Colleges / Eastern Kentucky University
College · Public · Richmond, KY · Town
EKU

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

Address521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Websitewww.eku.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate78%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size12,318
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 78% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1149 · ACT 21.

If you get in

12,318 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$44k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.2k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$0

How students pay for it.

Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,318
Location
Richmond, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Eastern EKU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White80%
  • Black7%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 66

What you can study.

Colleges / Eastern Kentucky University
College · Public · Richmond, KY · Town
EKU

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

Address521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Websitewww.eku.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate78%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size12,318
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 78% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1149 · ACT 21.

If you get in

12,318 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$44k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.2k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$0

How students pay for it.

Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,318
Location
Richmond, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Eastern EKU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White80%
  • Black7%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 66

What you can study.