Colleges / Morehead State University
College · Public · Morehead, KY · Town
MSU

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

AddressUniversity Blvd, Morehead, KY 40351
Websitewww.moreheadstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size4,578
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

4,578 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$88k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.0k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$480

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out6%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,578
Location
Morehead, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White84%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Black3%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.

Colleges / Morehead State University
College · Public · Morehead, KY · Town
MSU

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

AddressUniversity Blvd, Morehead, KY 40351
Websitewww.moreheadstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size4,578
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

4,578 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$88k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$15.0k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$480

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out6%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,578
Location
Morehead, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White84%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Black3%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.