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Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

https://www.nku.edu

#543 National Colleges

90.18% Admission Rate
Least Selective

9,882 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral/Professional Universities
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
Location

City
Highland Heights, Kentucky

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 23.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs 13.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 8.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 7.7%
Education 6.7%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.9%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.3%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 4.4%
Psychology 4.1%
Social Sciences 3.8%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 3.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.4%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 2.7%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.3%
History 1.6%
Physical Sciences 1.4%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$10,296.00

Out of State Tuition
$20,256.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
44.14%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$9,049.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1148 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 640 575 510
Verbal 600 555 510

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 27 24 20