Academics at Eastern Kentucky University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Eastern Kentucky University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Eastern Kentucky University is about average at 15 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Eastern Kentucky University employs 57% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Eastern Kentucky University offers 78 majors with reported completions across 28 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Eastern Kentucky University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Eastern Kentucky University:

• Looking for flexibility? Eastern Kentucky University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 9,564 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (77% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research into Eastern Kentucky University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Eastern Kentucky University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Eastern Kentucky University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Eastern Kentucky University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Eastern Kentucky University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Eastern Kentucky University — the schools accreditation and what it means