Murray State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (30%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,284
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 63%
From Region 33%
Athletes 358 (5.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Black 6%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
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
Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business 269 45% 51% 1% 2% 2% 42% $66,297 33 -0.94 72 96% 6.1%
Accounting 92 — 39% 22% 0% 1% 2% 72% $76,818 28 -0.66 84 95% — — — —
Business 68 — 38% 82% 0% 4% 4% 4% $57,155 5 -1.06 53 96% 6.0% — — —
Business Administration 11 — 36% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $74,076 56 -0.18 81 90% 6.6% — — —
Economics 7 — 86% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,989 7 -1.09 75 — — — — —
Finance 65 — 55% 31% 0% 2% 0% 68% $57,592 0 -1.43 54 100% 6.0% — — —
Logistics 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,076 12 -1.05 81 89% 6.6% — — —
Marketing 19 — 32% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $69,501 24 -0.63 76 100% 6.2% — — —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,076 47 -0.14 81 90% 6.6% — — —
⇅ 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 and Human Services 283 27% 77% 1% 13% 2% 0% $46,845 1 -0.97 26 93% 7.7%
General Studies 101 — 49% 64% 2% 26% 2% 0% $48,511 14 -0.84 30 90% — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — — — — — $48,511 14 -0.84 30 90% — — — —
Human Services 14 — 7% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $47,739 15 -0.65 28 — — — — —
Social Work 40 +1 15% 82% 0% 10% 2% 0% $45,235 10 -0.95 22 91% 9.4% — — —
Early Childhood Education 12 — 0% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $44,742 10 -1.12 21 96% 7.2% — — —
Elementary Education 65 — 3% 88% 0% 0% 3% 0% $44,742 10 -1.12 21 96% 7.2% — — —
Health Teacher Education 13 — 77% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,792 35 -0.36 47 91% — — — —
Middle School Education 22 — 27% 77% 0% 18% 0% 0% $44,742 8 -1.21 21 96% 7.2% — — —
Special Education 11 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,190 2 -2.07 15 100% 6.6% — — —
Technical Teacher Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,792 52 -0.03 47 91% — — — —
⇅ 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 Humanities and Fine Arts 174 40% 80% 3% 4% 4% 3% $48,628 1 -0.93 30 92% 7.9%
Advertising 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,763 4 -1.54 55 90% 7.1% — — —
Creative Writing — — — — — — — — $46,717 21 -0.69 25 — — — — —
English 24 — 21% 83% 0% 4% 0% 8% $44,756 12 -0.93 21 90% — — — —
Foreign Languages 11 — 27% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% $47,232 14 -0.96 27 — — — — —
History 13 — 77% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,575 4 -1.21 20 93% 10.0% — — —
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,681 15 -0.92 28 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $46,921 12 -0.99 26 — — — — —
Digital Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,256 3 -1.64 20 96% — — — —
International Affairs 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,754 10 -0.83 52 — — — — —
Journalism 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $50,013 6 -1.38 34 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 19 +1 47% 74% 0% 11% 5% 0% $57,763 9 -1.27 55 90% 7.1% — — —
Political Science 18 +1 44% 67% 6% 0% 6% 6% $51,307 3 -1.54 38 — — — — —
Public Relations 12 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $57,763 9 -1.27 55 90% 7.1% — — —
Radio and Television 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,256 3 -1.64 20 96% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $46,765 6 -0.92 26 — — — — —
Music 16 — 56% 88% 6% 0% 6% 0% $50,837 67 +0.44 37 100% — — — —
Music Management 11 — 64% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $46,511 47 -0.03 25 — — — — —
Studio Art 23 — 26% 70% 13% 0% 4% 4% $39,654 14 -0.77 11 91% — — — —
Theater 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,566 46 -0.07 16 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hutson School of Agriculture 254 32% 90% 0% 2% 2% 1% $60,866 12 +0.20 62 95% 4.8%
Agricultural Science 136 — 45% 93% 0% 1% 1% 1% $70,146 79 +0.80 77 94% 4.8% — — —
Animal Health 70 — 14% 86% 0% 3% 4% 0% $50,463 33 -0.46 35 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 27 — 4% 89% 0% 0% 0% 7% $50,494 33 -0.46 36 — — — — —
Wildlife Management 21 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $48,785 21 -0.64 31 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology 243 47% 80% 2% 7% 4% 2% $64,578 24 -0.91 69 96% 8.5%
Computer Science 29 +1 90% 83% 3% 3% 3% 7% $80,423 5 -1.30 87 92% — — — —
Cybersecurity 32 — 91% 88% 0% 6% 6% 0% $93,830 46 +0.01 94 — — — — —
Information Technology 5 — 60% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $89,001 32 -0.45 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 38% 81% 0% 12% 0% 6% $77,015 80 +0.52 84 100% — — — —
Geosciences 14 — 29% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,692 13 -0.85 50 94% — — — —
Mathematics 14 +3 64% 79% 7% 0% 0% 0% $70,044 32 -0.58 77 100% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,283 13 -0.96 77 — — — — —
Biology 42 +1 36% 83% 0% 5% 2% 2% $58,273 14 -0.95 56 97% — — — —
Exercise Physiology 17 — 41% 76% 0% 6% 6% 0% $53,468 17 -0.97 44 — — — — —
Psychology 54 — 13% 70% 4% 9% 9% 4% $45,382 3 -1.75 22 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 +2 35% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $53,077 12 -0.94 43 94% 8.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 170 77% 85% 1% 6% 1% 1% $92,463 91 +0.08 93 98% 4.7%
Civil Engineering 13 — 77% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $98,421 81 +0.87 96 — — — — —
Engineering Physics 31 — 77% 81% 6% 6% 3% 0% $99,335 57 +0.06 96 100% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 40 — 62% 82% 0% 8% 0% 0% $100,016 98 +2.16 96 96% 4.7% — — —
CAD Design Technology 24 — 92% 88% 0% 4% 0% 8% $59,810 0 -3.60 60 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology 31 — 71% 84% 0% 3% 0% 0% $74,573 3 -2.29 82 96% — — — —
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 18 — 94% 89% 0% 6% 0% 0% $127,431 99 +3.22 99 100% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 13 — 85% 85% 0% 15% 0% 0% $101,410 92 +1.05 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Professions 166 9% 82% 2% 6% 2% 0% $73,780 54 -0.74 81 98% 6.8%
Dietetics 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,722 17 -0.69 52 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 28 — 0% 86% 4% 0% 4% 0% $58,410 28 -0.48 56 95% — — — —
Community Health 29 — 24% 62% 0% 28% 0% 0% $55,836 12 -0.87 50 100% 6.8% — — —
Nursing 101 — 7% 85% 2% 2% 3% 0% $84,169 15 -0.80 89 98% — — — —
Respiratory Care 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,396 47 -0.06 76 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,401
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,103
Est. In-State Cost $13,455
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,299
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Business & Economics 17.6% 274 44% 51% 1% 2% 2% 41% $66,142 15 -0.95 71 96% 6.1%
Agriculture & Food Science 16.6% 259 32% 90% 0% 2% 2% 1% $60,786 52 +0.18 62 95% 4.8%
Health Sciences 14.0% 218 21% 81% 1% 6% 2% 0% $77,402 51 -0.23 84 98% 5.6%
Social Sciences 11.4% 177 24% 77% 2% 7% 6% 2% $48,590 5 -1.33 30 94% 8.4%
Humanities 9.6% 150 45% 71% 1% 19% 2% 1% $47,470 9 -0.90 27 91% 10.0%
Education 8.2% 128 15% 85% 0% 4% 2% 0% $45,936 9 -1.10 24 96% 7.1%
Professional 6.6% 103 76% 85% 0% 8% 0% 2% $80,210 77 -0.99 86 97% 8.5%
Computer Science 4.2% 66 88% 82% 2% 8% 5% 3% $87,573 14 -0.60 91 92% —
Arts 3.3% 51 45% 78% 8% 4% 4% 2% $44,698 18 -0.22 21 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 47 47% 85% 2% 4% 0% 2% $68,157 20 -0.31 74 98% —
Engineering 2.8% 44 77% 84% 5% 7% 2% 0% $99,065 39 +0.30 96 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 42 36% 83% 0% 5% 2% 2% $58,273 13 -0.95 56 97% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $2.8M #228 67% $0.0M — — — 1
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #392 79% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #244 4% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #533 0% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #432 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.6M #423 67% $0.1M — — — 1

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 110 $5.5M $4.0M $1.5M
Baseball 40 $1.4M $1.1M $219K
Basketball 16 $4.3M $2.8M $1.5M
Golf 11 $397K $305K $91K
Cross Country 10 $55K $95K -$39K
Rifle 4 $115K $91K $23K
Total 191 $11.8M $8.4M $3.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 136 $1.2M $957K $223K
Soccer 28 $942K $785K $156K
Softball 22 $797K $666K $131K
Basketball 15 $2.3M $1.8M $485K
Tennis 13 $450K $365K $85K
Volleyball 13 $668K $565K $102K
Golf 10 $496K $421K $75K
Rifle 8 $230K $183K $46K
Total 167 $7.0M $5.7M $1.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 136 $1.2M $957K $223K
Football 110 $5.5M $4.0M $1.5M
Baseball 40 $1.4M $1.1M $219K
Basketball 31 $6.6M $4.6M $2.0M
Soccer 28 $942K $785K $156K
Softball 22 $797K $666K $131K
Golf 21 $894K $726K $167K
Tennis 13 $450K $365K $85K
Volleyball 13 $668K $565K $102K
Rifle 12 $345K $275K $69K
Cross Country 10 $55K $95K -$39K
Total 358 $22.0M $19.0M $3.1M

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 No
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
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

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 940 – 1170
SAT Math Range 460 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 600