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# Morehead State University

Regional public university in eastern Kentucky focused on health professions with open admissions and low tuition.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 38.186768, -83.434021

### Summary

Regional public university in eastern Kentucky focused on health professions with open admissions and low tuition.

### Description

Morehead State University is a public regional university in Morehead, Kentucky, serving approximately 8,600 students. The institution emphasizes health professions and related programs and maintains a research-active profile appropriate to its comprehensive mission as a master's-level institution.

In-state tuition is $9,704 annually, with out-of-state tuition at $14,660. Total cost of attendance, including room and board, runs $20,698 for in-state students and $25,654 for out-of-state students. The university maintains open admissions with an acceptance rate of 82.1 percent, making it accessible to a broad range of students across its service region.

Morehead State works well for students seeking health-related degree pathways in a smaller, regional setting where faculty engagement and lower competition for resources are realistic expectations. Prospective students should visit the official website at https://www.moreheadstate.edu/ for program details and financial aid information.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 157,386
- **State**: KY
- **City**: Morehead
- **Address**: University Blvd
- **Zip Code**: 40351
- **Sector Group**: Public 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.moreheadstate.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Town
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $9,704
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $14,660
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $20,698
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $25,654
- **Room and Board**: $10,994
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 8,618
- **Acceptance Rate**: 82.1%
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $105,369,713
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: Research Colleges and Universities
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Health Professions and Related Programs