KY State vs NKU 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.
NKU has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,480) than KY State ($13,260).
It is harder to admit to KY State than NKU.
NKU has a higher submitted SAT score (910) than KY State (910).
NKU has higher submitted ACT score (16) than KY State (16).
NKU has more students with 15,801 students while KY State has 1,726 students.
KY State has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while NKU's ratio is 17 to 1.
NKU has more full-time faculties with 610 faculties while KY State has 117 full-time faculties.

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

KY State	vs.	NKU
Frankfort, Kentucky	Location	Highland Heights, 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$10,896 Out-Of-State$21,480
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$8,881	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,828

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
19.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.01 %
910	SAT Score	1,025
16	ACT Score	22
32 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
53 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,726	Student Population	15,801
117	Number of Faculties	610
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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