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McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Early Childhood Education and Teaching (9% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,484 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

213 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 38 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13.12109.4% 20
    Graduates in this field earn $42,638 4 years out
  2. Business/Commerce, General 52.01019.4% 20
    Graduates in this field earn $55,605 4 years out
  3. Criminology 45.04016.6% 14
  4. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30.99996.6% 14
    Graduates in this field earn $44,668 4 years out
  5. Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05056.1% 13

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business/Commerce, General$55,605 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $43,340

    4 years after completion$55,605
    National median: $68,407Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,466 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,035 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,240

    4 years after completion$47,035
    National median: $51,389Below typical

    Median federal debt: $28,776 · 31 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$44,668 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$44,668
    National median: $55,693Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 8 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,638 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $42,900

    4 years after completion$42,638
    National median: $47,382Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $39,920 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,833 · 33 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Sociology$41,749 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,956

    4 years after completion$41,749
    National median: $52,657Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 14 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college16 to 1
16 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 72% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$67,469

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$8,484
$8,484
← Lessmore than 35% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$80,539
$80,539
← Lessmore than 73% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)