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Morehead State University

Morehead State University is based in the town of Morehead, KY — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,561

family income
under $30k

$7,152

$30–48k

$9,920

$48–75k

$13,796

$75–110k

$14,197

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$9,7932023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Morehead State University rose from $8,535 (2008) to $9,793 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,535
2009	$9,047
2010	$9,191
2011	$9,831
2012	$10,439
2013	$10,830
2014	$11,870
2015	$11,308
2016	$12,179
2017	$12,759
2018	$12,421
2019	$12,096
2020	$10,738
2021	$11,012
2022	$10,089
2023	$9,793

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$21,9612024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Morehead State University rose from $13,952 (2009) to $21,961 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,952
2010	$14,940
2011	$15,075
2012	$16,601
2013	$17,805
2014	$18,191
2015	$18,898
2016	$19,454
2017	$20,507
2018	$21,512
2019	$21,987
2020	$22,059
2021	$20,803
2022	$21,837
2023	$22,758
2024	$21,961

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,510	$6,670
2001	$2,710	$7,204
2002	$2,926	$7,780
2003	$3,364	$8,948
2004	$3,840	$10,200
2005	$4,320	$11,480
2006	$4,870	$12,950
2007	$5,280	$13,340
2008	$5,400	$14,040
2013	$7,498	$18,746
2014	$7,866	$19,666
2015	$8,098	$20,246
2016	$8,496	$12,744
2017	$8,950	$13,426
2018	$9,070	$13,546
2019	$9,290	$13,876
2020	$9,290	$13,876
2021	$9,462	$14,106
2022	$9,560	$14,286
2023	$9,838	$14,706

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Morehead State University reports published tuition by residency: $10,024 in-state versus $14,980 out-of-state — a $4,956 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Morehead State University reports 4,578 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

52.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Morehead State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Morehead State University rose from 34.9% (entered 1991) to 52.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	34.9%
1992 cohort	34.2%
1993 cohort	36%
1994 cohort	34.9%
1995 cohort	37.4%
1996 cohort	37.6%
1997 cohort	38.6%
1998 cohort	33.1%
1999 cohort	36.4%
2000 cohort	38.4%
2001 cohort	35.4%
2002 cohort	34.9%
2003 cohort	35%
2004 cohort	31.7%
2005 cohort	36.4%
2006 cohort	39.3%
2007 cohort	40.4%
2008 cohort	42.7%
2009 cohort	39.9%
2010 cohort	45.5%
2011 cohort	41.8%
2012 cohort	44.6%
2013 cohort	45.9%
2014 cohort	43.1%
2015 cohort	44.8%
2016 cohort	47.2%
2017 cohort	47.7%
2018 cohort	52.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,185	$2,943
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,951	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,590	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,932	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,564	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,717	$3,486
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,902	$3,521
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,500	$3,677
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,675	$4,802
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,312	$5,892
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,490	$6,220
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,777	$6,039
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,500	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,509	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$8,844
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,579	$9,025
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,861	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$8,691
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,250	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$37,131

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$40,571

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$43,197

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Morehead State University admitted 7,052 of 9,134 applicants in Fall 2024. The 77.2% rate describes that application pool.

77.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,838 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,578 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Morehead State University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

Check current requirements with admissions.

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Morehead State University received 9,134 applications and admitted 7,052 (77.2%), with 1,284 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

77.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	74.4%
Fall 2002	72.9%
Fall 2003	72.4%
Fall 2004	71.1%
Fall 2005	65.9%
Fall 2006	69.3%
Fall 2007	69.4%
Fall 2008	71.1%
Fall 2009	54.5%
Fall 2010	78.8%
Fall 2011	88.8%
Fall 2012	92.7%
Fall 2013	84.5%
Fall 2014	84.4%
Fall 2015	85.4%
Fall 2016	85.6%
Fall 2017	79.6%
Fall 2018	79.3%
Fall 2019	77.6%
Fall 2020	76.7%
Fall 2021	89.8%
Fall 2022	84%
Fall 2023	82.1%
Fall 2024	77.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

948–1223Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	850	1140
Fall 2005	830	1090
Fall 2006	880	1090
Fall 2007	870	1090
Fall 2008	840	1070
Fall 2009	850	1150
Fall 2010	900	1130
Fall 2011	940	1140
Fall 2012	890	1120
Fall 2013	875	1115
Fall 2014	900	1095
Fall 2015	850	1100
Fall 2016	840	1060
Fall 2017	855	1035
Fall 2019	948	1223

IPEDS Fall 2004–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–26Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	22
Fall 2002	17	22
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	16	22
Fall 2005	17	21
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2007	17	24
Fall 2008	18	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,578Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Morehead State University fell from 7,356 (Fall 2002) to 4,578 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,356
Fall 2003	7,523
Fall 2004	7,262
Fall 2005	6,966
Fall 2006	6,843
Fall 2007	6,854
Fall 2008	6,761
Fall 2009	6,713
Fall 2010	6,617
Fall 2011	6,854
Fall 2012	7,152
Fall 2013	7,344
Fall 2014	7,212
Fall 2015	7,038
Fall 2016	6,647
Fall 2017	6,410
Fall 2018	6,253
Fall 2019	5,877
Fall 2020	5,680
Fall 2021	5,210
Fall 2022	4,864
Fall 2023	4,689
Fall 2024	4,578

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Morehead State University has held near 65% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	66%
Fall 2005 cohort	69%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	69%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Morehead State University

Faculty pay at Morehead State University averages $93,456 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Morehead State University as a primarily residential campus of 4,578 undergraduates — and 65% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, Morehead State University considered scores; no usable range is filed. Kentucky benchmarks are not Morehead State University's own range.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Morehead State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Morehead State University77.2%

Kentucky median79.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Morehead State University$10,024

Kentucky median$26,625

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Morehead State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Morehead State University$43,197

Kentucky median$45,036

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Morehead State University, Kentucky and national reference values
Metric & basis	Morehead State University	Kentucky median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	77.2%	79.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,024	$26,625	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$43,197	$45,036	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Morehead State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Morehead State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 29 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$85,740
Engineering-Related Fields	$85,181
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$76,850
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	$76,568
Biology, General	$65,624
Physics	$62,865
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,145
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,282
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$51,805
Sociology	$50,331
Business/Commerce, General	$50,191
Accounting and Related Services	$50,125
Mathematics	$47,916
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,242
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$46,667
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,877
Psychology, General	$45,874
Agriculture, General	$45,255
Social Work	$45,201
Communication and Media Studies	$44,149
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,422
Marketing	$41,206
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$40,990
Music	$40,768
Special Education and Teaching	$39,777
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	$38,347
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,275
English Language and Literature, General	$35,895
Fine and Studio Arts	$32,257

These 29 fields listed for Morehead State University measure earnings after completion. The $43,197 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Morehead State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is Morehead State University's acceptance rate?

77.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,052 admitted from 9,134 applicants.

How much does Morehead State University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,024; out-of-state students pay $14,980. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Morehead State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $43,197. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University — 67.6% admitted
University of Louisville — 79.4% admitted
Kentucky Christian University — 60.9% admitted
Kentucky Wesleyan College — 71.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.