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Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Richmond is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Eastern Kentucky University?

Contact details for Eastern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Phone:	859-622-1000
Website:	www.eku.edu

Can I Afford Eastern?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Eastern students paid $398 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $831 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,544	$19,922
Fees	$300	$300
On Campus Room and Board	$10,360	$10,360
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,800	$2,800

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 Eastern, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,887 a year. That adds up to $23,548 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Eastern is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,684 undergraduate students at Eastern, with 9,250 being full-time and 2,434 being part-time.

There are also 2,300 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,250 full-time undergraduates at Eastern, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	111
Black or African American	527
Hispanic or Latino	414
White	7,603
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	507

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Kentucky University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Eastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and United Arab Emirates.

Online Learning at Eastern Kentucky University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 39 master’s degree programs available online at Eastern. In 2020-2021, 10,143 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Eastern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Kentucky University was 1.7%. This is the #1,458 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Eastern regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
• Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License

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