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Located in Murray, Kentucky, Murray State University is a public institution. Murray is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Murray State University?

Contact details for Murray State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3318
Phone:	270-809-3011
Website:	www.murraystate.edu

How Do I Get Into Murray State?

You can apply to Murray State online at: www.murraystate.edu/Admissions/ApplyOnline.aspx

Admission Requirements for Murray State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Murray State?

With an acceptance rate of 84%, Murray State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Murray State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 495 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 590.

Murray State received ACT scores from 82% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Murray State University?

The overall average net price of Murray State is $23,855. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Murray State, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,208 a year. That adds up to $32,832 over four years for those students.

Murray State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,651 undergraduate students at Murray State, with 5,930 being full-time and 1,721 being part-time.

There are also 1,763 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,930 full-time undergraduates at Murray State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Murray State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	57
Black or African American	361
Hispanic or Latino	153
White	4,806
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	444

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Murray State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Murray State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Murray State University

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at Murray State. In 2022-2023, 4,628 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Murray State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Murray State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	22%
Reading Teacher Education	73%
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	54%

Murray State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	61	0	1	0	62
General Special Education	0	33	0	11	0	44
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	38	0	38
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	0	0	26	0	26
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	24	0	0	0	24
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	23	0	23
Teacher Education	0	0	0	23	0	23
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	21	21
Technical Teacher Education	1	9	0	8	0	18
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	0	0	16	0	16
Early Childhood Education	0	8	0	7	0	15
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	11	0	11
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	9	0	9
Health Education	0	8	0	0	0	8
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	8	0	8
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	1	0	0	1
Music Education	0	0	0	1	0	1
Art Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	143	1	182	21	348

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.