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Murray State University

Murray, KY · Public · Town (distant) · MSU

Public institution in Murray, KY · 6,646 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $44,737 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$9,121275th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,708557th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,452823rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,475464th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,7371,367th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,4731,322nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.5%795th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.1%897th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
86.2%1,098th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1110657th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,646390th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
31.4%1,111th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 98 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$64,706$66,969
Engineering PhysicsEngineeringbachelors$55,964$47,260
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$55,512$55,964
Computer Sciencebachelors$55,286$53,775
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$54,661$50,856
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$53,868$58,142
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$39,009$38,289
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherAgriculturebachelors$38,906$35,213
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,130$38,289
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$36,042$44,091
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$35,416$36,221
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$33,993$34,615

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,133,585 (M $2,599,370 · W $2,439,489 · Coed $94,726)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Murray State University’s 6,646 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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