Mission 和快速的事实

Mission Statement

Murray State University places our highest priority on student learning 和 excellent teaching, blending the range of educational opportunities often found at re搜索机构 with the nurturing student-teacher interactions usually found at smaller 大学.

Strategic Attributes

We offer relevant undergraduate 和 graduate degree programs with core studies in the liberal arts 和 sciences, leading to degrees from certificates to advanced practice doctorates that prepare students for success. Through effective 和 creative teaching, both in traditional formats 和 in an online environment; the opportunity to apply knowledge 和 skills to real-world situations, 和 academic 和 student support services, our quality faculty 和 staff foster student growth in knowledge, critical inquiry, 和 innovative thinking. As a public comprehensive university dedicated to diversity, global awareness 和 intellectual curiosity, we actively engage students, faculty, staff 和 the community in collaborative scholarship, creative activity 和 re搜索. We invest in our communities through thoughtful public service in our 18-county service region 和 beyond. Our uniqueness arises from our combination of academic excellence, welcoming atmosphere 和 dedication to student success through mentored, real-world learning opportunities in an open-minded, supportive 和 innovative learning environment.

基础知识

地点: 穆雷,肯塔基州
成立: 1922
类型: 4-year, state-supported public university
颜色: Navy blue 和 gold (white accent)
昵称: 赛车手

招生

总: 9,818
59 countries, 49个州和 111 counties in Kentucky are represented among the student body.

First-time freshmen

注册: 1,660
The 2023-24 freshmen class earned an average GPA of 3.57 as high school students.
44% of the current freshman class ranked in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating classes
Our freshmen class is from 28 states, 4 foreign countries 和 76 Kentucky counties.

Faculty 和 staff

超过 $7.3 million in grants was awarded to Murray State faculty between July 1, 2018 和 March 31, 2019 to benefit h和s-on learning opportunities
75% of full-time, instructional faculty have earned the highest degree in their field.
University 库 provides access to more than 463,000 collections to aid faculty, staff 和 student re搜索 endeavors

Student body 和 faculty

The student body is 62.95%的女性 和 37.06%的男性.
Fall 2022 full-time freshmen returning for the fall 2023 semester: 76%
Our students are residents of 49个州.
760 students transferred to Murray State in Fall 2020.
Our six-year graduation rate is 62%.

学者

Undergraduate certificates: 6
Associate programs: 6
Bachelor's programs: 60
Graduate certificates: 11
Master's 和 specialist programs: 37
Specialist degrees: 3
Doctoral programs: 3
Average undergraduate class size: 18
Undergraduate student to faculty ratio: 15.5 to 1

Undergraduate fields with the highest enrollment:

Animal Health Technology
Agricultural Science
护理
生物学
Business 政府
Occupational Safety 和 Health

Other facts 和 statistics

Murray State University is a tax-supported institution composed of six academic colleges 和 schools:

Regional campuses

有 eight residential colleges 在校园.

金融援助

Murray State awards over $115 million annually in financial aid 和 scholarships.
Highest percentage of graduates with no student debt - #1 among all Kentucky public 机构
(based on 2017-18 data)
In fall 2023, 99% of new, full-time freshmen.

For more information, please see the Common Data Set 和 Murray State University Fact Books.

Mission 和 快速的事实