by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Murray State University was awarded 57 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Murray State is ranked #1,432 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Murray State is also ranked #16 out of 39 schools in Kentucky.
Murray State University has an acceptance rate of 84%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Murray State University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Murray State University is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Murray State University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Murray State this rate is 34%, 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 7,863 undergraduates at Murray State with 6,149 being full-time and 1,714 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,685 | $7,474 | $11,421 | $13,893 | $15,229 |
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 Murray State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $8,485 a year. That adds up to $33,940 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Agriculture | 183 | $45,096 |
| General Business/Commerce | 168 | $37,285 |
| Computer Information Systems | 168 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 124 | $36,871 |
| Nursing | 119 | $68,608 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 116 | $34,304 |
| Germanic Languages | 103 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 80 | NA |
| Quality Control Technology | 75 | $66,418 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 68 | $38,054 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,628 students took at least one online class at Murray State University. This is an increase from the 4,384 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,628 | 1,944 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,384 | 1,878 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,581 | 1,704 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,741 | 1,184 |
Learn more about online learning at Murray State University.
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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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