unitid 157058 · Frankfort, KY · public 4-year · town (distant)
Kentucky State University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,203
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
96%
87th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,309
16th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
58%
undergrads on Pell grants
93rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
32%
finish within 150% time
22nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,727
47th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$8,040
after aid, aided students
21st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,382
after entry, Title IV students
6th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$25,938
95th 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 $10,225 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
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $27,492
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,387
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.4× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 20 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 18 | $39,509 | $33,746 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 17 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 16 | $91,629 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 13 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 12 | — | — |
| Journalism. | 11 | $32,000 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 11 | $42,345 | $28,162 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 10 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 9 | $42,265 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 9 | $72,396 | — |
— 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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built 2026-07-17
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.