The student population at Murray State College is 2,949 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 576 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 2.21 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,737 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 269.57% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,354 where 2,949 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 2.21 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Murray State than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Murray State College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,373 | 807 | 1,566 |
| 2016-17 | 2,398 25 | 831 24 | 1,567 1 |
| 2017-18 | 2,292 -106 | 797 -34 | 1,495 -72 |
| 2018-19 | 2,143 -149 | 690 -107 | 1,453 -42 |
| 2019-20 | 2,083 -60 | 658 -32 | 1,425 -28 |
| 2020-21 | 2,172 89 | 643 -15 | 1,529 104 |
| 2021-22 | 2,162 -10 | 679 36 | 1,483 -46 |
| 2022-23 | 2,282 120 | 699 20 | 1,583 100 |
| 2023-24 | 2,686 404 | 785 86 | 1,901 318 |
| 2024-25 | 2,949 263 | 919 134 | 2,030 129 |
| Average | 2,354 | 751 | 1,603 |
The percentage of white students is 51.03%. The percentage was 55.50% 10 years ago and Murray State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.07% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.50% to 51.03%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.72% to 0.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.41% to 2.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.41% to 10.07%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7230 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6538 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Murray State College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 188 | 17 | 81 | 152 | 1 | 1,317 | 387 |
| 2016-17 | 151 | 24 | 57 | 176 | 1 | 1,301 | 447 |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 12 | 52 | 197 | 0 | 1,206 | 459 |
| 2018-19 | 100 | 11 | 39 | 164 | 1 | 1,154 | 447 |
| 2019-20 | 94 | 15 | 47 | 177 | 1 | 1,068 | 467 |
| 2020-21 | 108 | 11 | 51 | 210 | 1 | 1,139 | 458 |
| 2021-22 | 113 | 16 | 53 | 242 | 4 | 1,189 | 521 |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 11 | 40 | 267 | 3 | 1,487 | 402 |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 10 | 51 | 331 | 7 | 1,806 | 352 |
| 2024-25 | 225 | 16 | 72 | 297 | 3 | 1,505 | 0 |
| Average | 126 | 14 | 54 | 221 | 2 | 1,317 | 394 |
1,737 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 59% of total students. The number of online students has increased 269.57% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Murray State College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,373 | 470 | 932 | 971 |
| 2016-17 | 2,398 | 491 | 995 | 912 |
| 2017-18 | 2,292 | 575 | 963 | 754 |
| 2018-19 | 2,143 | 593 | 935 | 615 |
| 2019-20 | 2,083 | 739 | 809 | 535 |
| 2020-21 | 2,172 | 1,000 | 753 | 419 |
| 2021-22 | 2,162 | 1,174 | 631 | 357 |
| 2022-23 | 2,282 | 1,309 | 672 | 301 |
| 2023-24 | 2,686 | 1,553 | 824 | 309 |
| 2024-25 | 2,949 | 1,737 | 944 | 268 |
| Average | 2,354 | 964 | 846 | 544 |
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