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Northern Kentucky University

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Acceptance Rate

67.7%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

953–1150

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$10,896

Out-of-State Tuition

$21,480

Undergrad Enrollment

8,065

Applicants

6,417

Yield Rate

21.0%

Endowment / Student

$15,669

Student:Faculty

18:1

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What you pay

$8,191/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $32,764 over four years.

What grads earn

$52,703/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$58,456 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.6 years of pay.

68% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

14%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Northern Kentucky University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$2,603
$30–48k$3,630
$48–75k$6,761
$75–110k$12,679
Over $110k$14,522

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

52%

Completion · all

51%

Completion · Pell

40%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

55%

Median debt

$23,000

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
6,417
Admitted
6,16296.0%
Enrolled
1,29521% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation52% / 48%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball16Golf11Soccer32Swimming12Tennis7Track & Field98

Women's

Basketball16Golf11Soccer28Softball21Swimming2Tennis6Track & Field100Volleyball16
Research Activity
FY 2024
$3Mtotal R&D expenditure#529 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General344 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse239 grads
Psychology, General128 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching77 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General74 grads
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General66 grads
Information Technology65 grads
Organizational Behavior Studies57 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric56 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies56 grads

4yr Grad Rate

31%

6yr Grad Rate

50%

Retention Rate

76%

Median Earnings

$50,220