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Murray State University

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Acceptance Rate

85.7%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

940–1170

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,708

Out-of-State Tuition

$19,452

Undergrad Enrollment

6,646

Applicants

11,038

Yield Rate

17.4%

Endowment / Student

$17,296

Student:Faculty

16:1

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What you pay

$9,096/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $36,384 over four years.

What grads earn

$51,818/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$57,474 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.7 years of pay.

68% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

8.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

17%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Murray State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$6,242
$30–48k$6,347
$48–75k$8,104
$75–110k$12,811
Over $110k$15,450

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

58%

Completion · all

59%

Completion · Pell

49%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

57%

Median debt

$20,500

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,038
Admitted
9,51186.2%
Enrolled
1,65917% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling4
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Rape431
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation44% / 56%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball16Football110Golf11Track & Field10

Women's

Basketball15Golf10Soccer28Softball22Tennis13Track & Field136Volleyball13

Coed

Rifle12
Research Activity
FY 2024
$4Mtotal R&D expenditure#514 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

General Studies111 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse104 grads
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other101 grads
Accounting85 grads
Finance, General72 grads
Animal Health71 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching64 grads
Business/Commerce, General64 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other60 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General46 grads

4yr Grad Rate

37%

6yr Grad Rate

56%

Retention Rate

76%

Median Earnings

$44,737