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Kentucky State University

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

65.2%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Kentucky State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 3,974 1,383 2,591
Admitted students 2,591 872 1,719
Enrolled students 484 192 292
Acceptance rate 65% 63% 66%
Yield rate 19% 22% 17%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Kentucky State received a total of 3,974 applications. These applications included 1,383 male applicants and 2,591 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 3,974 applicants, Kentucky State admitted 2,591 students. Among the admitted students, there were 872 males and 1,719 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 484 students chose to enroll at Kentucky State. This means that 484 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 192 were male and 292 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Kentucky State had an overall acceptance rate of 65% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 63% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 66%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Kentucky State had an overall yield rate of 19% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 22%, and for female admitted students, it was 17%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Kentucky State over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 4,768 1,796 2,870 1,808 597 1,190 38% 33% 42% 210 100 110 12% 17% 9%
2016 3,384 724 1,279 1,658 372 685 49% 51% 54% 202 76 87 12% 20% 13%
2017 2,078 721 1,357 941 317 624 45% 44% 46% 317 142 175 34% 45% 28%
2018 1,660 577 1,083 1,198 401 797 72% 70% 74% 274 126 148 23% 31% 19%
2019 2,186 782 1,378 1,763 599 1,143 81% 77% 83% 525 218 307 30% 36% 27%
2020 3,377 1,089 2,281 2,836 890 1,939 84% 82% 85% 568 201 367 20% 23% 19%
2021 3,974 1,383 2,591 2,591 872 1,719 65% 63% 66% 484 192 292 19% 22% 17%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Kentucky State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Kentucky State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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