Admission for fall 2025 and 2025-26 academic year is open

MURRAY, Ky. – Admission for the fall 2025 semester and 2025-26 academic year at Murray State University is open as future Racers can apply today at admissions.murraystate.edu.

Murray State offers on-campus courses at its main Murray location as well as five regional campuses in Paducah, Henderson, Madisonville, Hopkinsville and Fort Campbell. The University also offers many degrees and classes entirely online, providing a flexible higher education experience to accommodate any schedule.

Murray State continues to reinforce its “high-quality, high-impact, nationally-recognized best value” promise that has been identified by multiple publications. The University has been named a “Best Bang for the Buck” by Washington Monthly, one of “America’s Best Colleges” by Forbes, as well as a “Top-Tier University” by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 consecutive years. In addition, the University has been recognized nationally for campus safety initiatives while the city of Murray has been named one of the nation’s top 50 safest college towns. 

The University offers more than 140 academic programs and 170 student organizations, encompassing a variety of shared academic and personal interests. 

Murray State has an expanded regional tuition rate that includes a total of 15 states across the country. These states include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Murray State also offers enhanced academic achievement scholarships to emphasize GPA for entering freshmen students. Based on the University’s most recent data, a record $136 million is awarded annually to students in financial aid and scholarships, and among its freshman class, 99 percent received a scholarship or financial aid. 

Numerous scholarships and aid opportunities are available, such as the Murray State Promise, which covers the cost of tuition for eligible Kentucky first-time freshmen and new transfer students. Learn more at murraystate.edu/promise. 

Murray State invites prospective students interested in becoming a future Racer to visit admissions.murraystate.edu for general information about the University, to schedule a campus visit and tour and to apply for admission. Murray State is ACT and SAT test-optional for qualifying prospective undergraduate students.

Based on preliminary enrollment data as of Aug. 27, 2024, Murray State’s fall 2024 freshman class is the fourth largest in the University’s history and the second largest in the past decade, following last fall’s record-breaking freshmen enrollment. Incoming fall 2024 transfer students reflect a significant increase from last fall and is the largest entering class of transfer students since 2020. The University’s overall enrollment reflects a 5% increase from last fall and is the largest overall enrollment since 2016.

Students interested in joining the Racer family can learn more as well as schedule a campus visit by calling the office of recruitment at 270-809-2896 or emailing msu.recruitment@murraystate.edu.

Students looking to transfer to Murray State are encouraged to visit murraystate.edu/transfer. Admission staff are available to discuss credit hour transfer, scholarship information and more at 270-809-3350 or msu.transfercenter@murraystate.edu.