Murray State University

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School Location

218 Wells Hall
Murray, KY 42071-3318

General information

(270) 809-3011

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificates, Associate degrees, Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificates
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students:	10,778 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 30

About this School

Murray State University, located in the town of Murray in Kentucky's far-western Jackson Purchase, is an approximately 10,000-student, four-year public university. Having recently adopted the moniker "Kentucky's Public Ivy University," the school has striven to maintain a strong academic reputation and has been rewarded with high marks when compared with other regional public universities in U.S. News & World Report and other college ranking publications.

History

The history of Murray State University can be traced to the passage of Senate Bill 14 by the General Assembly, which would create two normal schools to address the growing demand for professional teachers. One of these schools would be in the western part of the state, which caused many cities and towns to bid for the new normal school. Rainey T. Wells spoke on behalf of the city of Murray to convince the Normal School Commission to choose his city. On September 2, 1922, Murray was chosen as the site of the new western normal school, and Morehead was chosen as the site for the eastern normal school. On November 26, 1922, John Wesley Carr was elected as the first president of the Murray State Normal School by the State Board of Education. At the same time, the Normal School Commission, under the belief that it had the right to elect the first president, elected Rainey T. Wells. May 15, 1923, The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the decision made the State Board of Education, and Carr would be the first president. Opening day for Murray State Normal School was September 23, 1923. Until the first building was completed, now Wrather Hall, the Normal School held classes on the first floor of Murray High School. All students commuted to classes until the first dormitory was constructed in 1925 as Wells Hall. Wilson hall was also completed under Carr's presidency, and other structures were in progress. In 1926, Rainey T. Wells, recognized as the founder of Murray State, also became the second president. Wells served as president from 1926 to 1932, and during this time Lovett Auditorium, Carr Health Building, and Pogue library were all completed.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 5,748	$ 5,418	$ 4,998
Out of State	$ 15,612	$ 14,718	$ 13,566
Books and Supplies	$ 990	$ 700	$ 700
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 6,004	$ 5,818	$ 5,398
Other Expenses	$ 2,500	$ 1,140	$ 1,140
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	28%	$ 3,424
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	65%	$ 2,117
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	38%	$ 5,289
Loans to students	50%	$ 3,883

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