Murray State University

Murray, KY

According to its mission statement, "Murray State University places our highest priority on student learning and excellent teaching, blending the range of educational opportunities often found at research institutions with the nurturing student-teacher interactions usually found at smaller universities." [Source]

Website: http://www.murraystate.edu/

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7,651
Undergraduate
Enrollment

37%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$9,252
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$18,528
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

16:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

6.0%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

YES

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 7/13/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.