Eastern Kentucky University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Eastern Kentucky University is a public doctoral/professional university in Richmond, KY (town setting), with 12,726 undergraduates (61% women). It admitted 78% of 17,082 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 930–1190 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,355 a year for out-of-state students and $24,665 in-state; aided first-year students paid $10,852 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 55% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 1.11 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Eastern Kentucky University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,130 in-state · $20,820 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Eastern Kentucky University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Eastern Kentucky University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United Athletic Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $927k | $28,981 | 987 | |
| Baseball | United Athletic Conference | 48 | 14 over | 4 | $1.3M | $26,515 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 17 | 2 over | 1 | $2.3M | $137,639 | 948 | |
| Women's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $1.4M | $102,261 | 978 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 19 | at cap | 1 | $359k | $18,900 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 992 | |
| Women's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 985 | |
| Football | United Athletic Conference | 122 | 17 over | 15 | $6.8M | $55,569 | 952 | |
| Men's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 12 | 3 over | 2 | $586k | $48,873 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $429k | $53,635 | 1000 | |
| Softball | United Athletic Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $986k | $44,834 | 978 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 12 | 2 over | 2 | $329k | $27,418 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | United Athletic Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $409k | $37,223 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 93 | 48 over | 4 | $962k | $10,339 | 978 | |
| Women's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 60 | 15 over | 4 | $972k | $16,201 | 983 | |
| Women's Volleyball | United Athletic Conference | 19 | 1 over | 3 | $978k | $51,464 | 974 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.