Morris College
Morris College at a Glance
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About Morris College
According to Wikipedia, Morris College is a private, Baptist historically black college in Sumter, South Carolina. It was founded and is operated by the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina. History Morris College was founded in 1908 by Jacob J. Durham, initially as a grade school, high school, and college. The college is named after the Reverend Frank Morris because of his outstanding leadership throughout the African American community of South Carolina. The college's first president was Dr. Edward M. Brawley . Morris College awarded its first bachelor's degree in 1915 under the administration of the college's second president Dr. John Jacob Starks. The college's third president was Ira David Pinson, who steered the college to expansion during the Great Depression.
Morris College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 41% | 22% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Morris College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $16,728 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Morris College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Morris College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,276 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Morris College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 516 | 516 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Morris College?
Morris College is located at 100 West College Street, Sumter, SC 29150-3599.
How Safe is Morris College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Morris College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Morris College has a violent crime rate of 0.26% and a property crime rate of 0.78%. Sumter has a violent crime rate of 1.09% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.71%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Morris College Known For?
Morris College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Mathematics
- Literature
- Education
- History
- Sociology
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Political Science
- Medical
- Biology
- Computer Science
Morris College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Morris College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Morris College ranks #801 in the U.S. and #3172 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesMorris College ranks #867 in the U.S. and #2616 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesMorris College ranks #1112 in the U.S. and #4725 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesMorris College ranks #1904 in the U.S. and #6178 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesMorris College ranks #1994 in the U.S. and #5846 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesMorris College ranks #2498 in the U.S. and #9128 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesMorris College ranks #2581 in the U.S. and #5377 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesMorris College ranks #2707 in the U.S. and #11293 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesMorris College ranks #2937 in the U.S. and #10531 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesMorris College ranks #3122 in the U.S. and #11671 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesMorris College ranks #3416 in the U.S. and #12279 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees