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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.

$23,855 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
85% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Murray State University?

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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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Murray State?

85% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 85%, Murray State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% 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 490 and 610. Math scores were between 470 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Murray State University  ( 490 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Murray State University  ( 470 to 590 )
200
800
Murray State received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Murray State University  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Murray State University  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Murray State University  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford Murray State University?

$23,855 Net Price
49% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate
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.

The student loan default rate at Murray State is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Murray State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,930 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,651 undergraduate students at Murray State, with 5,930 being full-time and 1,721 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

1,878 Took All Classes Online
4,384 Took At Least One Class Online
8.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at Murray State. In 2020-2021, 4,384 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.

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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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Murray State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Murray State University was 8.7%. This is the #1,046 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Murray State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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