Does Murray State University have a tennis program?

Yes. Murray State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Murray State University?

Murray State University is in Murray, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Murray State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,485 a year, and an average net price of $9,096 after grants and scholarships.

Murray State University

Murray, KY · public · 6,688 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Murray State University field?

Murray State University, in Murray, KY, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9].

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 13 on the women's side in 2025.

Murray State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9] median of 7, by 86%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Murray State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 13 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 225%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

Murray State University Women's TennisNCAA Division I · Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9] · 13 players (2025)

How does Murray State University fund its athletes?

Murray State University reported 358 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 191 men and 167 women, close to an even split.

Athletically related student aid came to $5,038,859, about $13,609 per male athlete and $14,608 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $291,965 for men's sports and $113,108 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,529 and $677 per athlete.

What is Murray State University like academically?

Murray State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1133, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $23,485 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,096 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $9,900 for KY residents and $19,836 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,737, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Murray State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Agriculture, Health Professions and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other (102 degrees)
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (99 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (95 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (93 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (91 degrees)
Business/Commerce, General (78 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (55 degrees)
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (55 degrees)
Social Work (55 degrees)
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (54 degrees)

What is Murray, KY like to live in?

Murray State University sits in Murray, a town well outside any metro area of about 18,000 people in Calloway County, Kentucky.

Household incomes in Murray, a median of about $40,348, sit far below the Kentucky median and likewise far below the national one, 49% lower than the country as a whole.

Home values are in step with the rest of Kentucky, around $193,300 and a typical rent of $835 a month is 11% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 15% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 21% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.2 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.

37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kentucky average of 27%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Murray State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Murray State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Murray State University?: Murray State University is in Murray, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Murray State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,485 a year, and an average net price of $9,096 after grants and scholarships.