Murray State University-Kentucky Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
6,688 students
Larger than 83% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 36.9%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Paducah35.7 mi
- Hopkinsville49.9 mi
- Madisonville68.5 mi
- Henderson89.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Murray State University-Kentucky, the largest reported group is White (78.4%), followed by Black (6.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| Black | 6.1% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 78.4% | 86.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% | 0.5% |
| Non-resident | 4.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3.4% | 0% |
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Did you know? Murray State University-Kentucky
- 85.7%Murray State University-Kentucky admitted 7,787 of 9,144 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17.7%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,378 of 7,787.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $7,350average net price after grants for aided students, against $20,676 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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