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| Metric | Northern Kentucky | U. Wisconsin-Green Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 68% | 75%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 69% / 68% | 85% / 91% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Applicants | 6,058 | 8,984Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 4,098 | 6,716Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 1,510 | 1,175Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 37% | 17%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 953–1150 | – |
| ACT middle 50% | 18–25 | 18–25Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | – | 16 (2%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | – | 349 (30%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | 5%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Not considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | Not considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Not considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | Not considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Considered | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Required | Considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | 2.98Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | – |
| Early decision | – | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | – | Not offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | – | No wait listFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-optional |
| Application fee | $40 | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | – | No set reply dateFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | – | 64%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Suburb: Large | City: Midsize |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | Research college or university | Research college or university |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division I, no football |
| Conference | Horizon League | Horizon League |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 8,246 | 6,423Fall 2025 |
| Beds in college housing | 1,820 | 2,005 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 0.3%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 0.8%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 25% | 22% |
| First-gen | 38% | 36% |
| Men / women | 41% / 59% | 38% / 62%Fall 2025 |
| Part-time students | 18% | 23%Fall 2025 |
| Students 25 and older | 16% | 17% |
| First-years from in state | 69% | 87% |
| First-years from other states | 29% | 6% |
| First-years from abroad | 1% | 6% |
| New transfer students this fall | 896 | 575 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 37% | 30% |
| Diversity index | 0.43 | 0.48Fall 2025 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 19 to 1 | 25 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | 49%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 55% | 72% |
| Average faculty salary | $78,532 | $72,689 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 2,025 | 1,278 |
| Most popular majors | Business Administration and Management, General 18% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 12% · Psychology, General 6% | Psychology, General 15% · Business Administration and Management, General 9% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 7% |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,637 (public, GASB accounting) | $6,613 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $11,632 (public, GASB accounting) | $9,315 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 45% | 30% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $18,825 | $18,132 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 35% | 19% |
| Net price, students with grants | $9,211 | $11,429 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $25,856 | $21,460 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $36,440 | $30,047 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $10,896 | $8,342 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $21,480 | $16,929 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 29% | 12% |
| First-years with grants | 98% | 57% |
| Average grant | $10,332 | $7,611 |
| Aid from the college | 76% | 34% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 96% got merit aid, averaging $1K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | – | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | January 15 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | – | 98%2024–25 |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $2,1332024–25 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 94%2024–25 |
| Aid for international students | – | Offered2024–25 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $50,220 | $52,528 |
| Graduation rate | 51% | 57% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 43% | 44% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 61% | 51% |
| Pell graduation gap | 17 pts lower | 7 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 53% | 51% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | 33% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 45% | 42% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 36% | 24% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 57% | 45% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 76% | 65%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 36% | 43% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 52% | 57% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 22% | 27% |
| Median debt | $23,000 | $18,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 31% | 27% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $17,464 | $11,731 |
| Website | nku.edu | uwgb.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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