MURRAY – Murray State University’s Fall 2025 enrollment report indicates continued momentum and increases in multiple categories, the university said Wednesday.

A news release said Murray State’s total enrollment of 9,932 students (8,217 undergraduate students and 1,715 graduate students) is its second-largest student body over the past eight years and includes students from 116 Kentucky counties, 49 states and 60 countries.

Over the past seven years, Murray State has grown exponentially in categories including first-time freshman students (13.3% increase), first-time graduate students (a nearly 20% increase), international students (165% increase) and total enrollment (5% increase) in that timeframe.

An important marker of student progression toward graduation, Murray State’s first-to-

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