Morehead State University (Morehead State) vs. Tennessee Technological University (TTU)

Compare two schools with tuition, admission, test scores, and more academic characteristics.

  • Both Morehead State University (Morehead State) and Tennessee Technological University (TTU) are public.
  • Morehead State is located in Morehead, KY and TTU is located in Cookeville, TN.
  • TTU has more expensive tuition of $20,116 than Morehead State ($14,706).
  • TTU has tighter acceptance rate of 64.40% than Morehead State (79.62%).
  • TTU is larger with 9,902 students than Morehead State (8,807 students).
Morehead State University
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#13 in Kentucky
Rankings#293 in National Universities
#27 in Tennessee
Public, 4-yearsSchool TypePublic, 4-years
Morehead, KYLocationCookeville, TN
Morehead StateKnown asTTU
1 Year Certificate
Associate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Other)
Offered Degrees2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Other)
Master's College and University (larger programs)Carnegie ClassificationResearch University (high research activity)
Tuition & Fees
$9,838 Kentucky residents
$14,706 out-of-state
Undergraduate$10,084 Tennessee residents
$20,116 out-of-state
$10,512Graduate$11,800 Tennessee residents
$20,740 out-of-state
$8,644Financial Aid$9,243
Admission
$30 undergraduate
$30 graduate
Application Fee$25 undergraduate
$35 graduate
79.62%Acceptance Rate64.40%
31.35%Yield38.28%
Test Scores
Student Population
8,807Total Students9,902
8,215Undergraduate8,537
592Graduate1,365
1,202Online Enrollment987
Graduation Rate & Outcomes
47%Graduation Rate60%
Transfer-out Rate19%
68%Retention Rate78%
$37,000Average Earning after Graduation$46,700
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 3,315)On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 2,460)
$6,048 average annual costs
Not offered or not ReportedMeal Plan✔ (99 meals per week)
$5,620 average annual costs
Faculties and Staffs
14 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
314 Full-time
107 Part-time
Number of Faculties446 Full-time
113 Part-time
845 Full-time
200 Part-time
Number of Staffs1,223 Full-time
133 Part-time
$60,363 for Faculties
$45,464 Part-time
Average Salary$75,349 for Faculties
$54,606 Part-time
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023