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Kentucky State University was awarded 14 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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KY State landed the #2,088 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
If you're applying to Kentucky State University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 65%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at Kentucky State University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Kentucky State University is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Kentucky State University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at KY State is 12%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,148 undergraduates at KY State with 1,393 being full-time and 755 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,240 | $5,910 | $10,371 | $12,559 | $12,740 |
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 KY State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 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.
The student loan default rate at KY State is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/officialkysu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/KyStateU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 21 | NA |
| Journalism | 14 | $19,445 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | $25,792 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 12 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 12 | NA |
| Nursing | 10 | $57,111 |
| General Psychology | 9 | $22,165 |
| General Biology | 6 | NA |
| Social Work | 5 | $26,599 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,930 students took at least one online class at Kentucky State University. This is an increase from the 1,624 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,930 | 733 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,624 | 555 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,284 | 563 |
| 2017-2018 | 700 | 94 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,029 | 387 |
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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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