Eastern Kentucky University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University operates as a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 12,318 students of which 14,609 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Eastern Kentucky University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,149 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,040, with published in-state tuition of $10,320 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.9%. Graduates earn a median of $45,795 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,611 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 717700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.