Morningside University
Sioux City, Iowa · Website
$55,494
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,494
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Morningside University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Sioux City, Iowa with 1,163 undergraduates and 884 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,320 a year (tuition and fees $39,660). It admits 71% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,494 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,028 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,320
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,660
US median $11,837
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,028
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,494
Rank 1,064 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,320
- Tuition and fees
- $39,660
- Cost of attendance
- $52,577
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $33,738
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,201
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,124
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,575
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $41,981
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,155 in 2015-16 to $39,660 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Undergraduates
- 1,163
- Graduate students
- 884
- Part-time students
- 4.2%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $64.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,064 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,320 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,660 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,028 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,687 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,494 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 99 | $5,639 | $55,760 | $61,726 | $64,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $27,000 | $45,637 | $61,940 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 54 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 45 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | $27,006 | $99,854 | $99,896 | $120,193 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,726 | $68,397 | $84,033 | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,478 | $32,620 | $62,400 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $59,568 | $64,996 | $63,707 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $28,000 | $45,552 | $56,166 | $51,389 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,875 | $48,478 | $50,717 | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural and Food Products ProcessingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $23,807 | $48,505 | $66,368 | $80,757 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,523 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,439 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| BiopsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,825 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | $60,752 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Sioux City and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does Morningside University cost?
$31,320 a year is the average net price at Morningside University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,660, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $52,577. Families earning under $30,000 pay $33,738 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Morningside University?
71% of applicants are admitted to Morningside University. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Morningside University graduates earn?
$55,494 a year is the median pay of former Morningside University students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,687 after 6 years). That ranks 1,064 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $99,854.
How much student debt do Morningside University graduates have?
$26,028 is the median federal student loan debt of Morningside University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Morningside University?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Morningside University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Morningside University?
Special Education and Teaching (99 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (59 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (54 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.