Morningside College
Sioux City, IowaCollege Board code: 6415
Application Fee
- College has an application fee: Yes
- Regular application fee: $25
- Online application fee: Free
- Paper application fees may be waived for applicants with financial need.
Acceptance & Retention
- Percent applicants admitted: 71%
- Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 73%
Transfer Students
- Number of transfers who applied for fall term: 194
- Number of transfers who were admitted for fall term: 90
- Number of transfers who enrolled for fall term: 66
- Terms in which transfers may enroll: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Transfers accepted at these levels: First-semester freshman, second-semester freshman, sophomore, junior, senior
- Minimum number of credits a transfer applicant must have: 24
- Admission requirements for transfers:
- Required of All: High School Transcript, College Transcript(s)
- Recommended of All: Standardized Test Scores
- Not Required: Essay or Personal Statement, Statement of good standing from Prior Institutions(s), Interview
- Minimum college GPA required (4.0 scale): 2.2
- Lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit (on a 4.0 scale): 1.7
- Maximum credits/courses from 2-year institution: 62
- Maximum credits/courses from 4-year institution: 94
- Minimum credits transfers must complete to earn bachelor's degree: 30
- Additional requirements for transfer admission: Official transcripts must be received from all previous colleges.
Admission Policies and Factors
Am I on track?
Am I on track to meet test requirements?
- Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT
- If submitting ACT, the writing section is optional
- Class Rank
- Recommendations
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Standardized Test Scores
- Academic GPA
- Extracurricular Activities
- Interview
- Talent/Ability
- Level of Applicant's Interest
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A note about the college's admission requirements:
20 ACT/1410 SAT and either rank in top half of class or 2.5 GPA required.
High School Preparation
Am I on track?
Am I on track to meet course requirements?
High School diploma required, GED accepted
| Required units: |
| Recommended units: 10 total | |
| English | 3 |
| Math | 2 |
| Science | 2 |
| Social Studies | 3 |
Home-Schooled Students
Special requirements for home-schooled applicants:
(in addition to any policies listed above)
- Transcript/record of courses and grades
Transcript or Home School Credit Evaluation form from Office of Admissions required.
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