Morgan State earned 18 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #13 of 294 in Most Focused for Journalism, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 18 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #13 of 294, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 8
Placements this edition: 230
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Morgan State University Earned?
Morgan State University holds 18 ranking badges across 8 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
1
Top 10%
7
Top 15%
10
Total
18
What Is Morgan State University Known For?
Morgan State University is best known for Communication & Journalism: 2 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Journalism, Fine & Studio Arts and Social Work.
How Does Morgan State University Rank in Athletics?
Morgan State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #8 of 37 in Bowling (D1) (top 22%).
How Does Morgan State University Rank for Online Students?
Morgan State University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #74 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work (top 45%).
How Does Morgan State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, Morgan State University earned 5 badges; its highest placement is #260 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Morgan State University appears in 230 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team