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.

Eastern Kentucky University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Eastern.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#77	Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/EasternKentuckyUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/EKUBuilds

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern?

With an acceptance rate of 98%, Eastern is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% 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 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 580.

Eastern received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

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 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,188 a year. That adds up to $24,752 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Eastern is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,070 undergraduate students at Eastern, with 9,572 being full-time and 2,498 being part-time.

There are also 2,395 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,572 full-time undergraduates at Eastern, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	91
Black or African American	558
Hispanic or Latino	388
White	7,874
International Students	119
Other Races/Ethnicities	542

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

In 2019-2020, 8,515 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.

Online Affordability Rankings of Eastern

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Eastern Kentucky University was $9,876 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,948. The following table shows how Eastern is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Insurance	#13	#7
Insurance	#13	#7
Accounting	#52	#127
Accounting	#52	#127

Online Growth Rankings of Eastern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Kentucky University was 1.7%. This is the #1,466 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Eastern regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Eastern ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Eastern.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting	#409

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	65	20	85
Accounting	14	50	0	64
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	51	0	51
General Business Administration and Management	0	43	0	43
Finance	0	33	0	33
Insurance	0	29	0	29
Construction Management	0	20	0	20
General Management Information Systems	0	18	0	18
Fashion Merchandising	0	16	0	16
Public Relations	0	16	0	16
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	341	20	375

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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