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Northern Kentucky University is a public institution situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. NKU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Northern Kentucky University?

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Contact details for NKU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone: 859-572-5100
Website: www.nku.edu

Northern Kentucky University Graduate Student Diversity

5,165 Graduate Students
74% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,165 graduate students at NKU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 139
Black or African American 693
Hispanic or Latino 154
White 3,954
International Students 47
Other Races/Ethnicities 178

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.

Online Learning at Northern Kentucky University

6,629 Took All Classes Online
12,105 Took At Least One Class Online
52.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at NKU. In 2020-2021, 12,105 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 11th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NKU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northern Kentucky University was 52.4%. This is the #406 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NKU 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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