Overview active icon
Overview
Admissions inactive icon
Admissions
Financials inactive icon
Financials
Academic inactive icon
Academic
Campus Life inactive icon
Campus Life
Students inactive icon
Students

Eastern Kentucky, founded in 1906, is public university. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Allied Health and Nursing; Applied Arts and Technology; Arts and Humanities; Business; Education; Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics; Law Enforcement; Natural and Mathematical Sciences; Social and Behavioral Sciences; and the Graduate School. Its 628-acre campus is located in Richmond, 30 miles south of Lexington.

Read More
collegeType
Public
studentType
Coed
12,070
Undergraduates
5,082
Men - 42.1%
6,989
Women - 57.9%
2,495
Graduate Students
Admissions iconAdmissions
See More
Admissions iconAdmissions
expand icon
Entrance Difficulty
Minimally difficult
Overall Admission Rate
98% of 9,206 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
No
Early Decision Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
August 1
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.39
SAT Math
Not reported
SAT EBRW
Not reported
ACT Composite
Not reported
Financials iconFinancials
See More
Financials iconFinancials
expand icon
Cost of Attendance
In-state: $26,258
Out-of-state: $36,948
Tuition and Fees
In-state: $10,990
Out-of-state: $21,680
Room and Board
$11,718
Average Percent of Need Met
75%
Average Freshman Award
$13,379
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$26,368
Academics iconAcademics
See More
Academics iconAcademics
expand icon
Academic Calendar System
Semester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
185
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
18%
10-19
32%
20-29
31%
30-39
12%
40-49
3%
50-99
4%
Over 100
0%
Campus life iconCampus Life
See More
Campus life iconCampus Life
expand icon
Richmond Population
36,800
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Lexington
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Athletic Conferences
NCAA Division I
Mascot
Colonel
Sororities
6% of women participate
Fraternities
8% of men participate
Students iconStudents
See More
Students iconStudents
expand icon
International Students
Not reported
First-Year Students Returning
79.5%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
32.8%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
Not reported
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid data displayed on CollegeData’s college profiles is from the 2023-24 academic year.
A portion of the College Profile data is provided under license by:
Peterson's Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid Databases, copyright © 2024 Peterson's LLC. All rights reserved.