The student population at Northern Kentucky University is 15,801 (10,776 undergraduate and 5,025 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 538 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NKU is 68.20% which is decreased by 2,018 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,556 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.76 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

6,567 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 304.87% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,247 where 15,801 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

68.20% of total students is undergraduate students and 31.80% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,018 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,556 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.76 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NKU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northern Kentucky University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1415,26312,7945,8126,9822,4699011,568
2014-1515,090
-173
12,809
15
5,820
8
6,989
7
2,281
-188
818
-83
1,463
-105
2015-1614,699
-391
12,531
-278
5,550
-270
6,981
-8
2,168
-113
783
-35
1,385
-78
2016-1714,542
-157
12,380
-151
5,379
-171
7,001
20
2,162
-6
766
-17
1,396
11
2017-1814,456
-86
12,329
-51
5,367
-12
6,962
-39
2,127
-35
753
-13
1,374
-22
2018-1914,764
308
11,914
-415
4,984
-383
6,930
-32
2,850
723
915
162
1,935
561
2019-2015,664
900
11,868
-46
4,866
-118
7,002
72
3,796
946
1,059
144
2,737
802
2020-2116,211
547
11,507
-361
4,617
-249
6,890
-112
4,704
908
1,247
188
3,457
720
2021-2215,979
-232
10,814
-693
4,300
-317
6,514
-376
5,165
461
1,339
92
3,826
369
2022-2315,801
-178
10,776
-38
4,361
61
6,415
-99
5,025
-140
1,368
29
3,657
-169
Average15,24711,9725,1066,8673,2759952,280
Northern Kentucky University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,972 where 10,776 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northern Kentucky University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,7949,7364,4785,2583,0581,3341,724
2014-1512,8099,4334,3425,0913,3761,4781,898
2015-1612,5319,2684,2005,0683,2631,3501,913
2016-1712,3809,1844,0625,1223,1961,3171,879
2017-1812,3298,9623,9555,0073,3671,4121,955
2018-1911,9148,5513,6304,9213,3631,3542,009
2019-2011,8688,2433,4604,7833,6251,4062,219
2020-2111,5078,0243,2804,7443,4831,3372,146
2021-2210,8147,5983,0734,5253,2161,2271,989
2022-2310,7767,4123,0694,3433,3641,2922,072
Average11,97211,9723,7554,88611,9721,3511,980
Northern Kentucky University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,275 where 5,025 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northern Kentucky University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,4698613575041,6085441,064
2014-152,2817713164551,5105021,008
2015-162,1687433104331,425473952
2016-172,1627122914211,450475975
2017-182,1277783074711,349446903
2018-192,8509523316211,8985841,314
2019-203,7961,2053578482,5917021,889
2020-214,7041,2063798273,4988682,630
2021-225,1651,3123649483,8539752,878
2022-235,0251,2213728493,8049962,808
Average3,2753,2753386383,2756571,642
Northern Kentucky University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.73%. The percentage was 82.95% 10 years ago and NKU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.06% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.72% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northern Kentucky University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14471549693431912,661236
2014-15551669963791712,551252
2015-16511679754161012,229318
2016-1743173995446812,008334
2017-18301801,0094491111,872364
2018-19351871,0324561612,133385
2019-20292471,148533912,736449
2020-21253021,2935932013,012460
2021-22243141,3836051812,639433
2022-23203261,3786631712,124440
Average362221,1184881512,397367
Northern Kentucky University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,567 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 304.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Kentucky University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1515,0901,6223,6259,843
2015-1614,6991,5753,9729,152
2016-1714,5421,5824,2998,661
2017-1814,4561,6714,4498,336
2018-1914,7642,7404,8277,197
2019-2015,6644,15791410,593
2020-2116,2117,8357,3311,045
2021-2215,9796,6295,4763,874
2022-2315,8016,5675,0594,175
Average15,2453,8204,4396,986

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