by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Eastern Kentucky University was awarded 50 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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Eastern landed the #1,198 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Eastern also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Kentucky ranking.
If you're applying to Eastern Kentucky University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 64%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 3% of students accepted to Eastern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 595.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Eastern Kentucky University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Eastern Kentucky University is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Eastern Kentucky University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Eastern this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,070 undergraduates at Eastern with 9,572 being full-time and 2,498 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,403 | $7,357 | $9,896 | $13,291 | $14,314 |
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 Eastern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Eastern, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,046 a year. That adds up to $24,184 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Eastern are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102 |
| Phone: | 859-622-1000 |
| Website: | www.eku.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 338 | $68,633 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 249 | $31,548 |
| General Psychology | 220 | $28,273 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 209 | $35,958 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 168 | NA |
| Quality Control Technology | 120 | $71,240 |
| Other Homeland Security | 118 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 117 | $37,366 |
| Social Work | 117 | $33,575 |
| General Business/Commerce | 105 | $41,502 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 10,209 students took at least one online class at Eastern Kentucky University. This is an increase from the 10,143 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 10,209 | 4,278 |
| 2021-2022 | 10,143 | 4,255 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,515 | 3,912 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,132 | 3,578 |
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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.
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