How many students at EKU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 14,324 students have enrolled in Eastern Kentucky University with 12,072 undergraduate and 2,252 graduate students.
By gender, 5,588 male and 8,736 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (12,612 students in average - public Doctoral / Research University).
4,278 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,931 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Eastern Kentucky University has a total of 14,324 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 12,072 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,252 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,588 male and 8,736 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 14,324 | 12,072 | 2,252 |
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| Men | 5,588 | 4,914 | 674 |
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| Women | 8,736 | 7,158 | 1,578 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 11,534 White, 966 Black, and 209 Asian students out of a total of 14,324 are attending at Eastern Kentucky University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 31 | 10 | 21 |
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| Asian | 209 | 80 | 129 |
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| Black | 966 | 408 | 558 |
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| Hispanic | 672 | 287 | 385 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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| White | 11,534 | 4,420 | 7,114 |
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| Two or more races | 631 | 226 | 405 |
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| Race Unknown | 121 | 57 | 64 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 30 | 10 | 20 |
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| Asian | 165 | 64 | 101 |
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| Black | 799 | 348 | 451 |
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| Hispanic | 593 | 261 | 332 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 6 | 7 |
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| White | 9,746 | 3,926 | 5,820 |
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| Two or more races | 546 | 198 | 348 |
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| Race Unknown | 91 | 39 | 52 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 44 | 16 | 28 |
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| Black | 167 | 60 | 107 |
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| Hispanic | 79 | 26 | 53 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 1,788 | 494 | 1,294 |
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| Two or more races | 85 | 28 | 57 |
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| Race Unknown | 30 | 18 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, EKU has 774 students under 18 years old and 38 students over 65 years old. There are 10,244 students under 25 years old, and 4,080 students over 25 years old out of 14,324 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 774 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. EKU has 9,697 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,375 students aged 25 and over.
It has 547 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,705 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 774 | 487 | 287 |
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| 18-19 | 4,036 | 2,500 | 1,536 |
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| 20-21 | 3,310 | 1,981 | 1,329 |
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| 22-24 | 2,124 | 1,234 | 890 |
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| 25-29 | 1,385 | 876 | 509 |
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| 30-34 | 873 | 530 | 343 |
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| 35-39 | 653 | 393 | 260 |
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| 40-49 | 784 | 497 | 287 |
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| 50-64 | 347 | 210 | 137 |
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| Over 65 | 38 | 28 | 10 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 774 | 487 | 287 |
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| 18-19 | 4,036 | 2,500 | 1,536 |
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| 20-21 | 3,274 | 1,948 | 1,326 |
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| 22-24 | 1,613 | 866 | 747 |
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| 25-29 | 879 | 516 | 363 |
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| 30-34 | 539 | 298 | 241 |
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| 35-39 | 390 | 236 | 154 |
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| 40-49 | 390 | 214 | 176 |
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| 50-64 | 158 | 80 | 78 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 36 | 33 | 3 |
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| 22-24 | 511 | 368 | 143 |
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| 25-29 | 506 | 360 | 146 |
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| 30-34 | 334 | 232 | 102 |
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| 35-39 | 263 | 157 | 106 |
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| 40-49 | 394 | 283 | 111 |
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| 50-64 | 189 | 130 | 59 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Eastern Kentucky University, 4,278 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,931 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,062 students lived in Kentucky or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,216 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 14,324 | 4,278 | 5,931 |
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| Undergraduate | 12,072 | 2,938 | 5,478 |
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| Graduate | 2,252 | 1,340 | 453 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Kentucky Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 3,062 | 1,172 | 44 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,269 | 651 | 18 |
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| Graduate | 793 | 521 | 26 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 12,072 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 920 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.62%.687 students have transferred in as full-time status and 233 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 8,828 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 687 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,324 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 233 |
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