Northern Kentucky University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

6,617

72.6% Female

27.4% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

131

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.14%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.92%

Asian

13.93%

Black or African American

3.37%

Hispanic or Latino

0.14%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

73.57%

White

1.77%

Two or more races

1.89%

Unknown

2.28%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://nku.edu/admissions.html

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$10,404

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$15,966

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Yes

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Athletic Training/Trainer	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business/Commerce, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business/Corporate Communications	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Clinical Research Coordinator	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Creative Writing	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Education, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geography	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Health/Medical Psychology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Legal Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Information Systems, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Medical Informatics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Nursing Practice	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	Yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Organizational Behavior Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public/Applied History	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Writing, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff
Total	506	506
With faculty status	506	506
Tenured	240	240
On tenure track	64	64
Not on tenure track	202	202
Annual contract	201	201
Less-than annual contract	1	1

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$10,404

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$15,966

Financial aid office web address

inside.nku.edu/financialaid.html

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$10,404	$15,966
Full time Fees	$384	$384
Part time, per credit hour	$578	$887

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Law	$24,410	$384	$39,074	$384

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

6,617

72.6% Female

27.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.14%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.92%

Asian

13.93%

Black or African American

3.37%

Hispanic or Latino

0.14%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

73.57%

White

1.77%

Two or more races

1.89%

Unknown

2.28%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	4	5
Asian	56	137
Black Or African American	216	706
Hispanic Or Latino	57	166
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	2	7
Non-resident Alien	91	60
White	1,309	3,559
Two Or More Races	25	92
Unknown	50	75

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,567

29.6% Male

70.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

18.8% Male

81.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

225

35.1% Male

64.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

12.8% Male

87.2% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099

Phone

859-572-5100

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]