Northern Kentucky University

Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
(859) 572-5100
www.nku.edu
fax:(859) 572-5566
president:Geoffrey S. Mearns
7064 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.47 Graduation Rate 0.38
0.36 0.4

STUDENT RATIO

12794

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

8376 | 16464

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

9736

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
490

SAT MATH

500

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.36
0.4
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
430
490
550
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
500
560
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$24459

Average Monthly Payment

$272

Median Earnings

$36100

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

59%
URL Applywww.nku.edu/apply/index.php
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.51
Percent Admitted (Women)0.44
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment3058
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 American0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.82
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.95
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5891
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7349
Applicants Men2731
Applicants Women4333
Admissions Total3299
Admissions Men1397
Admissions Women1902
ACT English 25th percentile score19
ACT English 75th percentile score26
ACT Math 25th percentile score18
ACT Math 75th percentile score24
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1024
Median ACT English Score23
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)55%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)76%
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