Quad

Head-to-head

Vermont State
Murray State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Murray State's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 24% at Vermont State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Murray State costs about $7K less per year on average than Vermont State ($16,567 vs. $23,593, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Murray State has 1.9× as many undergrads as Vermont State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Vermont State grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than Murray State's ($50,331 vs. $44,737)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Vermont State's yield is 6 pts higher than Murray State's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Vermont State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Murray State (38% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Vermont State admits 82%, Murray State 86%; Vermont State's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Vermont State82%
Murray State86%
Quad's selectivity
  • Vermont StateAccessible
  • Murray StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Vermont StateTest-blind
Murray State
940–1170
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Vermont StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Murray StateRigor, GPA, and rank very important42%

Who's on each campus

Murray State has 1.9× as many undergrads as Vermont State; Vermont State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Vermont State3.6K
Murray State6.7K
Pell Grant share
Vermont State34%
Murray State33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Vermont State, and Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields at Murray State.

Students per faculty member
Vermont State13 to 1
Murray State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Vermont StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%
  • Murray StateAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other9%

What each costs

Murray State costs about $7K less a year than Vermont State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Vermont State$23.6K
Murray State$16.6K
Aid generosity
Vermont State24%
Murray State46%

What each pays off

Vermont State's former students earn more, a median $50.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Vermont State$50.3K
Murray State$44.7K
Graduation rate
Vermont State58%
Murray State61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Murray State got less selective while Vermont State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Vermont StateGrowing+651%
  • Murray StateGrowing+120%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Murray State University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021About 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