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University or college · Private nonprofit

McMurry University

Abilene, TX1,537 online only

McMurry University is a private nonprofit university in Abilene, TX, with about 1,012 students on campus and 1,537 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
1,012
plus 1,537 studying only online
Admission rate
57%
lower than at 79% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$19,581
lower than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
44%
lower than at 70% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$48,779
higher than at 69% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into McMurry University?

57%

of applicants admitted

About 11 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
490–590
SAT math
460–570
ACT
18–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1043.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $43,778 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $32,340Room & board $9,836Books & supplies $200Other costs $1,402

After grants, the average family on aid pays $19,581.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$18,272

About $73,088 over 4 years · 58% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
44%
within 6 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
64%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$48,779
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,221 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

53%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 64% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 22%Education 16%Parks, recreation & fitness 9%Social sciences 9%Interdisciplinary 6%Biology 5%Everything else 32%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas19 graduates a year · typical debt $28,776
$47k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General19 graduates a year · typical debt $25,466
$56k4 yrs out
Biology, General17 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General16 graduates a year · typical debt $26,028
$31k1 yr out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods15 graduates a year · typical debt $21,833
$43k4 yrs out
Criminology12 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness11 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections11 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,176 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 44%Hispanic 34%Black 13%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 2%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
16 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
29%
take federal loans
7%
undergrads 25 or older
8%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Abilene

9% of Abilene’s 131,588 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Abilene pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from McMurry University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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3.5 mi3,545 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.