Northern Kentucky University Trade Programs

Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky University is a public institution. 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

Can I Afford NKU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time NKU students paid $438 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $879 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,512	$21,096
Fees	$384	$384
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
On Campus Room and Board	$11,660	$11,660
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	62	62
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	3	31	34
Radiologic Technology	0	18	18
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	17	17
Athletic Training	0	13	13
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	10	10
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	7	0	7
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	7	7
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	0	6	6
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	0	4	4
TOTAL	10	168	178

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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