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Kentucky State University Data & Information Overview

14 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
65% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Kentucky State University Ranked?

#2,088 Best Colleges in Nation
Nursing Highest Ranked Major
#1,366 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

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Kentucky State University was awarded 14 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

KY State landed the #2,088 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into KY State?

65% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Kentucky State University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 65%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about Kentucky State University admissions.

Kentucky State University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
96% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Kentucky State University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Kentucky State University is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  96 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Kentucky State University

70% Freshmen Retention
12% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Kentucky State University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at KY State is 12%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  12 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Kentucky State University.

Kentucky State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,393 Full-Time Undergraduates
87.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,148 undergraduates at KY State with 1,393 being full-time and 755 being part-time.

How Much Does Kentucky State University Cost?

$7,343 Net Price
69% Take Out Loans
$24,836 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of KY State is $7,343. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for KY State

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,240 $5,910 $10,371 $12,559 $12,740

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of KY State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At KY State, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,209 a year. That adds up to $24,836 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at KY State is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do KY State Graduates Make?

$34,717 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from KY State make around $34,717 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 18% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Kentucky State University make the most money.

Location of Kentucky State University

Kentucky State
1,393 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Kentucky State University is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Frankfort draws many to the area.

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Contact details for KY State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 400 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-2355
Phone: 502-597-6000
Website: www.kysu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkysu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyStateU

Kentucky State University Majors

27 Majors With Completions
178 Undergraduate Degrees
16 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Kentucky State University. Of these students, 178 received undergraduate degrees and 16 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 29 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 21 NA
Journalism 14 $19,445
Criminal Justice & Corrections 12 $25,792
Natural Resources Conservation 12 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 12 NA
Nursing 10 $57,111
General Psychology 9 $22,165
General Biology 6 NA
Social Work 5 $26,599

Learn more about the majors offered at Kentucky State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at KY State

85% Take At Least One Class Online
32% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,930 students took at least one online class at Kentucky State University. This is an increase from the 1,624 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,930 733
2019-2020 1,624 555
2018-2019 1,284 563
2017-2018 700 94
2016-2017 1,029 387

Learn more about online learning at Kentucky State University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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