Morehead, Kentucky · Public · 4-year · Remote town
Overview
Morehead State University is a public four-year institution based in Morehead, Kentucky. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 8,791 students in fall 2024, including 8,258 undergraduates and 533 graduate students.
Morehead State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 1,265 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
8,791
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
1,265
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
936
Associate degrees
128
Master's degrees
167
Other doctoral degrees
23
Certificates under 1 year
11
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,791
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,258
Graduate students, fall 2024
533
Full-time, fall 2024
53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,552
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,856
Graduate students, 2024-25
696
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
61%
Men
39%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
42
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pioneer Football League; Ohio Valley Conference
President
Joseph A. Morgan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization