KY State vs EKU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
EKU has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,820) than KY State ($13,260).
It is harder to admit to EKU than KY State.
EKU has a higher submitted SAT score (910) than KY State (910).
EKU has higher submitted ACT score (16) than KY State (16).
EKU has more students with 14,324 students while KY State has 1,726 students.
KY State has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while EKU's ratio is 16 to 1.
EKU has more full-time faculties with 563 faculties while KY State has 117 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Kentucky State University and Eastern Kentucky University.

KY State	vs.	EKU
Frankfort, Kentucky	Location	Richmond, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,214 Out-Of-State$13,260	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,130 Out-Of-State$20,820
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	83%
$8,881	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,710

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
19.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.00 %
910	SAT Score	1,055
16	ACT Score	21
32 %	Graduation Rate	49 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
53 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,726	Student Population	14,324
117	Number of Faculties	563
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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