McMurry University
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$48,779
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,779
median earnings, 10 years after starting
McMurry University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Abilene, Texas with 1,176 undergraduates and 8 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,581 a year (tuition and fees $32,340). It admits 57% of applicants and 44% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,779 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,581
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$32,340
US median $11,837
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
44%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,779
Rank 1,580 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,581
- Tuition and fees
- $32,340
- Cost of attendance
- $43,778
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,946
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,181
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,272
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,285
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,297
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $25,763 in 2015-16 to $32,340 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1,043
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 565
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,176
- Graduate students
- 8
- Part-time students
- 8.0%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 44%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $114.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,580 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,581 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,340 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 44% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,647 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,779 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $28,776 | $47,240 | $47,035 | $51,389 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,466 | $43,340 | $55,605 | $68,407 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $26,028 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $21,833 | $42,900 | $42,638 | $47,382 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | $32,956 | $41,749 | $52,657 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,668 | $55,693 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
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Questions and answers
How much does McMurry University cost?
$19,581 a year is the average net price at McMurry University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $32,340, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $43,778. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,946 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at McMurry University?
57% of applicants are admitted to McMurry University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,043 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do McMurry University graduates earn?
$48,779 a year is the median pay of former McMurry University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,647 after 6 years). That ranks 1,580 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's) at $47,240.
How much student debt do McMurry University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of McMurry University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at McMurry University?
44% of first-time, full-time students at McMurry University finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at McMurry University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (19 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (19 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (17 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.