Morehead State University Student Population

How many students at Morehead State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Morehead State University has a total enrollment of 8,791 students, including 8,258 undergraduate and 533 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,428 male students (39%) and 5,363 female students (61%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,009 White students (79.7%) and 328 Two or more races students (3.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 8,258 undergraduate students (93.9%) and 533 graduate students (6.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,107 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,391 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Morehead State's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,428 male (38.99%) and 5,363 female (61.01%) students are attending Morehead State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.92.

By class level, 8,258 (93.94%) are undergraduate students and 533 (6.06%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.22% are male and 60.78% are female, while among graduate students, 35.46% are male and 64.54% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,009 White, 275 Black, and 81 Asian students out of a total of 8,791 are attending at Morehead State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Morehead State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 35.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Morehead State has 2,717 students under 18 years old and 28 students over 65 years old. There are 7,794 students under 25 years old, and 997 students over 25 years old out of 8,791 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2,717 students are younger than 18 and 23 students are older than 65. Morehead State has 7,675 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 583 students aged 25 and over.

It has 119 graduate students aged under 25 and 414 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Morehead State University, 1,107 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,391 students are enrolled in some online courses.

991 students who live in Kentucky or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 116 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,258 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 293 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.55%.231 students have transferred in as full-time status and 62 students transferred in as part-time status.