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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Murray State has 1.6× as many undergrads as Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Murray State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (33% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Murray State6.7K
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania4.1K
Pell Grant share
Murray State33%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania30%
First-gen share
Murray State34%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania34%
Diversity index
Murray State0.38
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania0.42

Who they are

Men
Murray State39%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania49%
Part-time students
Murray State9%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania5%
Students 25 and older
Murray State9%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania5%

Race & ethnicity

Murray State
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Murray State62%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania90%
First-years from other states
Murray State36%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania10%
First-years from abroad
Murray State3%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania0%
New transfer students this fall
Murray State523
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania191
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Murray State25%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania15%

Campus

Murray State
Distant townNCAA D-I FCS · Missouri Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Town near a cityNCAA D-II · Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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