Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State University · Campus
Murray, KY · Town · Public · Master's university · the Racers · Website ↗
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.
Town, some distance from a city
Setting
Murray, KY
7,878
Undergraduates
+ 1,963 graduate students
16:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
76%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
36%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingTown, some distance from a city Murray, KY
- TypePublic · Master's university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions86% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
7,8781,963
Undergraduates 7,878Graduate students 1,963
Where first-years come from
61%36%
In state 61%Other states 36%Abroad 2%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
80%
White 80%Hispanic 3%Black 6%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 4%Not reported 4%
- Women63%
- Full-time77% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class1,659 entered last fall
- Transfers in485 6% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online33% take some classes online 13% fully online
- Registered with disability services9% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $10,594 | $5,717 | $16,311 |
| Off campus | $12,534 | $5,717 | $18,251 |
| With family | — | $5,717 | $5,717 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.03 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
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