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Statement · Murray, KY

Murray State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $6,242 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $23,485.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $44,737 ten years after entering, the 33rd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 61% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
11,531

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $23,485 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $6,242 and $15,450 a year depending on income at Murray State University.

Statement of cost · Murray State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$23,485
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$6,242
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$9,096
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,900

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $6,242; $30–48k: $6,347; $48–75k: $8,104; $75–110k: $12,811; over $110k: $15,450. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$6,242
$30k–$48k$6,347
$48k–$75k$8,104
$75k–$110k$12,811
Over $110k$15,450

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $44,737; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,473
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$41,104
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
33rd percentile among public 4-years
$44,737
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among public 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $38,473; 8 yrs after entry: $41,104; 10 yrs after entry: $44,737. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$38,473
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$41,104
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$44,737
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Murray State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, OtherBachelor's Degree125$45,641$18,500
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree117$83,386not reported
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree109not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree92$39,712$22,324
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree90$50,198$18,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree85$74,353$25,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree83$44,106$28,162
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, OtherMaster's Degree78not reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree72$47,257$18,200
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree67$41,388$20,500
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree59$56,973$21,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree58$49,861not reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Social WorkBachelor's Degree55$39,311$28,000
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree48$85,864$25,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree47$64,254not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree47$54,903$24,475
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree45$44,245$22,250
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree43not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree39$51,419not reported
Engineering PhysicsBachelor's Degree38not reported$19,521
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree16$99,776not reported
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree32$71,522$22,500
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree30not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree16$87,954$25,000
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degreenot reported$89,111$24,000

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Murray State University: 6,688 undergraduates; 33% of students receive Pell grants; 86% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

86%

54th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

6,688

60th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

33%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

55th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

61%

finish within 150% of normal time

80th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

34%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$46,064

71st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k26%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k19%
  • $75k–$110k19%
  • Over $110k20%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k26%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110k19%
Over $110k20%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.