by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Morningside University, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Published attendance costs at Morningside University amounts to about $50,429.00 annually.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $39,660.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,769.00 |
| Total cost | $50,429.00 |
| That is 54% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $50,429.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$21,257.00 |
| Net price | $29,172.00 |
| That is 11% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $50,429.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$18,839.00 |
| Net price | $31,590.00 |
| That is 4% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at about 4.0% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $32,850.00 | $30,335.00 | $52,440.00 |
| Senior year | $36,939.00 | $34,111.00 | $58,968.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $139,471.00 | $128,795.00 | $222,646.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $53,133.00 | $49,066.00 | $84,820.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,605.00 | $1,482.00 | $2,562.00 |
| Total amount paid | $192,604.00 | $177,862.00 | $307,466.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $32,850.00 | $30,335.00 | $52,440.00 |
| Senior year | $34,160.00 | $31,545.00 | $54,531.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $67,010.00 | $61,881.00 | $106,972.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $25,528.00 | $23,574.00 | $40,752.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $771.00 | $712.00 | $1,231.00 |
| Total amount paid | $92,538.00 | $85,455.00 | $147,724.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net-price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $31,320.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,169.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $20,667.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $21,418.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,086.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,653.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,258.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Morningside University Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Morningside University is $15,750.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,250.00 |
| 25th | $6,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,750.00 |
| 75th | $27,750.00 |
| 90th | $32,500.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,625.00 |
| Middle income | $15,000.00 |
| High income | $18,374.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,875.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Morningside University comes to $2,313.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Morningside University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 2.4% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Morningside University come to $114,900,770.00 covering 7,285 borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 16 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $15,558.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,000.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Morningside University, keep these questions in mind:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.