After Murray State University: graduation, pay and debt
Murray, Kentucky · Public · 6,688 undergrads
60% of Murray State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,482 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
60%
finish within six years.
44%
finish in four years.
76%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
44%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
60%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
76%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
57%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
61%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,438
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
57%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
13%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,507
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,253
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,482
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,892
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers