Murray 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.
Murray State University is a public master's university in Murray, KY (town setting), with 7,878 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 86% of 11,038 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 950–1190 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $36,663 a year for out-of-state students and $26,919 in-state; aided first-year students paid $9,738 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 63% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, agriculture, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.03 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half 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 Murray State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 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
- 63%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,708 in-state · $19,452 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Murray 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.
Murray State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | at cap | 2 | $785k | $28,053 | 992 | |
| Baseball | Missouri Valley Conference | 40 | 6 over | 7 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2.8M | $174,097 | 954 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $1.8M | $119,027 | 973 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | 10 | room 7 | 1 | $95k | $9,544 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 983 | |
| Football | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $4M | $36,384 | 962 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $305k | $27,755 | 981 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $422k | $42,154 | 993 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 13 | 3 over | 1 | $365k | $28,082 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 136 | 91 over | 3 | $958k | $7,042 | 987 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 13 | room 5 | 2 | $566k | $43,530 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.