAN Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D. Senior Advisor and Director, SEA Change, American Association for the Advancement of Science Tracey L. Parker-Warren Administrative Law Judge Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings Jared Patterson Student Regent Brian D. Pieninck President and CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield William A. Sherman II, Esq. Equity Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Shelonda D. Stokes President, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Winston A. Wilkinson Chief of Staff, Maryland Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives

To learn more about Morgan’s Board of Regents, visit: Morgan.edu/Regents.

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University Council Officers Chair Dr. Sharon Oliver-Whitehurst. . . . . . . . . . . . sharon.whitehurst@morgan.edu Division of Academic Affairs Vice Chair Dr. Samia Kirchner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . samia.kirchner@morgan.edu School of Architecture and Planning Secretary Dr. Hyeon-Shic Shin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hyeonshic.shin@morgan.edu School of Architecture and Planning Parliamentarian Dr. Maxim Bushuev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maxim.bushuev@morgan.edu Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

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David Kwabena Wilson, Ed.D., President david.wilson@morgan.edu

President’s Senior Administrative Team Dr. Hongtao Yu Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs hongtao.yu@morgan.edu

Dr. Kara M. Turner Senior Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Success kara.turner@morgan.edu

Mr. David LaChina Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration david.lachina@morgan.edu

Dr. Don-Terry Veal Vice President, State and Federal Relations and Chief of Staff don-terry.veal@morgan.edu

Ms. Endia DeCordova Vice President, Institutional Advancement endia.decordova@morgan.edu

Dr. Kevin Banks Vice President, Student Affairs kevin.banks@morgan.edu

Ms. Kim McCalla Vice President for Facilities, Design and Construction Management kim.mccalla@morgan.edu

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MORGAN Dr. Willie E. May

Vice President, Research and Economic Development willie.may@morgan.edu

Dr. Timothy Summers Vice President/Chief Information Officer, Division of Information Technology timothy.summers@morgan.edu

Ms. Dena Freeman-Patton Vice President and Director, Intercollegiate Athletics dena.freemanpatton@morgan.edu

Ms. Julie Goodwin General Counsel ogc@morgan.edu

Ms. Armada Grant Special Assistant to the President armada.grant@morgan.edu

Mr. Abraham Mauer Director, Internal Audit and Management Review abraham.mauer@morgan.edu

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Morgan State University Athletics Athletic Division I NCAA MEAC Teams Men’s Sports Basketball Cross Country Football Tennis Wrestling

Women’s Sports

Acrobatics & Tumbling Basketball Bowling Cross Country Softball Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Cheerleading

Student-Athlete Demographics Total Number of Student-Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Total U.S. States Represented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI Total Number of Countries Represented . . . . . . . 17 Algeria, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Portugal, Rwanda, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia and the United Kingdom Australia The Most Distant Country of Any Bear Student-Athlete

Bears Championships Number of Championships Recorded All-Time . . . . . . 77 Championships (to date) Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MEAC Championships

19 CIAA Championships Men’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Regular Season MEAC Championships

3 MEAC Tournament Championships

3 CIAA Championships Women’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MEAC Regular Season Championship Women’s Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MEAC Championship Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MEAC Championships Men’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MEAC Championship Women’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MEAC Championships Men’s Indoor Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MEAC Championship Women’s Indoor Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MEAC Championship Women’s Outdoor Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MEAC Championships Men’s Outdoor Track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CIAA Championships Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MEAC Championships Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MEAC Championships

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Overall Department GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.03 Student-Athletes with a 4.0 GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Percentage of Student-Athletes with a 3.0 GPA or Higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60% Programs with Team GPA Above 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Team with the Highest GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s Track & Field (3.54 GPA)

MorganStateBears.com Visit for the Latest Morgan’s Sport News, Team Members, Sporting Events and Tickets.

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Student Resources* Beyond Financial Aid morgan.edu/bfa

Food Resource Center

Student Disability Support Services morgan.edu/sdss

morgan.edu/foodresourcecenter

University Counseling Center

Office of Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity, Title IX

University Memorial Chapel

morgan.edu/counselingcenter

morgan.edu/eeo

morgan.edu/universitychapel

Police and Public Safety

* Partial listing

morgan.edu/police

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MSU Recognition and Rankings

MORGAN National Treasure (Entire Campus)

10th Ranked HBCU in the Nation 2025

One of America’s Best Colleges

National Trust for Historic Preservation

U.S. News & World Report

Money

60th Ranked B-School MBA in the Nation 2024–2025

School of National Service

HBCU Institutional Leader

Bloomberg Businessweek

AmeriCorps

Fulbright Program

Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting 2024

Top Ranked Nursing Program 2024–2025

Best for Vets Colleges 2024

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

Colleges of Distinction

Military Times

#1 Ranked Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Maryland

Top 15% World University Rankings for International Students

Top Ranked Education Program 2024–2025

PLEXUSS

Study Abroad Aide

Colleges of Distinction

Growing the Future Leading the World

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