Kentucky State University

400 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601-2355
(502) 597-6000
www.kysu.edu
fax:(502) 597-5950
president:Dr. Mary Evans Sias
6399 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.38 Graduation Rate 0.18
0.11 0.23

STUDENT RATIO

2370

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

6276 | 15072

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1813

CLASS SIZE

18

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
386

SAT MATH

400

SAT READING

382

SAT WRITING

18

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.11
0.23
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
323
386
448
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
350
400
450
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
343
382
420
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
16
18
20
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$34942

Average Monthly Payment

$388

Median Earnings

$26600

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

42%
URL Applyksuprodssb1.kysu.edu:9000/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Application Fee30
Percent Admitted (Men)0.36
Percent Admitted (Women)0.39
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment557
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.56
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.26
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.13
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.89
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7675
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates10231
Applicants Men2349
Applicants Women3917
Admissions Total2415
Admissions Men837
Admissions Women1537
ACT English 25th percentile score14
ACT English 75th percentile score20
ACT Math 25th percentile score15
ACT Math 75th percentile score19
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score860
Median ACT English Score17
Median ACT Math Score17
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)68%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)43%
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