| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
14,327 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
11,332 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
2,995 |
| Total graduate students: |
2,517 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
816 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
1,701 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
22 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
13% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.8% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.0% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 85.0% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.3% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 0.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.0% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.8% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.7% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 83.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.3% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.5% | Nonresident Alien |
| 3.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
628 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Richmond, KY |
| Population of city/town: |
32,550 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Corbin, Danville, Manchester, Fort Knox, Hazard, and Somerset, KY. |
| Nearest major city: |
Lexington, KY |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
25 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
308,428 |
| Online campus map: |
web.eku.edu/map |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (47%)
- women's dorms (33%)
- men's dorms (17%)
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments (3%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including Theme and wellness housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
69% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
29% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
71% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried students under age 21 with fewer than 59 semester hours must live on campus unless living with family within a 50-mile radius. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
56% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
532 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Justice and safety and music libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Gallery, planetarium. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
fully |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
16 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
10% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
14 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
7% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Progress, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
29 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
192 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baptist Campus Ministries, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Outreach, Chi Alpha Ministries, Christian Student Fellowship, Collegiate Black & Christian, Colonels for Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Latter-day Saints Students Association, Pagan Coalition, Wesley Foundation |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Graduate Student Association, Black Union, cultural club |
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| International student organizations: |
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Korean Students' Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Up 'til Dawn, Dance Theatre, Bassmasters, Guitar Society, Marching Colonels, Ducks Unlimited, gospel ensemble, Opera Guild, Music Industry Organization, Club Collegiate Music Educators, Future Artists Designers and Style Makers, AnimEKU, American Society of Interior Designers, Fusion, Student Alumni Ambassadors, Future Teacher Corp, Graphic Communications Society, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Colleges Against Cancer, S.P.O.U.T, Older Wiser Learners, Pershing Rifles, Pride Alliance, R.E.A.L Men, Barrister's Society, Students for Life, Students for Sustainability, Student Enterprise Group, The Underground, Urban Impulse, Women's Activist Group, Caduceus Club, residence hall councils, Circle K, Colonels Who Care, Accounting Society, Adam Smith Economic Society, American Association of Airport Executives, Public Relations Student Society of America, Society for Advancement of Management, Society for Human Resource Management, College Republicans, College Democrats, Colonel Agronomy Club, Wildlife Society, Nursing Student Network, National Association of Industrial Technology; film, philosophy, foreign language, statistics, political action, forensic science, geography, environmental health, agriculture, geology, chemistry, and physics clubs; Tutoring, Art Education, Art Student, Kentucky Education Student Program, National Student Speech Language Hearing, Golf Course Superintendents, Psychology Graduate, Student Anthropologists, Social Work, Financial Management, American Criminal Justice, Student Dietetic, Student Contractors, Computer Machinery, Fire Science Technicians, and Athletic Trainers Associations; Genocide Intervention, Interpreter Training Program, Sociology Student, Corrections & Juvenile Justice Student, Student Paralegal, Student Occupational Science, and Student Occupational Therapy Organizations |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Mark Sandy,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Tracy Scott,
Associate Athletics Director |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Director of Athletics,
Chip Smith,
Eastern Kentucky University,
Lancaster Avenue,
Richmond, KY 40475 |
| School mascot: |
Colonels |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Ohio Valley Conference (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
3% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
Lexington, KY (25 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Cincinnati, OH (102 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Richmond, KY (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
12% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
46% within one year of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
81% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Central Baptist Hospital, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky State Police, Madison County (KY) School District, University of Kentucky Medical Center. |
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