Headcounts and Directory Information
Murray State University (Murray State) is a public, four-years institute located in Murray, KY. It has a total enrollment of 9,479 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (larger programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - professional practice.
A total of 523 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Murray State. The average faculty salary is $65,186 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,296 employees work at Murray State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $49,801. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY |
| Phone Number | 270-809-3011 |
| Web | www.murraystate.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 442 Full-time / 81 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,089 Full-time / 207 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $65,186 |
| Staff Average Salary | $49,801 |
| Student Population | 9,479 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Murray State University, there are 1,235 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,064 full-time and 171 part-time staffs work at Murray State. By gender there are 540 male and 695 female employees.
Among them, 523 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 437 full-time and 143 part-time faculties. By gender there are 271 male and 309 female faculties teaching at Murray State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,235 | 540 | 695 | 1,064 | 481 | 583 | 171 | 59 | 112 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 580 | 271 | 309 | 437 | 220 | 217 | 143 | 51 | 92 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 36 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 25 | - | - | - |
| Management | 48 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 113 | 25 | 88 | 110 | 25 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 63 | 45 | 18 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 124 | 61 | 63 | 122 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 28 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Service | 31 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Sales and related | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 147 | 13 | 134 | 139 | 13 | 126 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 45 | 43 | 2 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - |