Morningside College is one of the nation’s fastest growing private baccalaureate institutions, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual “Almanac of Higher Education.” Morningside is ranked ninth on a list of the nation’s 20 fastest growing private colleges, based on a comparison of student enrollment growth from 2003 to 2013.

Morningside College is one of the nation’s fastest growing private baccalaureate institutions, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual “Almanac of Higher Education.”

Morningside is ranked ninth on a list of the nation’s 20 fastest growing private colleges, based on a comparison of student enrollment growth from 2003 to 2013. During that period, Morningside’s total enrollment grew from 1,176 students in the fall of 2003 to 2,542 students in the fall of 2013, an increase of more than 116 percent.

“The quality of our undergraduate and graduate programs is one of the factors driving our enrollment growth over the past 10 years,” said Morningside College President John Reynders. “And the generosity of our donors has enabled us to make significant campus improvements that enhance the student experience here.”

To prepare its “Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2003-13” list, The Chronicle of Higher Education used U.S. Department of Education data on the fall head count of full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students.

Morningside offers five baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education. Morningside also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree.

Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle of Higher Education is a leading source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. The Chronicle of Higher Education also publishes the annual “Almanac of Higher Education,” which reports and compares data on U.S. colleges and universities.