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Kentucky · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky. 11,674 undergraduate students. 145 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 156620 · OPEID 001963 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Eastern Kentucky University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Eastern Kentucky University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.9% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+19%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Eastern Kentucky University rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 (34.3% → 40.9%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+12%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Eastern Kentucky University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 (11.0k → 12.3k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

Eastern Kentucky University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Kentucky median

Each tile compares this institution to the Kentucky median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$45,795+19% · 6→10y
Kentucky median $37,114
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$38,611
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
49.7%+77% · '97→'24
Kentucky median 49.7%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$14,929+414% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
11,674+0% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
79.6%+10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
78.1%+6% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$10,130+306% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,820
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How Eastern Kentucky University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at Eastern Kentucky University

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.3%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $14,929 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,795 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Eastern Kentucky University enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202412,318
13,87610,98719962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202450.0%
50%28%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$22,500
$23,242$3,96219972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+77%

Eastern Kentucky University · completion · 150% rose

28.3% → 50.0%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+620%

Eastern Kentucky University · completion · 100% rose

5.7% → 40.9%

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+306%

Eastern Kentucky University · in-state tuition rose

$2,542 → $10,320

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+208%

Eastern Kentucky University · out-of-state tuition rose

$6,884 → $21,230

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+414%

Eastern Kentucky University · median debt rose

$4,375 → $22,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Eastern Kentucky University · cohort default rate fell

12.3% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+26%

Eastern Kentucky University · pell share rose

32.7% → 41.1%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+27%

Eastern Kentucky University · earnings_median_10yr rose

$36,100 → $45,795

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+33%

Eastern Kentucky University · earnings_median_8yr rose

$32,800 → $43,614

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+30%

Eastern Kentucky University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$29,700 → $38,611

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Eastern Kentucky University programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$130,42914 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Master's Degree$108,085134 gradsQuality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1507 · Bachelor's Degree$91,722116 gradsHomeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherCIP 4399 · Master's Degree$89,710143 gradsConstruction ManagementCIP 5220 · Bachelor's Degree$83,46320 gradsChemistryCIP 4005 · Bachelor's Degree$82,60833 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$78,189153 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionCIP 1304 · First Professional Degree$77,399—Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$76,15618 gradsFire ProtectionCIP 4302 · Bachelor's Degree$75,01850 gradsHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCIP 5111 · Bachelor's Degree$73,361—Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCIP 5123 · Master's Degree$68,42377 gradsInsuranceCIP 5217 · Bachelor's Degree$67,86229 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5110 · Bachelor's Degree$66,65821 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$65,9300 gradsAir TransportationCIP 4901 · Bachelor's Degree$65,75046 gradsHomeland SecurityCIP 4303 · Bachelor's Degree$61,62959 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCIP 5123 · Bachelor's Degree$61,10953 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesCIP 5107 · Bachelor's Degree$59,61833 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$59,04943 gradsBiology, GeneralCIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$58,04792 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$57,03950 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCIP 4228 · Master's Degree$55,45533 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCIP 5102 · Bachelor's Degree$55,23631 grads
Showing top 24 of 65 ranked programs.145 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

65 Eastern Kentucky University programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$76,15618 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$39,59884 gradsSpecial Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$46,86769 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$46,78836 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$51,74128 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$40,49724 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$50,08124 gradsSpecial Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$42,41823 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$46,38415 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionFirst Professional Degree$77,399—

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$91,722116 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$53,56531 gradsComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$53,59212 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$43,17113 grads

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$41,46232 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

Legal Support ServicesBachelor's Degree$48,43327 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,66531 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$39,737162 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$37,31943 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,04792 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree$36,66226 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

ChemistryBachelor's Degree$82,60833 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$40,265224 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$55,45533 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$46,451183 gradsHomeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherMaster's Degree$89,710143 gradsHomeland SecurityBachelor's Degree$61,62959 gradsFire ProtectionBachelor's Degree$75,01850 gradsCriminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,90838 gradsCriminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$44,13423 gradsHomeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,7760 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social WorkBachelor's Degree$44,37453 gradsSocial WorkUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,29112 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$48,32432 gradsAnthropologyBachelor's Degree$39,0508 gradsGeography and CartographyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,6427 grads

TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49

Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$65,75046 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$35,40435 gradsMusicBachelor's Degree$38,42926 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$78,189153 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$108,085134 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$68,42377 gradsPublic HealthBachelor's Degree$43,29562 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$61,10953 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$59,61833 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$55,23631 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$54,98230 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$66,65821 gradsPublic HealthMaster's Degree$54,68921 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate$130,42914 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$54,311—Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree$73,361—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$65,9300 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,22565 gradsMarketingBachelor's Degree$53,64351 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$57,03950 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$59,04943 gradsInsuranceBachelor's Degree$67,86229 gradsConstruction ManagementBachelor's Degree$83,46320 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

HistoryBachelor's Degree$42,55823 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Agricultural Production OperationsBachelor's Degree$49,63325 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's Degree$44,67217 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$43,28129 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$34,75416 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$47,38316 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Eastern Kentucky University

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$52,696
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 23
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 23year 0year 39
Cost per year
$9,326
HS-only baseline · KY
$33,900
Years to complete
4
CIP family
42

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to Eastern Kentucky University in Kentucky

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

BOWLING GREEN$43.9k

Western Kentucky University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 54% completion
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS$50.2k

Northern Kentucky University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 48% completion
MURRAY$44.7k

Murray State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 60% completion
MOREHEAD$43.2k

Morehead State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 48% completion
LOUISVILLE$53.9k

Louisville

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 61% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Eastern Kentucky University graduates earn $X” — not “Eastern Kentucky University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Eastern Kentucky University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →