| Screen last updated on: November 9, 2009 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
22 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
27% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 5.7% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 0.7% | Hispanic |
| 90.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.9% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 5.7% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 0.7% | Hispanic |
| 89.8% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.5% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
236 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Murray Kentucky |
| Population of city/town: |
18,000 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Paducah, Hopkinsville, Henderson, and Madisonville Kentucky |
| Nearest major city: |
Paducah Kentucky |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
45,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.murraystate.edu/
campus_maps/flashmap.htm |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (79%)
- women's dorms (8%)
- men's dorms
- fraternity housing (2%)
- single-student apartments (9%)
- married-student apartments (1%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
81% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
38% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
62% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
80% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1800 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Law Library, Special Collections |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Wrather West Kentucky Museum |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills, Course-specific tutoring. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance, Evening child care. |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
98% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
14 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
7 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
16% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
7 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
5 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
12% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Murray State News (Weekly) |
| Number of honor societies: |
25 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
210 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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many religious groups |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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brass choir, music ensembles, chamber singers, choir, chorus, concert, marching, and symphonic bands, string and woodwind quintets, opera workshop, orchestra, wind sinfonietta, debating, interpretive activities groups, departmental, political, and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Allen Ward,
Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Janet Futrell |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletics Director
E.W. Dennison
Murray State University
P.O. Box 9
Murray, KY 42071-0009 |
| School mascot: |
Racers |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Ohio Valley Conference (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's riflery | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
1% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
Nashville, TN (125 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Paducah, KY (55 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Fulton, KY (40 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Paducah, KY (50 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
18% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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275 Organizations, companies and systems frequently recruit and hire our graduates. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Dr. Gene Ray, Chairman CEO of Titan Corporation. Jude Deveraux, Author Best Selling Historical Romance. Kirk Reuter, Pitcher San Francisco Giants.
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