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Morehead State University was awarded 27 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Morehead State University is ranked #1,854 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Morehead State University also holds the #27 spot on the Best Colleges in Kentucky ranking.
The acceptance rate at Morehead State University is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Morehead State University is a good fit for you.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Morehead State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Morehead State University is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Morehead State University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Morehead State University this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,618 undergraduates at Morehead State University with 5,299 being full-time and 3,319 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,454 | $9,066 | $11,199 | $14,813 | $14,896 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Morehead State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Morehead State University, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,567 a year. That adds up to $22,268 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Morehead State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | University Blvd, Morehead, KY 40351 |
| Phone: | 606-783-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.moreheadstate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 164 | $30,055 |
| Nursing | 130 | $70,523 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 79 | $36,198 |
| Allied Health Professions | 69 | $64,504 |
| Health & Physical Education | 69 | $30,696 |
| General Business/Commerce | 67 | $38,301 |
| Sociology | 61 | $34,511 |
| General Biology | 57 | $22,572 |
| Social Work | 55 | $35,300 |
| General Engineering Technology | 51 | $51,021 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 4,581 students took at least one online class at Morehead State University. This is a decrease from the 5,086 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,581 | 1,202 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,086 | 1,433 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,994 | 1,625 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,488 | 1,489 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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