McMurry University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
McMurry University is a private baccalaureate college in Abilene, TX (city setting), with 2,544 undergraduates (52% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 58% of 4,836 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1010–1170 on the SAT and 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $44,710 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,817 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 39% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, health professions & nursing, business. The campus reported 0.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where McMurry University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,162
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research McMurry University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
McMurry University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Southwest Conference | 34 | — | 5 | $202k | $5,946 | — | |
| Baseball | American Southwest Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $413k | $8,778 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Southwest Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $204k | $11,331 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Southwest Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $259k | $13,635 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Southwest Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Southwest Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | American Southwest Conference | 140 | — | 1 | $745k | $5,318 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $98k | $7,548 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $96k | $12,047 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Southwest Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $132k | $3,882 | — | |
| Softball | American Southwest Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $235k | $7,571 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $96k | $6,367 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $95k | $7,927 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Southwest Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $62k | $6,868 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Southwest Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $62k | $7,779 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Southwest Conference | 106 | — | 1 | $238k | $2,246 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Southwest Conference | 81 | — | 1 | $223k | $2,757 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Southwest Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $154k | $6,715 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.