Kentucky State University

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2024-25

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§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$36,382

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

32%

6-year completion

Average net price

$8,040

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$25,938

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report495numbers from this report.

General Information

3 TABLES

Respondent Information

Title:Senior Analyst

Office:Institutional Research

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.kysu.edu/academics/institutional-research/common-data-sets.php

Address Information

Name of College/University:Kentucky State University

Degrees Offered

CertificateYes

AssociateYes

Bachelor'sYes

Postbachelor's certificateYes

Master'sYes

Doctoral degree – professional practiceYes

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	164	187	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	52	45	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	281	446	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	497	678	Not reported	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	12	30	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	509	708	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	10	12	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	13	32	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	39	59	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	62	103	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	242	309	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	304	412	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1,933

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	36	28	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	41	33	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	78	61	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	12	19	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	17	43	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	29	63	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	231

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2,164

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	8	18	18
Hispanic/Latino	9	31	31
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	298	1,057	1,060
White, non-Hispanic	19	104	106
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	3	3
Asian, non-Hispanic	1	5	5
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	1	1
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	20	58	58
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	18	63	650
Total	373	1,340	1,932

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	16
Associate degrees	14
Bachelor's degrees	291
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	30
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	149	25	37	211
Did not persist	1	0	0	1
Final cohort	148	25	37	210
Completed in less than four years	12	5	12	29
Completed in less than five years	24	4	2	30
Completed in less than six years	10	1	3	14
Total completers	46	10	17	73
Six-year graduation rate	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	148	33	55	236
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	148	33	55	236
Completed in less than four years	19	5	12	36
Completed in less than five years	11	5	1	17
Completed in less than six years	9	3	2	14
Total completers	39	13	15	67
Six-year graduation rate	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Entrance Exams

SATYes

ACTYes

APYes

CLEPYes

Institutional ExamYes

State Exam (specify):Yes

SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER

ACT OnlyConsidered

SAT OnlyConsidered

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	585	834	Not reported	0	0
Admitted	565	800	Not reported	0	0
Enrolled full-time	165	170	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	7	13	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0

Admissions Requirements

English4

Mathematics3

Social studies3

Visual/Performing Arts1

Other (specify)6

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	—	—	Yes
Class rank	—	—	—	Yes
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	Yes	—
Application essay	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Recommendations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	—	—	Yes
Talent or ability	—	—	Yes	—
Character and personal qualities	—	—	—	Yes
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

Other fields

Open admission policy as described above for all studentsAdmissions criteria is set and followed by CPE

other (explain):Other

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	Not reported	Not reported
ACT	31	Not reported

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT composite	12	15	17
ACT math	13	16	19
ACT English	14	16	17
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: 30-360.0

ACT Composite: 24-290.0

ACT Composite: 18-230.2

ACT Composite: 12-170.5

ACT Composite: 6-110.2

ACT Composite: Below 60.0

ACT Math: 30-360.0

ACT Math: 24-290.1

ACT Math: 18-230.3

ACT Math: 12-170.5

ACT Math: 6-110.1

ACT Math: Below 60

ACT English: 30-360

ACT English: 24-290.0

ACT English: 18-230.2

ACT English: 12-170.8

ACT English: 6-110.0

ACT English: Below 60.0

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:2.92

Admission Policies

Yes, on a rolling basis:Considered

Yes, by:Yes

No set DateYes

Amount of housing deposit:100

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Unknown	Total
Applied	274	297	Not reported	0
Admitted	571	111	138	Not reported
Enrolled	0	249	61	72

Other fields

Unknown0

Total133

Application for Admission

FallYes

SpringYes

SummerYes

High school transcriptRequired for Some

College transcript(s)Required

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresRequired for Some

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required

If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Letter of good standing from registrar of institution last attended, and letter of recommendationfrom Dean of Students or Vice President of Student Affairs verifying satisfactory citizenship record.

Transfer Credit Policies

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.kysu.edu/academics/vet-and-mil-affairs/credit-for-your-military-service.php

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Double majorYes

Dual enrollmentYes

Honors ProgramYes

Independent studyYes

InternshipsYes

Liberal arts/career combinationYes

Teacher certification programYes

Undergraduate ResearchYes

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsYes

English (including composition)Yes

HistoryYes

HumanitiesYes

MathematicsYes

Sciences (biological or physical)Yes

Social scienceYes

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)58%

Percent of men who join fraternities2%

Percent of women who join sororities1%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing89%

Percent who live off campus or commute9%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)56%

Percent of men who join fraternities7%

Percent of women who join sororities5%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing60%

Percent who live off campus or commute41%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students27

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)30

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesYes

Choral groupsYes

DanceYes

Drama/theaterYes

International Student OrganizationYes

Jazz bandYes

Marching bandYes

Model UNYes

Music ensemblesYes

Pep bandYes

Student governmentYes

Student newspaperYes

ROTC

Name of Cooperating InstitutionUniversity of Kentucky

Annual Expenses

7 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://kysu.clearcostcalculator.com/student/default/netpricecalculator/survey

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	$8,088	$8,088
Tuition: in-district	$8,088	$8,088
Tuition: in-state	$12,134	$12,134
Tuition: out-of-state	$12,134	$12,134
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	$1,126	$1,126
Food and housing, on-campus	$8,186	$8,186
Housing only, on-campus	$4,500	$4,500
Food only, on-campus meal plan	$3,686	$3,686
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Public Tuition

All Institutions Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum12

Maximum21

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	$1,332	$1,332	$1,332
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	$7,034
Transportation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other expenses	$2,995	$5,112	$5,112

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

In-district:$337

In-state (out-of-district):$337

Out-of-state:$505

NONRESIDENTS:$505

Financial Aid

13 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	14	Not reported	Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant	$5,656	Not reported	Not reported
Athletic grant recipients	4	Not reported	Not reported
Average athletic grant	$6,217	Not reported	Not reported

Methodology

Federal methodology (FM)Yes

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$7,612,888

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$2,143,144

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,479,502

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,398,956

Total Scholarships/Grants$12,634,490

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$8,130,284

Federal Work-Study$684,473

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$66,654

Total Self-Help$8,881,411

Parent Loans$2,916,861

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$56,251

Athletic Awards$631,661

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$182,600

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$40,848

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$177,892

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$216,102

Total Scholarships/Grants$617,442

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$669,665

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$12,106

Total Self-Help$681,771

Parent Loans$283,034

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$23,818

Athletic Awards$188,250

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Applied for need-based aid	341	1,146	129
Determined to have financial need	328	1,075	110
Awarded any aid	328	1,075	105
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	318	1,018	91
Awarded need-based self-help aid	301	978	97
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	0	30	0
Need fully met	12	70	2
Average percentage of need met	54%	65%	43%
Average financial aid package	$20,527	$22,159	$16,702
Average need-based scholarship or grant	$11,178	$11,608	$8,980
Average need-based self-help award	$3,994	$4,830	$4,062
Average need-based loan	$3,455	$4,109	$3,971

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.201

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	153	76%	$25,373
Federal loan programs	153	76%	$25,373
Institutional loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Aid to Nonresidents

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:14

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$180,214

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$12,872

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAYes

Financial Aid Deadlines

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)Yes

Financial Aid Reply

or within____weeks of notification.4

Aid Available

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes

Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes

Federal Pell GrantsYes

Federal SEOGYes

State scholarships/grantsYes

Private scholarshipsYes

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes

United Negro College FundYes

Federal Nursing ScholarshipYes

Institutional Aid

AcademicsYes

Alumni affiliationYes

ArtYes

AthleticsYes

Job skillsYes

LeadershipYes

Music/dramaYes

State/district residencyYes

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	91	77	168
Members of minority groups	51	15	66
Females	30	51	81
Males	61	26	87
Nonresidents	Not reported	Not reported	0
Doctorate or other terminal degree	70	15	85
Master's, but not terminal master's	21	61	82
Bachelor's degree	0	1	1
Unknown or other highest degree	0	44	44
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

Student to Faculty Ratio

based on ____ students1,625

and ____ faculty116

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	86	3
10-19 students	66	1
20-29 students	42	2
30-39 students	15	Not reported
40-49 students	1	Not reported
50-99 students	1	Not reported
100+ students	0	Not reported
Total	211	6

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	0.9%	Not reported	0.1%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	0.1%	Not reported	0.1%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	0.5%	0.1%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	0.5%	0.1%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	1%	1%	1%

Associate

Bachelors