Menlo vs. Morningside College

Menlo College vs. Morningside College comparison

	Menlo College	Morningside College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Menlo	Morningside College
Location	Atherton, CA	Sioux City, IA
Setting	Large Suburban	Small City
Enrollment	800	2,249
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	United Methodist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	menlo.edu	morningside.edu
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Costs	Menlo	Morningside College
Tuition (In State)	$48,260	$35,100
Tuition (Out of State)	$48,260	$35,100
Room & Board	$16,250	$10,720
Avg Net Price	$29,151	$23,947
Avg Grant Aid	$34,632	$25,011
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Menlo	Morningside College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,357	3,222
Admitted	2,072	2,275
Acceptance Rate	61.7%	70.6%
Enrolled %	9.8%	15.2%
Avg High School GPA	3.3	3.42
Typical High School Grades	B+	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline	Apr 1, 2025

Academics	Menlo	Morningside College
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Business (67%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (18%) Communication (15%) Psychology (1%)	Business (24%) Education (19%) Visual and Performing Arts (10%) Biology (9%) Psychology (8%)
Outcomes	Menlo	Morningside College
Graduation Rate	34%	57%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$53,900	$45,300
Making Student Loan Payments	55%	74%
Median Student Loan Debt	$21,062	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$217	$279

Diversity	Menlo	Morningside College
% Men	56%	35%
% Women	44%	65%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	29%	79%
% Black	6%	1%
% Hispanic	22%	8%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	8%	3%
% International	14%	4%
% Unknown Race	9%	4%

Students	Menlo	Morningside College
% In-State	49%	47%
% Out-of-State	22%	47%
Campus	Menlo	Morningside College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Morningside College is larger than than Menlo based on total student enrollment (2,249 students vs. 800 students)

Menlo vs. Morningside College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Menlo or Morningside College?

• Menlo College is 37.5% more expensive to attend than Morningside College for in-state tuition ($48,260.00 vs. $35,100.00)
• Out of state tuition is 37.5% higher at Menlo than Morningside College ($48,260.00 vs. $35,100.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Morningside College than Menlo ($23,947 vs. $29,151)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Morningside College are 51.6% lower than costs at Menlo College ($10,720 vs. $16,250)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Menlo College as Morningside College (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Menlo College students is 38.5% larger than aid received Morningside College ($34,632 vs. $25,011)

Menlo vs. Morningside College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Menlo or Morningside College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Morningside College or Menlo .

• The average SAT score at Morningside College (1070) is 52 points higher than at Menlo (1018)
• Incoming Morningside College students have a 1 point higher average ACT score (23) than students at Menlo (22)
• Accepted freshman Morningside College students have a 0.12 point higher average high school GPA (3.42) than students at Menlo (3.3)
• Morningside College has a higher acceptance rate (70.6%) than Menlo (61.7%)

Menlo vs. Morningside College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Menlo or Morningside College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Morningside College and Menlo.

• The graduation rate at Morningside College is higher than Menlo College (57% vs. 34%)
• Graduates from Menlo College earn on average $8,600 more per year than Morningside College graduates after ten years. ($53,900 vs. $45,300)
• Menlo College students graduate with a $5,938 lower median federal student loan debt than Morningside College graduates. ($21,062 vs. $27,000)
• Menlo graduates are paying $62 less per month on federal student loans than Morningside College graduates. ($217 vs. $279)
• More Morningside College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Menlo students, three years after graduation. (74% vs. 55%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/