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#5 Best Public Universities in Kentucky

NKU Comparisons

Highland Heights, Kentucky

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Compare with Kentucky Public Colleges

K
University of Kentucky

$1,337 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$2,120 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


K
Kentucky State University

$2,424 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


W
Western Kentucky University

$924 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Murray State University

$2,076 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


M
Morehead State University

$994 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$682 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Kentucky Private Colleges

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Union College

$18,225 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pikeville

$13,488 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Wesleyan College

$21,388 higher in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


C
Campbellsville University

$15,978 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


S
Spalding University

$16,938 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


L
Lindsey Wilson College

$16,464 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


T
Thomas More University

$27,888 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Midway University

$14,968 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
University of the Cumberlands

$637 lower in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


B
Brescia University

$18,988 higher in-state tuition
61% lower acceptance rate


A
Alice Lloyd College

$1,488 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Christian University

$13,888 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


M
Mid Continent University

$2,322 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


S
Simmons College of Kentucky

$5,496 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Mountain Bible College

$1,362 lower in-state tuition
60% lower acceptance rate


C
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College

$1,362 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

$1,824 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

G
Grand Valley State University

$4,116 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina A & T State University

$6,972 lower in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana State University

$800 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


R
Radford University

$2,111 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$4,182 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern Illinois University

$722 lower in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


W
Winston Salem State University

$7,111 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

$874 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

$2,057 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia Gwinnett College

$7,298 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


A
Alabama A & M University

$1,902 lower in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$4,688 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


T
Tennessee State University

$3,192 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Central State University

$5,108 lower in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$3,012 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Whitewater

$3,700 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


C
Chicago State University

$2,472 lower in-state tuition
55% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

$2,280 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


N
Northeastern Illinois University

$169 lower in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


P
PennWest California

$2,796 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleveland State University

$1,991 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


A
Austin Peay State University

$3,504 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$2,796 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$113 lower in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

$936 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


F
Frostburg State University

$3,402 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


M
Marshall University

$3,140 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


G
Gainesville State College

$8,235 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Illinois University

$711 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


E
East Tennessee State University

$2,562 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$2,463 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


P
Purdue University Calumet Campus

$3,766 lower in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


V
Vincennes University

$4,182 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$1,728 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Illinois University

$609 lower in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Alabama

$312 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


D
Dalton State College

$7,949 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Upstate

$696 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University South Bend

$3,020 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


W
West Virginia State University

$1,988 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$4,472 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


H
Harris Stowe State University

$4,704 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest Edinboro

$2,796 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Northwest

$3,020 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

$2,796 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


S
Southeast Missouri State University

$2,360 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


P
PennWest Clarion

$2,796 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


C
Concord University

$1,412 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Parkside

$3,930 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

C
Concordia University Ann Arbor

$23,238 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


C
Catawba College

$22,888 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


L
Lenoir Rhyne University

$19,488 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


C
Columbia College Chicago

$20,222 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


B
Belmont Abbey College

$8,988 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


A
Aurora University

$17,488 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$23,904 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


L
Laurel University

$12 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


J
Johnson C Smith University

$7,938 higher in-state tuition
53% lower acceptance rate


R
Reinhardt University

$16,568 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$25,988 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


G
Greensboro College

$9,788 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


F
Ferrum College

$26,888 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


A
Adrian College

$28,768 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$24,078 higher in-state tuition
43% lower acceptance rate


P
Piedmont College

$19,688 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


M
Mars Hill University

$26,758 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana Wesleyan University

$20,656 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


D
Davenport University

$11,760 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
Notre Dame College

$21,364 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


D
Dominican University

$26,682 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$30,786 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


L
Lawrence Technological University

$30,160 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


M
Marian University

$28,588 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


R
Roosevelt University

$9,488 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


A
Averett University

$27,888 higher in-state tuition
48% lower acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$44,714 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$24,173 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


M
Manchester University

$25,288 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
Millikin University

$32,266 higher in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


P
Pfeiffer University

$22,068 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


M
Maryville College

$27,106 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


J
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte

$29,280 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


Y
Young Harris College

$20,288 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


A
Alma College

$36,648 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


M
Mary Baldwin College

$22,220 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Charleston

$21,830 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


L
Limestone University

$15,888 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


O
Oakwood University

$10,210 higher in-state tuition
45% lower acceptance rate


W
Warren Wilson College

$28,788 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana Institute of Technology

$19,424 higher in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


B
Bethel College Mishawaka

$22,228 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


L
Livingstone College

$5,405 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne

$23,678 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$27,248 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


C
College for Creative Studies

$39,438 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Carson Newman College

$22,388 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


S
Shorter University

$13,002 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
Spring Arbor University

$21,428 higher in-state tuition
59% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

W
University of West Georgia

$6,141 lower in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


S
Sonoma State University

$4,770 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


V
Valdosta State University

$6,141 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


C
University of California Merced

$1,322 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


C
Central Washington University

$3,491 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


H
University of Houston Downtown

$4,260 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


F
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

$7,360 lower in-state tuition
75% lower acceptance rate


A
Augusta State University

$6,000 lower in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


A
Angelo State University

$6,017 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

$9,512 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


G
Grambling State University

$5,372 lower in-state tuition
72% lower acceptance rate


T
Texas A&M International University

$6,694 lower in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


B
University of Baltimore

$3,070 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


A
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

$7,949 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


N
New Jersey City University

$3,273 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia Southwestern State University

$6,448 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


F
Francis Marion University

$128 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


A
Arkansas Tech University

$4,517 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Connecticut State University

$3,848 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
Northeastern State University

$3,889 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

$2,304 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


S
Shepherd University

$4,224 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Central Arkansas

$3,372 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


N
New Mexico State University Main Campus

$4,229 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


N
Nicholls State University

$5,590 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


L
Lewis Clark State College

$3,124 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


L
Louisiana State University Alexandria

$5,562 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


L
Louisiana State University Shreveport

$4,856 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


M
McNeese State University

$5,365 lower in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


S
Southeastern Oklahoma State University

$3,912 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nebraska at Kearney

$4,062 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern State University

$2,896 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate