Student Population by Gender

Eastern Kentucky University has a total of 14,324 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 12,072 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,252 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,588 male and 8,736 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,32412,0722,252
Men5,5884,914674
Women8,7367,1581,578
Eastern Kentucky University Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 11,534 White, 966 Black, and 209 Asian students out of a total of 14,324 are attending at Eastern Kentucky University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
Eastern Kentucky University Student Population by Race
Eastern Kentucky University Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Population by Race
Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Eastern Kentucky University Graduate Student Population by Race
Eastern Kentucky University Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,072 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 920 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.62%.687 students have transferred in as full-time status and 233 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, EKU has 774 students under 18 years old and 38 students over 65 years old. There are 10,244 students under 25 years old, and 4,080 students over 25 years old out of 14,324 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 774 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. EKU has 9,697 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,375 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Eastern Kentucky University Student Population by Age
Eastern Kentucky University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Population by Age
Eastern Kentucky University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 547 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,705 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Eastern Kentucky University Graduate Student Population by Age
Eastern Kentucky University Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Eastern Kentucky University, 4,278 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,931 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students14,3244,2785,931
Undergraduate12,0722,9385,478
Graduate2,2521,340453
Online Program Student Population
Eastern Kentucky University Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses

3,062 students lived in Kentucky or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,216 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Kentucky ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students3,0621,17244
Undergraduate2,26965118
Graduate79352126
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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