Morehead State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (17%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,405
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 80%
From Region 12%
Athletes 494 (11.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 81%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Black 3%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 338 31% 84% 1% 5% 2% 1% $48,681 1 -0.78 36 93% 9.0%
Creative Writing 7 +1 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,358 15 -0.86 27 — — — — —
English 11 +1 9% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,271 19 -0.75 30 94% — — — —
General Studies 89 — 39% 75% 0% 12% 3% 1% $49,693 17 -0.73 39 91% 9.2% — — —
History 12 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,895 1 -1.47 19 100% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,143 15 -0.93 37 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +3 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $46,705 12 -1.01 31 — — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 19 — 58% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,524 7 -1.25 36 96% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,430 11 -0.80 59 — — — — —
Political Science 11 +1 36% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $57,258 10 -1.10 58 94% — — — —
Psychology 24 +1 21% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $43,057 1 -1.82 21 91% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 10 — 20% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,107 6 -1.42 56 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,192 11 -0.79 35 — — — — —
Social Work 46 — 7% 91% 0% 4% 0% 0% $51,329 35 -0.23 43 91% — — — —
Sociology 33 +5 33% 79% 0% 0% 3% 3% $56,329 54 -0.05 56 97% 8.6% — — —
Art 28 — 18% 75% 14% 0% 0% 0% $39,899 16 -0.74 15 90% — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,608 28 -0.55 18 98% — — — —
Music 15 — 40% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $41,608 28 -0.55 18 98% — — — —
Theater 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $39,491 29 -0.48 14 — — — — —
Legal Studies 15 +1 40% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,554 9 -1.15 44 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 152 27% 86% 0% 3% 1% 0% $46,123 1 -1.39 29 96%
Exercise Science 35 — 51% 71% 0% 6% 3% 0% $54,087 19 -0.90 51 98% — — — —
Health Education 12 — 25% 58% 0% 17% 0% 0% $45,559 3 -1.82 28 96% — — — —
Sports Management 9 — 100% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $54,087 24 -0.76 51 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,860 3 -1.55 19 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 54 — 7% 91% 0% 0% 2% 0% $41,860 3 -1.55 19 95% — — — —
Middle School Education 16 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,860 5 -1.55 19 95% — — — —
Special Education 22 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,842 3 -1.67 26 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 237 26% 91% 1% 1% 3% 1% $72,174 50 +0.04 81 96% 4.5%
Chemistry 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,618 49 -0.09 80 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,949 42 -0.28 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 — 60% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $74,379 42 -0.41 83 92% — — — —
Physics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,563 86 +0.93 96 96% — — — —
Biology 20 — 40% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $77,243 93 +1.25 86 97% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 38 — 45% 95% 3% 0% 0% 0% $77,243 82 +0.69 86 97% — — — —
Neuroscience 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $74,127 77 +0.63 83 — — — — —
Agricultural Science 36 — 25% 92% 0% 0% 6% 3% $55,598 21 -0.54 55 — — — — —
Animal Health 20 — 0% 90% 0% 5% 0% 0% $44,102 8 -1.15 24 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 26 — 19% 85% 0% 0% 12% 0% $44,238 8 -1.14 24 — — — — —
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences — — — — — — — — $43,885 7 -1.17 23 — — — — —
Veterinary Technology — — — — — — — — $43,453 6 -1.22 22 83% — — — —
Nursing 54 — 13% 93% 0% 2% 0% 0% $95,502 72 +0.33 95 95% 4.6% — — —
Radiation Therapy 18 — 6% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $88,133 81 +0.77 92 100% 4.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Elmer R. Smith College of Business and Technology 209 67% 86% 1% 2% 4% 1% $71,566 49 -0.83 81 94%
Aerospace Engineering 9 — 67% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $98,162 23 -0.58 96 — — — — —
Systems Engineering (Aerospace) 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,294 15 -0.82 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 21 — 86% 90% 5% 0% 5% 0% $54,145 0 -2.07 51 91% — — — —
Accounting 37 — 51% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,375 4 -1.53 70 96% — — — —
Business Administration 41 — 46% 85% 2% 2% 5% 0% $63,765 18 -0.72 71 88% — — — —
Engineering Management 9 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,157 84 +0.70 94 96% — — — —
Finance 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,086 1 -1.38 62 90% — — — —
General Business 20 — 65% 90% 0% 0% 5% 5% $65,235 23 -0.64 73 92% — — — —
Management Information Systems 7 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,584 5 -1.37 77 100% — — — —
Marketing 10 — 70% 80% 0% 10% 0% 10% $58,660 4 -1.47 62 100% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 38 — 89% 79% 3% 5% 11% 0% $90,432 52 +0.14 93 100% — — — —
Engineering Technology 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,101 51 +0.11 93 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,860 67 +0.43 95 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,531
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,937
Est. In-State Cost $13,623
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,616
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 16.0% 150 27% 89% 0% 3% 1% 1% $51,419 16 -0.74 44 94% 8.6%
Business & Economics 15.0% 140 60% 87% 1% 2% 2% 1% $64,653 11 -0.95 72 93% —
Humanities 13.2% 124 37% 81% 0% 10% 2% 1% $48,289 13 -0.82 35 93% 9.2%
Health Sciences 12.7% 119 24% 83% 1% 4% 1% 0% $77,170 51 -0.18 86 97% 4.5%
Education 10.3% 96 11% 95% 0% 0% 1% 0% $42,543 2 -1.58 20 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 8.8% 82 17% 89% 0% 1% 6% 1% $49,192 9 -0.88 38 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.5% 61 43% 93% 2% 0% 2% 2% $77,090 92 +0.87 85 97% —
Professional 6.2% 58 74% 83% 2% 3% 7% 0% $80,414 77 -0.19 88 97% —
Arts 5.2% 49 27% 80% 8% 2% 2% 0% $40,415 8 -0.65 16 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 22 59% 86% 0% 5% 9% 0% $73,895 37 -0.14 83 93% —
Computer Science 2.2% 21 86% 90% 5% 0% 5% 0% $54,145 0 -2.07 51 91% —
Engineering 1.5% 14 79% 79% 0% 7% 7% 0% $97,495 28 -0.67 96 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $1.6M #257 42% $0.8M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #411 58% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #233 86% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #486 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #420 0% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.0M #451 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.3M #477 45% $0.8M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $1.6M $1.7M -$52K
Track & Field (combined) 68 $226K $222K $3K
Baseball 39 $1.1M $1.1M -$785
Other Sports 25 $92K $48K $43K
Basketball 16 $1.9M $2.0M -$78K
Golf 11 $268K $268K -$202
Rifle 4 $73K $73K -$57
Total 248 $5.3M $5.4M -$85K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 108 $379K $209K $169K
Track & Field (combined) 66 $219K $223K -$3K
Soccer 31 $635K $636K -$516
Beach Volleyball 22 $107K $107K -$63
Softball 18 $697K $697K -$470
Basketball 17 $1.4M $1.5M -$78K
Volleyball 16 $744K $744K -$628
Golf 9 $357K $358K -$277
Rifle 6 $109K $109K -$85
Total 246 $4.7M $4.6M $85K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 134 $445K $445K -$317
Other Sports 133 $471K $257K $213K
Football 129 $1.6M $1.7M -$52K
Baseball 39 $1.1M $1.1M -$785
Basketball 33 $3.3M $3.5M -$157K
Soccer 31 $635K $636K -$516
Beach Volleyball 22 $107K $107K -$63
Golf 20 $626K $626K -$479
Softball 18 $697K $697K -$470
Volleyball 16 $744K $744K -$628
Rifle 10 $182K $182K -$142
Total 494 $11.3M $11.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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