Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KYMain CampusLarge city suburb (population over 250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $10,896
In-State Cost of Attendance: $19,471
Out-of-State Tuition: $21,480
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $30,055
Student Debt
Median total debt: $15,159
Students with federal loans: 30.9%
Students with Pell grants: 23.5%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $44,702
After 5 years: $55,390
Majors(57 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(306 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(223 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(154 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(141 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(110 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(97 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(92 graduates)
- Biology, General.(83 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(73 graduates)
- Journalism.(69 graduates)
- Social Work.(69 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(59 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(56 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(53 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(48 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(47 graduates)
- Information Science/Studies.(46 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(42 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(37 graduates)
- Construction Management.(36 graduates)
- History.(36 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(32 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(30 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(27 graduates)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(26 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(24 graduates)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(20 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(20 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(19 graduates)
- Mathematics.(19 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(17 graduates)
- Chemistry.(16 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(16 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(15 graduates)
- Music.(15 graduates)
- Sociology.(13 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(13 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(12 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(10 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(10 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(10 graduates)
- Marketing.(10 graduates)
- Physics.(8 graduates)
- Anthropology.(8 graduates)
- Statistics.(7 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(5 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(4 graduates)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.(4 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(3 graduates)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.(1 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- Philosophy.(1 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.
- Medical Illustration and Informatics.
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,065 students
Admission Rate: 96.0%
Retention Rate: 77.8%
Graduation Rate: 48.3%
Student Demographics
White (76.1%)
Hispanic (4.8%)
Black (7.4%)
Asian (1.8%)
Two or More (3.5%)
International (4.1%)
Gender Distribution
Men (41.1%)
Women (58.9%)