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Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University
400 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601

Official telephone: (502) 597-6000
Fax number: (502) 597-6239
Website: https://www.kysu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,546
Full-time undergraduates: 651
Part-time undergraduates: 895
Total graduate students: 142
Full-time graduate students: 73
Part-time graduate students: 69
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
81.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Nonresident Alien
3.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 916 acres
Nearest major city: Louisville

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 4%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 59%
Percent of students who live off campus: 41%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 142
Other computer facilities/services: student bill-pay, address verification, ability to accept financial aid awards
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Collegiate100; Alpha Phi Omega; Drive Our Peer Education (DOPE); Student Ambassadors; Alpha Phi Alpha

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golfyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's volleyballyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; football; golf; softball; volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Blue Grass

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 15% within six months of graduation

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