MSU at-a-Glance

• Founded: 1887 as Morehead Normal School
• Enrollment: Nearly 11,000 students from 109 Kentucky counties, 45 states and 27 countries
• Student-faculty ratio: 18 to 1
• Average class size: 18
• Faculty: 70% of full-time faculty members have a Doctorate.
• Residence Halls: 12 main campus residence halls for MSU students, 2 residence halls on the University Farm, and one residence hall for Craft Academy students.
• Undergraduate degree programs: 135 (including pre-professional programs)
• Pre-professional programs: 14
• Percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid: More than 90 percent
• Alumni: Over 41,000 undergraduate alumni
• Colors: Blue and gold
• Mascot: Eagle (a.k.a. Beaker)
• MSU is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as an Institution of Community Engagement.
• The campus is ranked among the safest in the nation.
• We offer more than 100 student clubs and organizations.
• MSU was named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best public regional universities in the South for the 13th consecutive year.
• Eagle Athletics Information

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More than 64,000 call MSU their alma mater. They have taken their invaluable education, skills and experience from MSU across the U.S. and internationally. Some have gone on to become an NFL Super Bowl MVP or an NBA 1st round draft pick. Others are making an impact as state legislators, broadcasters or teachers of the year. Wherever we go, the goals, achievements and attitudes of Eagle alumni continue to put MSU on the map.  

_{(Updated Aug. 2016)}