Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University admitted 68% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 953–1150 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $8,976 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 68%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 953–1150
- ACT middle 50%
- 18–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $19,772 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $8,976 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $6,260 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,496 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,752 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $55,024 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,750
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,246
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Health professions
- 17%
- Computer and information sciences
- 9%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 7%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Indiana University-East IN · 67% admitted
- Texas Wesleyan University TX · 69% admitted
- Midland University NE · 66% admitted
- Capital University OH · 70% admitted
- Howard Payne University TX · 67% admitted
- Xavier University of Louisiana LA · 69% 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
- 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.