Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares KY State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky.
KY State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 679 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky average (15,259 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Kentucky State University2,0201,793227
Similarly Ranked Schools67963393
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky15,25912,4042,855
The below chart compares the student population between Kentucky State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 902 male and 1,118 female students attending KY State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at KY State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at KY State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,7931,205588
Men798505293
Women995700295
Population by Gender/Attending Status at KY State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total22713790
Men1047628
Women1236162

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,096 Black or African American students (54.26%) and 602 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (29.80%) at Kentucky State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Kentucky State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Kentucky State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian532
Black or African American1,034432602
Hispanic31229
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White1033964
Two or More Races571839
Race/Ethnicity Unknown541274267
Total 1,793798995
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Kentucky State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Black or African American622537
Hispanic110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White18135
Two or More Races211
Race/Ethnicity Unknown611348
Total 227104123

Online Student Population

At Kentucky State University, 1,549 students (76.68% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 751 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 625 students live in Kentucky where Kentucky State University is located in and 88 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,0201,793227
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes75165596
Enrolled Some in Online Classes79870494
Not Enrolled in Online Classes47143437
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)75165596
Kentucky Residents62557055
Other State in U.S.885236
Outside of U.S.110
Unknown37325