Morningside College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
1,163 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 38.7%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Orange City39.4 mi
- Sioux Center43.2 mi
- Sheldon54.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Morningside College, the largest reported group is White (54.3%), followed by Hispanic (10.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.6% | 0% |
| Asian | 1% | 4.3% |
| Black | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Hispanic | 10.2% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0% |
| White | 54.3% | 91.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 8.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 19.4% | 0% |
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- 71%Morningside College admitted 2,414 of 3,271 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 15.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 370 of 2,414.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $23,505average net price after grants for aided students, against $41,190 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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