Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Murray State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma.
Murray State has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,025 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma average (6,839 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Murray State College2,9492,949
Similarly Ranked Schools4,0254,025
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma6,8396,005
The below chart compares the student population between Murray State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 919 male and 2,030 female students attending Murray State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.45 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 Murray State.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Murray State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,9491,0861,863
Men919400519
Women2,0306861,344

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,505 White students (51.03%) and 763 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (25.87%) at Murray State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Murray State College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Murray State College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native22567158
Asian1688
Black or African American722547
Hispanic29792205
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White1,5054561,049
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown763226537
Total 2,9499192,030

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,233 students whose age under twenty five and 493 students whose age is over thirty years old at Murray State College.
Especially, 859 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Murray State College.
Population by Student Age at Murray State College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,949 9192,030
Under 18859 306553
18-19810 334476
20-21353 112241
22-24211 43168
25-29223 33190
30-34185 25160
35-39134 22112
40-49119 2990
50-6451 1338
65 and over4 22
Total 2,949 9192,030

Online Student Population

At Murray State College, 2,681 students (90.91% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,737 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, 1,678 students live in Oklahoma where Murray State College is located in and 58 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,949
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,737
Enrolled Some in Online Classes944
Not Enrolled in Online Classes268
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,737
Oklahoma Residents1,678
Other State in U.S.58
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1