Eastern Kentucky University Business Programs

Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The location of Eastern is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Eastern Kentucky University?

Contact details for Eastern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Phone:	859-622-1000
Website:	www.eku.edu

How Do I Get Into Eastern?

You can apply to Eastern online at: admissions.eku.edu/

Admission Requirements for Eastern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern?

Eastern has an acceptance rate of 64%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Eastern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 595.

Eastern received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Eastern Kentucky University?

The overall average net price of Eastern is $25,476. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Eastern, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,887 a year. That adds up to $23,548 over four years for those students.

Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,684 undergraduate students at Eastern, with 9,250 being full-time and 2,434 being part-time.

There are also 2,300 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,250 full-time undergraduates at Eastern, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Kentucky University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	111
Black or African American	527
Hispanic or Latino	414
White	7,603
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	507

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Kentucky University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Eastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and United Arab Emirates.

Online Learning at Eastern Kentucky University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 39 master’s degree programs available online at Eastern. In 2022-2023, 10,209 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern has changed over the last few years.

Eastern Kentucky University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	86	19	105
Accounting	5	53	0	58
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	49	0	49
Finance	0	36	0	36
General Business Administration and Management	0	33	0	33
Construction Management	0	29	0	29
Insurance	0	21	0	21
General Management Information Systems	0	20	0	20
Fashion Merchandising	0	13	0	13
Public Relations	0	9	0	9
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	349	19	373

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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