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Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY · Public · Town (distant) · K-State · KSU

Public institution in Frankfort, KY · 1,317 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $36,382 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$8,900257th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,214507th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$13,260459th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,023435th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,9381,431st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,3821,749th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,6401,755th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
27.1%1,817th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
60.8%1,573rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
92.5%1,315th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
9101,007th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,3171,196th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
56.5%254th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 175 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 26 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,334$58,402
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$39,927$26,353
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$37,856$37,856
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$29,685$31,133
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$27,048—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$25,525$29,064
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$25,194$22,578
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$24,421—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$24,421$20,687
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$22,771—
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors—$24,421

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $727,046 (M $615,228 · W $111,818)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Kentucky State University’s 1,317 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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