Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Morehead State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky.
Morehead State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,820 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky average (15,259 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Morehead State University8,7918,258533
Similarly Ranked Schools5,8203,8451,975
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky15,25912,4042,855
The below chart compares the student population between Morehead State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,428 male and 5,363 female students attending Morehead State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Morehead State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Morehead State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,2584,5073,751
Men3,2391,8021,437
Women5,0192,7052,314
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Morehead State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total533171362
Men18968121
Women344103241

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,009 White students (79.73%) and 613 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (6.97%) at Morehead State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Morehead State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Morehead State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18117
Asian793841
Black or African American252112140
Hispanic306117189
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander844
White6,5372,5094,028
Two or More Races315121194
Race/Ethnicity Unknown610261349
Total 8,2583,2395,019
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Morehead State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian211
Black or African American23914
Hispanic1899
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White472162310
Two or More Races1367
Race/Ethnicity Unknown303
Total 533189344

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,794 students whose age under twenty five and 677 students whose age is over thirty years old at Morehead State University.
Especially, 2,717 students are younger than eighteen and 28 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Morehead State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Morehead State University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,258 3,2395,019
Under 182,717 1,0601,657
18-192,519 9971,522
20-211,652 6441,008
22-24787 361426
25-29213 72141
30-34120 3090
35-3993 1677
40-4987 2859
50-6447 1631
65 and over23 158
Total 8,258 3,2395,019
Population by Student Age at Morehead State University
TotalMenWomen
Total533 189344
20-214 22
22-24115 5362
25-29107 4166
30-3468 2345
35-3969 1950
40-49108 2979
50-6457 2037
65 and over5 23
Total 533 189344

Online Student Population

At Morehead State University, 4,498 students (51.17% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,107 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 991 students live in Kentucky where Morehead State University is located in and 113 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,7918,258533
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,107639468
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,3913,34942
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,2934,27023
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,107639468
Kentucky Residents991584407
Other State in U.S.1135360
Outside of U.S.321
Unknown000