- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Murray State University
Murray, KYTown: distantZIP 42071Founded 1922
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1922
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.murraystate.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
KentuckyPublic
Murray State University
Murray State University is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, with 6,688 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $7,350 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention76%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans35%
$7,350net price / year
86%admission rate
1133average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$48,482median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,320 of 1,704 for earnings#86 of 1,739 for lowest net price#681 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,028 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,404tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,320
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,676
- Average net price
- $7,350national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,357
$30,001–48,000$4,208
$48,001–75,000$4,615
$75,001–110,000$10,672
$110,001+$13,409
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1133
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,253
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,482middle 50%: $33,301–$72,490
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,490
Median, Murray State University$48,482
Lower quarter$33,301
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,688
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,855 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,232
- Endowment, end of year
- $128,647,523
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic3.5%
Black6.1%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown3.4%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management16%
Agriculture15%
Health professions10%
Education8.2%
Engineering technologies7.8%
Liberal arts & humanities7.6%
Computer & information sciences4.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | $8,976 | 54% | $55,024 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY | $9,912 | 48% | $47,134 |
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| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | $11,789 | 56% | $48,408 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | $11,925 | 51% | $50,885 |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | $14,960 | 60% | $60,032 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI | $7,863 | 60% | $66,897 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $6,346 | 57% | $63,721 |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | $7,528 | 53% | $64,479 |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $9,443 | 60% | $52,902 |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ | $8,127 | 54% | $63,525 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 157401. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q574586.