| Location: | Southwest |
| Setting: | Mid-size City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | United Methodist |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Indians |
McMurry University, founded in 1923, is a private co-educational university in Abilene, Texas. It is a liberal arts school offering forty-one majors in the fields of fine arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, education, business, and religion, and nine pre-professional programs, including engineering, nursing, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, veterinary, and law. McMurry is affiliated with the United Methodist church.
McMurry has roughly 1,430 students. Methodist students comprise 27 percent of the student population. Ninety five percent of students are Texan. Minority groups make up approximately one-fourth of the student body. In the freshman class, 98 percent of students receive some financial aid. Fifty-three percent of students live on campus, and 75 percent of students are involved in at least one extracurricular activity.
More than 80 percent of the faculty have earned a doctorate or other terminal degree in their field. McMurry is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Texas Education Agency, the University Senate of the United Methodist Church, the National League for Nursing, and the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners.
McMurry has been recognized annually since 1996 by U.S. News & World Report for quality and value in the Southwest division of third tier schools.
In late August 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) handed down a decision calling for the eighteen universities with Native American mascots to change their names or obtain a waiver from their representative tribe for the use of the mascot name. The McMurry Indians were part of this list. The Indians nickname was chosen as a tribute to the University's first president, J.W. Hunt, who grew up on an Indian Reservation in the Indian Territory.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 54% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (American Southwest Conference) Basketball (American Southwest Conference) Baseball (American Southwest Conference) Track (American Southwest Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 14,500 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 14,300 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 50 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,495 | 45% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,297 | 71% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,838 | 68% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,771 | 76% | |
Any Aid: |
98% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 70% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 78% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 420, Math: 440 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 540, Math: 570 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 52% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 16, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 20.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
