Northern Kentucky University Nursing Programs

Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. NKU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Northern Kentucky University?

Contact details for NKU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone:	859-572-5100
Website:	www.nku.edu

How Do I Get Into NKU?

You can apply to NKU online at: https://nku.edu/admissions.html

Admission Requirements for NKU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into NKU?

Since NKU has an acceptance rate of 86%, 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 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to NKU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 520 and 690.

NKU received ACT scores from 77% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Northern Kentucky University?

The overall average net price of NKU is $25,481. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NKU, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $6,037 a year. That adds up to $24,148 over four years for those students.

Northern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,507 undergraduate students at NKU, with 8,024 being full-time and 3,483 being part-time.

There are also 4,704 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,024 full-time undergraduates at NKU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	127
Black or African American	558
Hispanic or Latino	327
White	6,361
International Students	233
Other Races/Ethnicities	418

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Kentucky University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at NKU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Northern Kentucky University Nursing Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	231	0	662	0	893
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	0	113	0	0	113
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	105	105
TOTAL	231	113	662	105	1,111

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
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