On NKU's campus, there is a 200-year-old cabin on the Honors House lawn called Gosney Cabin. It was placed there to remind the campus of the nation's educational roots. Learn more about NKU and campus under Campus Terminology.
At a Glance
Find a complete list of numbers, statistics and other data from NKU's Office of Institutional Research.
Campus
- Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky
- Within Cincinnati metropolitan area
- Four-year public university
- Founded in 1968
- Accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools
Students: Fall 2010
- Students enrolled: 15,748
- Undergraduates: 13,517
- Graduate: 1,615
- Law: 616
- Female: 8,946, male: 6,802
- Full-time: 10,712, part-time: 5,036
- Students from 42 states and 53 countries
- From Kentucky: 10,806
- From Boone, Campbell, or Kenton County: 8,400
Faculty: Fall 2010
- Full-time faculty: 530
- Student-faculty ratio: 17 to 1
- All classes taught by full-time or part-time faculty; no graduate teaching assistants
Degree programs and learning: 2009-10
- NKU offers 70 bachelor's degrees, six associate degrees, 22 graduate programs, one Juris Doctor and one Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, as well as more than 30 graduate certificates.
- More than 260 students participated in study abroad programs in more than 35 countries worldwide.
- 1,988 bachelor's degrees awarded (2009-10)
- Most popular bachelor's degrees conferred: Health professions and related programs, Teacher Education, Human Resources Management and Services, Business, and Criminal Justice
Student Life
- 1,850 residence hall spaces
- 14 percent of the undergraduate student population reside in University Housing
- 200-plus campus clubs and organizations
- NCAA Division II athletics, 13 varsity sports
- Member, Great Lakes Valley Conference
- Men's soccer team NCAA Division II National Champions, 2010
- Women's basketball national champions, 2000 and 2008
Other Information
- Fiscal year 2010-2011 budget: $198,000,000
- Portion of budget from regular state appropriation: $47,555,100 (24%)
- Portion of budget from tuition and fees: $119,474,000 (60%)
- Total employees as of November 1, 2010: 2,043
- 90% of 2009-10 senior survey respondents said they would recommend NKU to family and friends