unitid 156620 · Richmond, KY · public 4-year · town (distant)
Eastern Kentucky University
- enrollment 2023
- 16,842
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
78%
39th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
12,318
77th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
41%
undergrads on Pell grants
75th pctl among public 4-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
59th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$23,735
57th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$11,040
after aid, aided students
38th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,795
after entry, Title IV students
37th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,500
76th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,591 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k18%
- 110k+15%
- Median family income
- $39,225
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,320
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 262 | $40,265 | $27,645 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 170 | $46,451 | $25,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 163 | $39,737 | $31,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 118 | $78,189 | $27,370 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 107 | $108,085 | — |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 101 | $91,722 | $34,786 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | 89 | $89,710 | — |
| Biology, General. | 87 | $58,047 | $24,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 80 | $39,598 | $26,725 |
| Social Work. | 78 | $44,374 | $30,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 77 | — | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 74 | $68,423 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.