Murray State University Rankings 2024-25

Murray State University has maintained a remarkable reputation for 29 consecutive years, receiving recognition from U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges as one of the top regional universities in the United States. In the 2019 rankings, Murray State secured the 11th position among public regional universities in the South and the 24th position overall among all regional universities in the South. Other prominent Murray State University rankings in the past two years can be found below:

• #600 - US College Rankings - Times Higher Education 2022
• #848 - Best Colleges In Nation - College Factual 2023
• #8 - Best Colleges In Kentucky - College Factual 2023
• #416 - Top Colleges 2021 - Forbes
• #195 - In Public Colleges - Forbes 2023

Course-wise Rankings 

Murray State University’s courses have been well-established over the years and rank as one of the top-most in the country. Well-known ranking leagues like Niche and others have been known to position Murray State’s courses in its list. Mentioned below are the most recent ones published: 

• #84 - Best Colleges For Information Technology In America - Niche 2023
• #254 - Best Colleges for Public Policy in America - Niche 2023
• #338 - Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance in America - Niche 2023
• #350 - Best Colleges for History in America - Niche 2023