Facts about MSU
The following pages are intended to help answer questions you may have. If you cannot find an answer here, please contact our offices. We are located in Room 165 of Woods Hall. That is on Olive Boulevard, just down the street from the big gate next to Waterfield Library. (Click here for map. We are in building #24.)
Our telephone number is (270) 809-4152. Our email address is iis@murraystate.edu
Student Body
Total: 10,304 (Full-time 7,597; Part-time 2,707 — 60% female; 40% male)
Undergraduate: 8,607 (84%)
Graduate: 1,697 (16%)
African-American: 601 (6%)
International: 336 (3%)
43 states, 52 foreign countries, 102 Kentucky Counties
Out-of-state: 28%
MSU 18-county service region, all enrollments: 5,668 (55% of 10,304)
Students older than 24: 3,294 (32% of 10,304)
Graduation and Retention
One-year retention rate of first-time freshmen, 2005: 72%
Graduation rate, six-year, bachelor’s students, 2005: 57%
Degrees conferred, bachelor’s and master’s students, 2005/2006: 2,091
Degrees conferrred, bachelor’s and master’s minority students, 2005/2006: 172
Academic Options Offered
Associate programs: 11
Bachelor’s programs: 64
Master’s and Specialist programs: 42
Faculty / Class Size
Undergraduate student/faculty ratio: 16 to 1
Full-time: 86% (U.S.News)
Faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree in field (2006): 78%
Minority Faculty: 11% of full-time instructional faculty
Average class size: 20
Classes that have less than 20 students: 57%
Classes that have more than 50 students: 4%
Most Popular Undergraduate Fields
Elementary Education, 6%
Business Administration, 6%
Nursing, 5%
Biology, 4%
Animal Health Technology, 4%
Non-degree and undeclared, 19%
Campus Life
All residential and commuter students assigned to one of eight Residential Colleges
Student Organizations: 206
Student Services: African-American Student Services, Career Services, Counseling and Testing, Health Services, First-Year Experience, Racer Patrol Security/Escort Service, Remediation, Free Tutoring, Services for Students with Learning Disabilities, Women’s Center, Veteran Services
International study abroad programs: 60 sites offered in 34 foreign countries
Residential Colleges : One all female and eight co-ed residence halls; College Courts (married housing)
Undergraduates who live on campus: 2,990 (freshmen and sophomores must live on campus if residence is greater than 50 miles away)
Cars: All students are permitted to have a car and must use designated parking.
Other
University founded: 1922
Living alumni: 56,402
Population of Murray, Ky.: 14,950 (2000 Census)
Population of Calloway County, Ky.: 34,177 (2000 Census)
