Northern Kentucky University Teaching Programs

Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky University is a public institution. NKU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Northern Kentucky University?

Contact details for NKU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone:	859-572-5100
Website:	www.nku.edu

How Do I Get Into NKU?

You can apply to NKU online at: https://nku.edu/admissions.html

Admission Requirements for NKU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into NKU?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, NKU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to NKU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 520 and 690.

NKU received ACT scores from 77% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Northern Kentucky University?

The overall average net price of NKU is $25,481. 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

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 NKU, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,689 a year. That adds up to $22,756 over four years for those students.

Northern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,814 undergraduate students at NKU, with 7,598 being full-time and 3,216 being part-time.

There are also 5,165 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,598 full-time undergraduates at NKU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	125
Black or African American	529
Hispanic or Latino	324
White	5,955
International Students	264
Other Races/Ethnicities	401

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Kentucky University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at NKU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Northern Kentucky University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at NKU. In 2022-2023, 11,626 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Northern Kentucky University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	75	0	39	0	114
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	16	12	28
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	24	0	0	0	24
General Education	0	0	17	0	17
Secondary Education	15	0	0	0	15
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	11	0	0	0	11
General Special Education	9	0	0	0	9
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	6	0	6
Music Education	6	0	0	0	6
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	4	0	0	0	4
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	3	0	0	3
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	2	0	0	0	2
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	147	3	78	12	240

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 Samvscat under License

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