You can find a complete list of numbers, statistics and other data from the NKU Office of Institutional Research.
To learn more about our campus, go to Campus Terminology.
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 2017
- Students enrolled: 14,488
- Undergraduates: 12,572
- Graduate: 1,472
- Law: 444
- Female: 8,355
- Male: 6,133
- Full-time: 9,758
- Part-time: 4,730
- Students from 44 states
- Students from 61 countries
- From Kentucky: 9,910
- From Boone, Campbell, or Kenton counties: 7,107
Degree programs and learning: 2017-18
- NKU offers 90 bachelor's degrees, two associate degrees, 24 graduate programs, one Juris Doctor, a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
- 2,238 bachelor's degrees awarded (2016-17)
- Most popular bachelor's degrees conferred: Organizational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work, and Computer Information Technology.
Faculty: Fall 2017
- Full-time faculty: 568
- Student-faculty ratio: 19 to 1
Student Life
- 1,961 residence hall spaces
- 14.6 percent of the undergraduate student population reside in University Housing (as of Fall 16)(All Students)
- 19.9 percent of the FULL-TIME undergraduate student population reside in the University Housing (as of Fall 16)
- Over 220 campus clubs and organizations
- NCAA Division I athletics, 15 varsity sports, 17 programs
- Member, Horizon League Conference
- Women's soccer team: NCAA Division I Tournament Participant, 2016
- Men’s basketball team: Horizon League Tournament Champions & NCAA Tournament Participants, 2017; Horizon League Regular-Season Champions & NIT Participants, 2018
- Three Individual Cross Country Conference Champions - Andrew Schille, 2017; J.J. Webber, 2013 and 2014
- Horizon League Men’s Golf Individual Champion & NCAA Participant – Jacob Poore, 2018
- Men's soccer team: NCAA Division II National Champions, 2010
- Women's basketball team: NCAA Division II national champions, 2000 and 2008
Other Information
- Fiscal year 2013-2014 budget: $225,000,000
- Portion of budget from regular state appropriation: $48,537,600 (20.9%)
- Portion of budget from tuition and fees: $139,036,300 (62%)
- Total employees as of November 1, 2013: 2,108
- 94% of spring 2014 senior survey respondents indicated they would recommend NKU to another student
