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

Murray State University

Murray, KY

Address218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3318
Websitewww.murraystate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size6,688
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1133 · ACT 24.

If you get in

6,688 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 $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$94k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.8k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$940

How students pay for it.

Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
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 retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
6,688
Location
Murray, 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, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White78%
  • Black6%
  • International4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 63

What you can study.

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

Murray State University

Murray, KY

Address218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3318
Websitewww.murraystate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size6,688
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1133 · ACT 24.

If you get in

6,688 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 $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$94k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.8k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$940

How students pay for it.

Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
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 retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
6,688
Location
Murray, 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, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White78%
  • Black6%
  • International4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 63

What you can study.