Kentucky State University Teaching Programs

Kentucky State University is a public institution situated in Frankfort, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Frankfort is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Kentucky State University?

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

How Do I Get Into KY State?

You can apply to KY State online at: https://ssb-prod.ec.kysu.edu/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Admission Requirements for KY State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into KY State?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, KY State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to KY State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 393 and 500. Math scores were between 390 and 478.

KY State received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 21. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 20.

Can I Afford Kentucky State University?

The overall average net price of KY State is $13,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Kentucky State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,135 undergraduate students at KY State, with 1,339 being full-time and 796 being part-time.

There are also 144 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,339 full-time undergraduates at KY State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kentucky State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	1,090
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	91
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Kentucky State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at KY State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nepal, and India.

Online Learning at Kentucky State University

In 2022-2023, 1,549 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at KY State has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of KY State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Special Education	17%

Kentucky State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	15	0	15
General Special Education	0	6	6
Elementary Education	3	0	3
Music Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	6	24

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Matthew Peek under License

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