Morehead State University

Today, Morehead State University enrolls more than 9,000 students from 100 Kentucky counties, 39 states and 27 nations. They are enrolled on campus, at regional campuses in Ashland, Jackson, Mount Sterling, Prestonsburg and West Liberty, and several other locations in East Kentucky and across the globe through the World Wide Web. MSU's campus is ranked among the safest in the nation.

Morehead State has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as one of the top public universities in the South in the 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S.News & World Report. MSU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS). More than 55,000 persons have received degrees from MSU. Nearly 80 degree programs are available on the two-year, four-year and graduate levels through four colleges (Caudill College of Humanities, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Science and Technology) and the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy. Two-thirds of the faculty hold doctoral degrees. The University boasts a student to professor ratio of 16-to-1.  MSU supports its missions of teaching, applied research and public service through an annual budget in excess of $118 million.

Morehead State was the first institution in Kentucky to offer a complete degree program, the Master of Business Administration (MBA), totally through the World Wide Web. In addition, the University hosts graduate-level programs for nurse practitioners and physicians assistants through the University of Kentucky. The University has erected a space tracking system in partnership with NASA as the first component of the Space Science Center.  A new $15.6 million support facility soon will be under construction.

MSU established East Kentucky's first public radio station, WMKY, in 1965 and today provides this region of the state with a 24-hour network of three FM transmitters identified as Morehead State Public Radio. Preserving the region's cultural heritage is the primary responsibility of MSU's Kentucky Folk Art Center and Kentucky Center for Traditional Music, both of which are located in downtown Morehead.

Dr. Wayne D. Andrews took office Jan. 1, 2005 as the 13th president of the University. He came to MSU after serving as vice president for administration and chief operating officer at East Tennessee State University. President Andrews and his wife, Sue, live on campus in the President's Home which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The University is located in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Ky., and Huntington, W.Va., on Interstate 64.

MSU is a charter member of the Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA Division I and sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. The football Eagles compete in the Pioneer Football League. Our coed cheerleading squad has won 17 national championships and the all-girl squad has six national titles.

To learn more about what MSU has to offer you, please contact:

Morehead State University Office of Admissions 100 Admissions Center Morehead, KY 40351 Contact: 1-800-585-6781 Website: www.moreheadstate.edu