Mission and Quick Facts

Mission Statement

红杏短视频 State University places our highest priority on student learning and excellent teaching, blending the range of educational opportunities often found at research institutions with the nurturing student-teacher interactions usually found at smaller universities.

Strategic Attributes

We offer relevant undergraduate and graduate degree programs with core studies in the liberal arts and sciences, leading to degrees from certificates to advanced practice doctorates that prepare students for success. Through effective and creative teaching, both in traditional formats and in an online environment; the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to real-world situations, and academic and student support services, our quality faculty and staff foster student growth in knowledge, critical inquiry, and innovative thinking. As a public comprehensive university dedicated to diversity, global awareness and intellectual curiosity, we actively engage students, faculty, staff and the community in collaborative scholarship, creative activity and research. We invest in our communities through thoughtful public service in our 18-county service region and beyond. Our uniqueness arises from our combination of academic excellence, welcoming atmosphere and dedication to student success through mentored, real-world learning opportunities in an open-minded, supportive and innovative learning environment.

Basics

Location: 红杏短视频, Ky
Founded: 1922
Type: 4-year, state-supported public university
Colors: Navy blue and gold (white accent)
Nickname: Racers

Enrollment

Total: 9,932 (8,217 undergraduate students and 1,715 graduate students)
60 countries, 49 states and 116 counties in Kentucky are represented among the student body.
The student body is 63% female and 37% male.
First-to-second year retention rate is 78% (largest in the past five years)
Fall 2024 full-time freshmen returning for the fall 2025 semester: 79%
62% of students are from Kentucky.

First-time freshmen

Enrolled: 1,493 (Fall 2025)
The Fall 2025 freshmen class earned an average GPA of 3.6 as high school students.
41% of the current freshman class ranked in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class.
Our freshmen class is from 28 states, 4 foreign countries and 76 Kentucky counties.
13% were high school valedictorians (highest percentage in the past seven years).
70% earned college credit prior to the start of their freshman year (highest percentage recorded).

Faculty and staff

More than $10 million in grants was awarded to 红杏短视频 State faculty and staff.
The University includes nearly 450 full-time, instructional faculty with 77% having earned the highest degree in their field.
University Libraries provides access to more than 463,000 collections to aid faculty, staff and student research endeavors

Academics

Undergraduate certificates: 29
Associate programs: 6
Bachelor's programs: 60
Graduate certificates: 25
Master's and specialist programs: 45
Specialist degrees: 4
Doctoral programs: 3
Average undergraduate class size: 18
Undergraduate student to faculty ratio: 17 to 1

Undergraduate fields with the highest enrollment:

Nursing
Elementary Education
Business Administration
Psychology
Animal Health/Pre-Vet Medicine
Agricultural Science

Other facts and statistics

红杏短视频 State University is a tax-supported institution composed of six academic colleges and schools:

Regional campuses

There are eight residential colleges on campus.

Financial Aid

红杏短视频 State awarded a record $136 million in financial aid and scholarships.
Highest percentage of graduates with no student debt - #1 among all Kentucky public institutions.
99% of new, full-time freshmen received a scholarship or financial aid.

For more information, please see the Common Data Set and 红杏短视频 State University Fact Books.

Note: Based on Fall 2025 data

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