Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,982
Graduate Enrollment: 5,165
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 80.29%

Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)

First generation college students: 38.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,146
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 983 - 1210

2022 Median Admit ACT: 23
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 20 - 26

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 52.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 28.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 17.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.9% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 79.3%
Black: 7.2%
Hispanic: 4.2%
Asian: 1.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.4%
Non-resident alien: 2.9%
Unknown race: 1.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $17,112
In-State tuition: $10,392
Out-of-State tuition: $20,448

Estimated books and supplies: $800 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,454 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,500 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,454 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,500 (2022)

Average Family Income: $70,215 (2017)
Median Family Income: $48,195 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 25.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 38.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $244 (2020)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $1,287
$30k-48k $2,609
$48k-75k $6,634
$75k-110k $10,787
$110k+ $12,031

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 31%
6-year graduation rate: 48%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.3% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,712 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,829 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 64.4% (2015)
@3 year 69.9% (2017)
@5 year 76.7% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 41.6% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 47.9% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $39,816 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $48,466 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 15 $16,900 $30,028 ($2,502)
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 40 $24,225 $257 $35,844 ($2,987) $45,457 ($3,788)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 122 $25,000 $243 $57,795 ($4,816) $75,313 ($6,276)
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 50 $27,000 $265 $26,693 ($2,224) $52,984 ($4,415)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 23 $72,883 ($6,074)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 4
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 15
Master's Degree Education, General. 6
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 19 $59,575 ($4,965)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 18
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 15 $30,750 $286 $38,165 ($3,180)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 117 $27,000 $249 $35,304 ($2,942) $37,876 ($3,156)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 37 $278 $42,254 ($3,521) $47,125 ($3,927)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 36 $29,000 $286 $34,450 ($2,871) $43,453 ($3,621)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 2
Associate's Degree Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 20 $22,738 $62,367 ($5,197)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 21
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 14
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 5
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 19 $38,084 ($3,174) $59,983 ($4,999)
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 7 $40,398 ($3,367)
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 92 $26,088 $260 $33,064 ($2,755) $35,440 ($2,953)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 19 $51,820 ($4,318) $63,754 ($5,313)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 10
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 63 $25,000 $242 $36,869 ($3,072) $45,968 ($3,831)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Homeland Security. 4
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 84 $28,906 $259 $35,273 ($2,939) $39,098 ($3,258)
Master's Degree Social Work. 70 $364 $43,097 ($3,591) $49,387 ($4,116)
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 18
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Geography and Cartography. 4
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 1
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 20 $19,347 ($1,612)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 23 $23,250 $207 $30,265 ($2,522) $49,177 ($4,098)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 11 $35,603 ($2,967)
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 14 $35,121 ($2,927) $43,664 ($3,639)
Bachelor's Degree History. 36 $30,375 $260 $30,261 ($2,522) $40,575 ($3,381)
Master's Degree History. 9
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 37 $25,500 $276 $68,435 ($5,703) $77,721 ($6,477)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 5
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 16 $31,544 ($2,629)
Master's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 7
First Professional Degree Law. 119 $1,150 $43,718 ($3,643) $73,211 ($6,101)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 2
Master's Degree Public Administration. 22 $52,452 ($4,371) $59,062 ($4,922)
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 12 $70,277 ($5,856)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medical Illustration and Informatics. 1
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 51 $24,585 $224 $30,794 ($2,566) $32,715 ($2,726)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 18
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 10
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 31 $22,875 $197 $31,046 ($2,587)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 86 $28,750 $234 $34,360 ($2,863) $45,457 ($3,788)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 74 $23,950 $221 $33,324 ($2,777) $43,852 ($3,654)
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 17 $54,345 ($4,529)
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 53 $21,175 $191 $18,309 ($1,526) $24,505 ($2,042)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 47 $25,724 $264 $26,081 ($2,173) $34,108 ($2,842)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 17 $27,357 $284 $30,408 ($2,534) $32,345 ($2,695)
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 54 $29,875 $199 $53,355 ($4,446) $65,376 ($5,448)
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 11
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 65 $30,103 $289 $49,051 ($4,088) $45,499 ($3,792)
Bachelor's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 4 $39,764 ($3,314)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 18 $52,963 ($4,414)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 175 $31,000 $244 $60,498 ($5,042) $62,248 ($5,187)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 100 $466 $95,832 ($7,986) $100,532 ($8,378)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 14
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 7
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 27 $30,750 $294 $47,656 ($3,971) $61,090 ($5,091)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 20 $339 $87,782 ($7,315)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 190 $20,500 $207 $41,420 ($3,452) $54,581 ($4,548)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 10
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 52 $23,750 $206 $50,737 ($4,228) $61,901 ($5,158)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 16 $71,763 ($5,980)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business/Corporate Communications. 6
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 48 $25,287 $225 $48,467 ($4,039) $62,699 ($5,225)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 110 $29,634 $265 $46,954 ($3,913) $53,031 ($4,419)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 21 $463 $90,566 ($7,547)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Management Information Systems and Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 30 $21,000 $235 $54,066 ($4,506) $73,620 ($6,135)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 26 $22,387 $217 $42,363 ($3,530) $55,123 ($4,594)
Bachelor's Degree Construction Management. 28 $24,053 $190 $62,023 ($5,169) $83,736 ($6,978)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 84 $25,000 $238 $36,839 ($3,070) $44,868 ($3,739)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 57 $26,122 $269 $26,057 ($2,171) $40,037 ($3,336)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $72,144
Full time faculty: 97%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $100,497,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $129,970,000 (2022)