Enrollment Trends at Murray State

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,871 where 10,020 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 10,998 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,414 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,998 to 10,020 students, a net loss of 978 (8.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Murray State University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,182 where 7,851 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Murray State University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,689 where 2,169 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Murray State University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 74.53%. The percentage was 78.97% 10 years ago and Murray State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.83% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.73% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.41% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.97% to 74.53%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.94% to 0.83%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.76% to 5.73%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.82% to 3.41%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4389 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3710 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 University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1,796 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 31.09% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Murray State University from 2015 to 2025.