Kentucky State University Overview

Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, Kentucky State University is a public institution. The location of KY State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Kentucky State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at KY State is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period78% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Kentucky State University?

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

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How Do I Get Into KY State?

You can apply to KY State online at: https://ssb-prod.ec.kysu.edu/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Admission Requirements for KY State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into KY State?

Since KY State has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to KY State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 393 and 500. Math scores were between 390 and 478.

KY State received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 21. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 20.

Can I Afford Kentucky State University?

The overall average net price of KY State is $13,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 KY State, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $5,988 a year. That adds up to $23,952 over four years for those students.

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Kentucky State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,148 undergraduate students at KY State, with 1,393 being full-time and 755 being part-time.

There are also 142 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,393 full-time undergraduates at KY State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kentucky State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	1,091
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	116
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	112

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Kentucky State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at KY State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nepal, and India.

Kentucky State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	20	0	13	0	33
Nursing	0	9	16	0	0	6	31
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	13	17	0	0	0	30
General Psychology	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Computer Information Systems	0	0	8	0	5	0	13
General Biology	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Journalism	1	0	11	0	0	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Social Work	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Special Education	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Natural Resources Conservation	1	0	0	1	6	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Agricultural Production	1	0	0	0	4	0	5
Mathematics	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Agriculture	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
General Social Sciences	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Agricultural Economics & Business	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Public Relations & Advertising	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Music	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Natural Resource Management	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Political Science & Government	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Food Science Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	22	155	1	43	6	237

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Matthew Peek under License

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