Northern 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.
Northern Kentucky University is a public doctoral/professional university in Highland Heights, KY (suburb setting), with 9,927 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 96% of 6,417 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 916–1133 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $36,440 a year for out-of-state students and $25,856 in-state; aided first-year students paid $8,151 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.56 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter 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 Northern Kentucky University ranks
3 top-ten finishes 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northern 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.
Northern Kentucky University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Horizon League | 28 | at cap | 2 | $752k | $26,860 | 995 | |
| Baseball | Horizon League | 38 | 4 over | 5 | $928k | $24,409 | 991 | |
| Men's Basketball | Horizon League | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.9M | $181,268 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | Horizon League | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.6M | $99,615 | 990 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Horizon League | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $250k | $22,728 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Horizon League | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $351k | $31,905 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | Horizon League | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $593k | $18,531 | 957 | |
| Softball | Horizon League | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $644k | $30,664 | 990 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Horizon League | 12 | room 18 | 1 | $153k | $12,762 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Horizon League | 2 | room 28 | 2 | $107k | $53,282 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Horizon League | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $191k | $27,301 | 990 | |
| Women's Tennis | Horizon League | 6 | room 4 | 1 | $276k | $45,977 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Horizon League | 98 | 53 over | 6 | $329k | $3,355 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Horizon League | 100 | 55 over | 1 | $564k | $5,640 | 1000 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Horizon League | 16 | room 2 | 2 | $727k | $45,438 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.