Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University admitted 78% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 880–1080 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,925 a year. Within six years, 51% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 880–1080
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,132 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,925 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,080 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,740 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $12,300 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 51%
- Students who return for a second year
- 77%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $50,885 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,318
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 47%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Health professions
- 13%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 11%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Appalachian Bible College WV · 78% admitted
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- Prairie View A & M University TX · 79% admitted
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College GA · 76% admitted
- Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR · 75% admitted
- University of Saint Joseph CT · 79% admitted
More colleges in Kentucky
- University of Kentucky KY · 93% admitted
- University of Louisville KY · 79% admitted
- Western Kentucky University KY · 94% admitted
- Northern Kentucky University KY · 68% admitted
- University of the Cumberlands KY · 99% admitted
- Murray State University KY · 86% admitted
- Morehead State University KY · 77% admitted
- Campbellsville University KY · 80% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.