How Murray State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.69%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.00% at Murray State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.04% and women students' rate is 84.73%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Murray State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	82.17%	79.02%	84.37%
2014-15	79.96% -2.21%	77.59% -2.82%	81.54% -2.82%
2015-16	90.60% 10.65%	87.80% 11.00%	92.54% 11.00%
2016-17	85.35% -5.25%	82.74% -5.55%	86.99% -5.55%
2017-18	86.67% 1.31%	85.73% 0.23%	87.22% 0.23%
2018-19	81.42% -5.25%	80.85% -5.48%	81.73% -5.48%
2019-20	82.39% 0.97%	82.09% 0.83%	82.56% 0.83%
2020-21	77.03% -5.36%	75.95% -4.93%	77.64% -4.93%
2021-22	85.00% 7.96%	83.02% 8.36%	85.99% 8.36%
2022-23	83.98% -1.01%	81.66% -0.53%	85.47% -0.53%
2023-24	86.00% 2.02%	86.00% 0.54%	86.01% 0.54%
Average	83.69%	82.04%	84.73%

Murray State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.37% where the current academic year yield is 17.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Murray State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.24%	45.17%	42.03%
2014-15	39.62% -3.62%	39.41% -2.28%	39.76% -2.28%
2015-16	33.24% -6.38%	33.85% -6.91%	32.85% -6.91%
2016-17	27.16% -6.08%	28.77% -6.64%	26.20% -6.64%
2017-18	24.13% -3.03%	26.51% -3.44%	22.76% -3.44%
2018-19	19.62% -4.51%	21.87% -4.36%	18.40% -4.36%
2019-20	20.71% 1.09%	21.57% 1.84%	20.24% 1.84%
2020-21	20.43% -0.28%	21.45% -0.37%	19.87% -0.37%
2021-22	18.00% -2.43%	20.99% -3.87%	16.00% -3.87%
2022-23	15.87% -2.13%	17.81% -1.13%	14.86% -1.13%
2023-24	17.00% 1.13%	16.99% 3.14%	18.01% 3.14%
Average	25.37%	26.76%	24.64%

Murray State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,651, the average number of admitted is 6,392, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,470. The number of Murray State applicants increased by 7.68% (787 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Murray State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,576	3,760	1,626
2014-15	4,760 184	3,806 -118	1,508 -118
2015-16	4,874 114	4,416 -40	1,468 -40
2016-17	6,479 1,605	5,530 34	1,502 34
2017-18	6,900 421	5,980 -59	1,443 -59
2018-19	8,256 1,356	6,722 -124	1,319 -124
2019-20	8,327 71	6,861 102	1,421 102
2020-21	9,552 1,225	7,358 82	1,503 82
2021-22	9,144 -408	7,772 -104	1,399 -104
2022-23	10,251 1,107	8,609 -33	1,366 -33
2023-24	11,038 787	9,493 248	1,614 248
Average	7,651	6,392	1,470

Murray State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Murray State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes