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Morton College is ranked #1,719 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Morton College held the #2,015 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Morton College also holds the #72 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
Morton College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Morton College, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Morton College is 43%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Morton College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,618 undergraduates at Morton College with 961 being full-time and 2,657 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,636 | $6,792 | $9,129 | $12,052 | $13,992 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Morton College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Morton College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,292 a year. That adds up to $13,168 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Morton College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL 60804-4398 |
| Phone: | 708-656-8000 |
| Website: | www.morton.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 171 | NA |
| Nursing | 116 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 88 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 40 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 36 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 34 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 26 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | NA |
| Accounting | 12 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,477 students took at least one online class at Morton College. This is an increase from the 1,385 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,477 | 384 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,385 | 452 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,409 | 2,789 |
| 2018-2019 | 544 | 110 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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