Morehead State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Morehead State University, also referred to as MSU or Morehead, is a public, coeducational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1887 as Morehead Normal School. It was renamed several times: in 1926 as Morehead State Normal School and Teachers College, in 1930 as Morehead State Teachers College, in 1948 as Morehead State College, in 1968 as Morehead State University.

MSU is organized into the following colleges:

• Caudill College of Humanities
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Science and Technology

Morehead State University's campus is home to a number of fraternities/sororities including Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Theta Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. A high percentage of students are members of the Greek letter organizations.

The University's sports teams are called the Eagles. The mascot of MSU is the Eagle. The University sponsors more than 16 different sports for men and women and a cheerleading squad.

Some notable alumni of MSU are Chuck Woolery, American game show host; Nelson Allen, former Kentucky state Senator; Chris Offutt, writer; James A. Turner, Executive Director, Verizon Communications Inc.; and Dwain Messer, American country music singer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and music.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,832 in 2009-2010 (7,009 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Morehead State provides on-campus housing for 2,792 of its 7,009 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football (Pioneer Football League), basketball (Ohio Valley Conference), baseball (Ohio Valley Conference), and track (Ohio Valley Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 88 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Morehead State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (149 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (434 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering/Industrial Management

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (36 awarded)

• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (79 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (30 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (6 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (289 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (53 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (70 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MUSIC (27 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (97 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (53 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (63 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (36 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology