Morehead State 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.
Morehead State University is a public master's university in Morehead, KY (town setting), with 8,058 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 82% of 8,818 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $27,022 a year for out-of-state students and $22,154 in-state; aided first-year students paid $10,017 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, liberal arts & general studies, education. The campus reported 0.42 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Morehead State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,838 in-state · $14,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Morehead State 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.
Morehead State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 31 | 3 over | 2 | $636k | $20,529 | 992 | |
| Baseball | Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | 5 over | 4 | $1.1M | $28,751 | 968 | |
| Men's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2M | $122,953 | 974 | |
| Women's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 17 | 2 over | 4 | $1.5M | $89,140 | 977 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Ohio Valley Conference | 22 | 3 over | 1 | $108k | $4,904 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 953 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 968 | |
| Football | Pioneer Football League | 129 | 24 over | 2 | $1.7M | $13,072 | 930 | |
| Men's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $268k | $24,405 | 978 | |
| Women's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $358k | $39,791 | 990 | |
| Softball | Ohio Valley Conference | 18 | room 7 | 2 | $698k | $38,769 | 997 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 68 | 23 over | 3 | $223k | $3,277 | 960 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 66 | 21 over | 3 | $223k | $3,379 | 971 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Ohio Valley Conference | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $745k | $46,548 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.