Eastern Kentucky University is one of the eight public 4-year colleges in Kentucky. The campus is located in Richmond town.
According to the NCES 2017 report, a total of 16,612 students attend the school. In the 2017 fall enrollment, 2,574 freshman students enrolled, and approximately 1,879 students returned for their sophomore year (which makes its freshman retention rate 73%). Every year 44% of the graduating class students graduate in 150% of the time it takes to complete their studies.
Eastern’s in-state tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year was $8,996, and fees were $370. Out-of-state tuition and fees for the same period were $17,880 and $370 respectively.