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Murray State University is a public institution situated in Murray, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Murray is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Murray State University?

Contact details for Murray State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3318
Phone:	270-809-3011
Website:	www.murraystate.edu

Can I Afford Murray State?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Murray State students paid $393 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $787 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,196	$17,652
Fees	$1,236	$1,236
Books and Supplies	$780	$780
On Campus Room and Board	$10,160	$10,160
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,715	$4,715

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Murray State, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,208 a year. That adds up to $32,832 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Murray State is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Murray State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,651 undergraduate students at Murray State, with 5,930 being full-time and 1,721 being part-time.

There are also 1,763 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,930 full-time undergraduates at Murray State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Murray State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	57
Black or African American	361
Hispanic or Latino	153
White	4,806
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	444

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Murray State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Murray State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Murray State University

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at Murray State. In 2020-2021, 4,384 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Murray State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Murray State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Murray State University was 8.7%. This is the #1,261 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Murray State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.