Frankfort, KY · Public
At a glance
96.1%
Acceptance rate
910
SAT Average
$8,900
Avg net price
1,317
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average910
ACT Composite14–17
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 17Bachelor’s 226Master’s 49Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 57Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 12Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reportedDoctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 18Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 19Doctoral None reported |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division II
- Primary conference
- Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.
Projected sponsored sports15
BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, OutdoorMen's Volleyball
Athletic participation
300 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Rolling admission
No deadline
· Apply with the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $8,261
- Required fees
- $1,126
- Food and housing
- $8,686
- Books and supplies
- $1,560
- Other expenses
- $4,600
- Total
- $24,233
- $17,0782019–2019–20
- $17,7782020–2120–21
- $18,0082021–2221–22
- $21,5752022–2322–23
- $21,7272023–2423–24
- $24,2332024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $8,900 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation15%
6-year graduation27%
Retention rate61%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$36,382
Median debt$25,938
Campus
Enrollment1,317
Student-faculty ratio14:1
SettingTown
HBCU
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Kentucky State University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
60.8% of Kentucky State University’s first-years return for a second year and 27.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03