Murray State University Student Population

How many students at Murray State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Murray State University has a total enrollment of 10,020 students, including 7,851 undergraduate and 2,169 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,698 male students (36.9%) and 6,322 female students (63.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,468 White students (74.5%) and 574 Black students (5.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,851 undergraduate students (78.4%) and 2,169 graduate students (21.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,796 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,286 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 - Murray State's body is almost same.

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, 3,698 male (36.91%) and 6,322 female (63.09%) students are attending Murray State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 58.49.

By class level, 7,851 (78.35%) are undergraduate students and 2,169 (21.65%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.22% are male and 61.78% are female, while among graduate students, 32.13% are male and 67.87% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,468 White, 574 Black, and 83 Asian students out of a total of 10,020 are attending at Murray State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Murray State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Murray State has 1,008 students under 18 years old and 32 students over 65 years old. There are 8,065 students under 25 years old, and 1,955 students over 25 years old out of 10,020 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,007 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. Murray State has 7,171 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 680 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Murray State, 1 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. It has 894 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,275 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 Murray State University, 1,796 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,286 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,169 students who live in Kentucky or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 627 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,851 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 523 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.66%.446 students have transferred in as full-time status and 77 students transferred in as part-time status.