Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University admitted 96% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 14–17 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $17,637 a year. Within six years, 30% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 96%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 14–17
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,233 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $17,637 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $16,754 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,807 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $14,147 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 30%
- Students who return for a second year
- 64%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $42,650 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,309
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 50%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 11%
- Psychology
- 11%
- Health professions
- 9%
- Communication and journalism
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Texas Woman's University TX · 96% admitted
- Pfeiffer University NC · 96% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV · 96% admitted
- University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne IN · 96% admitted
- West Virginia State University WV · 96% admitted
More colleges in Kentucky
- University of Kentucky KY · 93% admitted
- University of Louisville KY · 79% admitted
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% 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
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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.