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Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University

https://www.nku.edu

Repayment outcome

76.2%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$21,700–$50,300

middle 50% · median $36,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$8,753

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$15,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$14,603

Default rate

9.9%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Computer Science$59,071
  2. Health Professions$54,653
  3. Engineering Tech$53,358
  4. Legal Studies$50,856
  5. Math & Statistics$46,478
  6. Public Admin$44,933
  7. Business$44,170
  8. Physical Sciences$41,565
  9. Parks & Fitness$39,729
  10. Communication and Media Studies.$37,399
  11. Education$36,992
  12. Biology$34,526
  13. Criminal Justice$33,993
  14. Visual & Performing Arts$33,138
  15. Social Sciences$32,632
  16. Liberal Arts$31,330
  17. Psychology$28,989
  18. History$27,822
  19. Interdisciplinary$26,625
  20. English & Literature$24,035
  21. Foreign Languages$23,351

Academics

Acceptance

46.7%

Avg SAT

1,024

Enrollment

11,976

What students study

18 fields offered

Business

22% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Health Professions13.0%
  2. 03Education9.5%
  3. 04Communications7.6%
  4. 05Visual & Performing Arts6.2%
  5. 06Social Sciences5.0%
  6. 07Computer Science4.8%
  7. 08Psychology4.6%
  8. 09Criminal Justice3.8%
  9. 10Biology3.6%
  10. 11History3.3%
  11. 12Engineering Tech2.8%
  12. 13English & Literature2.8%
  13. 14Liberal Arts2.5%
  14. 15Public Admin2.4%
  15. 16Physical Sciences2.0%
  16. 17Math & Statistics1.2%
  17. 18Parks & Fitness1.1%
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