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Murray State
U. Tennessee-Martin

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Murray State17 to 1
U. Tennessee-Martin16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Murray State82%
U. Tennessee-Martin68%
Average faculty salary
Murray State$70,683
U. Tennessee-Martin$75,371

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Murray State$10,232
U. Tennessee-Martin$11,509
Endowment per student
Murray State$16,760
U. Tennessee-Martin$11,430
Tuition share of core revenue
Murray State25%
U. Tennessee-Martin18%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Murray State1,559
U. Tennessee-Martin1,013
Most popular majors
Murray State

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 9% · General Studies 6% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 6%

U. Tennessee-Martin

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 13% · Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 9% · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why