Applying as a Freshman

Morgan offers multiple ways to apply for admission. Regardless of the application that you choose to use, please only apply with ONE application. This ensures that your application is processed efficiently and effectively.

If using the Morgan application, you will create your student portal at the time of application. If you using the Common Application or other application options, once you submit your application you will receive an email with instructions on how to create an online student portal. The portal allows you to follow your admission application through the journey to an admission decision. Additionally, important information can be found in your portal regarding events and academic programs - we STRONGLY encourage you to check your student portal for application updates.

Please note our application deadlines and admission requirements.

Lastly, we encourage you to apply to Morgan State using a non-school or university-related email account. Many high school or college emails have firewalls that often will send our emails to your spam folders. To ensure you don't miss any important notifications from our office, please use a personal email account to apply.

*Please note that in addition to your admission application, you also need to send additional information to COMPLETE your application for an admission review. These steps are outlined on the webpage below.

Morgan State Application

Common Application

You may choose to submit an official or unofficial transcript with your application for admission*. You may upload your official or unofficial transcript to your application before submission or you may have your counselor send your transcript using any of the methods below. Please reach out to admission counselor if you have questions about sending your transcript to Morgan State.

• Accepted digital formats: Naviance, Parchment
• Postal Mail:
  The Office of Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment
  Morgan State University
  1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Tyler Hall, Suite 111
  Baltimore, MD 21251
• Personal transcript drop-off to our office.
• Official high school transcripts will not be accepted via fax.

*If you have completed college courses while enrolled in high school you will be considered a freshman with college credits. Please select this student type when completing the application. If you would like your college courses to be evaluated for credit at Morgan State you are required to submit an official college transcript.

• Accepted digital formats: Parchment, eScript-Safe, National Student Clearing House, Strighterline, or ScribOrder.
  • All electronic third party transcript services may send transcript notifications to apply@morgan.edu. Transcripts sent to any another email address will not be considered. Colleges may also email official transcripts to this email account.
• Postal Mail:
  The Office of Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment
  Morgan State University
  1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Tyler Hall, Suite 111
  Baltimore, MD 21251
• Personal transcript drop-off to our office.
• Official high school transcripts will not be accepted via fax.

Students are encouraged to submit their official test scores to Morgan State using any of the methods below.

• SAT scores must be sent directly from College Board - College Board code is 5416.
• ACT scores must be sent directly from ACT.org - ACT code is 1722.
• Scores may be accepted if included on an official high school transcript.
• Official test scores will not be accepted via fax.

Test Optional Admission to Morgan State

You are more than a test score; therefore, most students may apply to Morgan test optional.

Students wishing to gain admission to Morgan through the test optional review process are encouraged to showcase a strong academic record (course rigor, grades, cumulative GPA, and positive grade trends). Applying test optional does not help or hurt your admission to Morgan, additionally test optional students may still be considered for merit scholarships and admission to the Clara I. Adams Honors College. If additional information is needed in order to review your application for admission as a test optional applicant, your admission counselor will reach out by email.

If you are a homeschooled applicant and/or attend a school that does not report alpha-numeric grades, you will be required to submit official ACT or SAT scores.

Morgan State observes the NCAA guidelines as it relates to the use of test scores in Division I and Division II sports. As such, student-athletes wishing to gain admission to Morgan State are not required to submit test scores. More information regarding NCAA Division I academic requirements is available here.

If you have additional questions regarding our test optional review process, please contact your admission counselor or email admissions@morgan.edu.

When you submit your application, you must pay a $35 nonrefundable application fee.

We accept multiple different fee waiver forms. Please see the different options below. The application fee, or fee waiver request, must be submitted when completing your application.

• If you are submitting the Morgan Application, you will need to submit a completed ACT, SAT, or NACAC fee waiver form that has been verified by your high school counselor.
• If you are submitting the Common Application, you will need to complete the fee waiver section on your profile and your counselor will need to verify your eligibility.

We will not process your application or make an admission decision until we receive a completed fee waiver or the non-refundable $35 application fee. Questions regarding our application fees may be directed to admissions@morgan.edu.

A COMPLETED application for admission contains the following:

1. Admission Application
2. Unofficial or Official Transcripts
3. Official Test Scores or Test-Optional
4. Application Fee or Fee Waiver

Once you have submitted your COMPLETED application, you may follow your application through the review process using your student portal. If you applied with the MORGAN application, you created your student portal at the time of application. If you applied using the COMMON APPLICATION, you will receive an email prompting you to create your student portal. Your student portal allows you to follow your application through the admission review journey. It is the best way to see if you submitted all the required documents for a timely review.

Our office will start releasing decisions in October on a rolling basis. If you applied for by the EARLY ACTION admission deadline of December 1st, you will be notified of your admission status NO LATER THAN February 15th. 

• Early Action is an admission option where students apply to the university and receive a decision ahead of the regular decision deadline. At Morgan, students who desire to receive highest consideration for scholarships and the Honors College are encouraged to apply by the early action deadline.

If you applied for the REGULAR admission deadline of February 15th, you will be notified of your admission status NO LATER THAN April 15th. 

• Regular Decision is the regular application deadline.

Questions regarding your application or admission should be directed to your admission counselor or you may email admissions@morgan.edu.