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Murray State College

Tishomingo, Oklahoma Public 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Murray State College is a public four-year institution based in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The campus sits in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,949 students.

Murray State College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 24 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, General Studies, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 537 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

Murray State College Provides Opportunities for Student Learning, Personal Growth, Professional Success, and Community Enhancement.

Mission statement as reported by Murray State College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,949
Students enrolled
537
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
24
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 24

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Education 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
  • Gunsmithing CertificateAssociateBachelor Online option 9 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
3
Associate degrees
481
Certificates under 1 year
53

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,949
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,949
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,649
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
13%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
58%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Tim Faltyn
Services and opportunities
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
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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