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

• Students enrolled, fall 2008: 15,109
• Undergraduates: 13,030
• Graduate: 1,508
• Law: 571
• Female: 8,711, male: 6,398 
• Full-time: 10,060, part-time: 5,049
• Students from 43 states and 56 countries
• From Kentucky: 10,355
• From Boone, Campbell, or Kenton County: 8,230

Faculty

• Full-time faculty: 552
• Student-faculty ratio: 17 to 1
• All classes taught by full-time or part-time faculty; no graduate teaching assistants

Degree programs and learning

• NKU offers 70 bachelor's degrees, six associate degrees, 20 graduate programs, one Juris Doctor and one Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, as well as more than 30 graduate certificates. 
• More than 284 students participated in study abroad programs in 2007-2008
• 1,706 bachelor's degrees awarded, 2007-2008
• Most popular bachelor's degree majors: nursing, education, criminal justice, business administration, psychology

Student Life

• 1,850 residence hall spaces
• 200+ campus clubs and organizations 
• NCAA Division II athletics, 13 varsity sports
• Member, Great Lakes Valley Conference 
• Winner GLVC All-Sports Trophy six times between 2000 and 2009 
• Women's basketball national champions, 2000 and 2008

Other Information

• Fiscal year 2009-2010 budget: $200,000,000
• Portion of budget from regular state appropriation: $52,824,300 (26%)
• Portion of budget from tuition and fees: $112,413,800 (56%)
• Total employees as of November 1, 2008: 2,107
• 92% of alumni survey respondents said they would recommend NKU to family and friends