Opening the doors to NKU
A incoming student from Ohio wants to Norse Up alongside their friends from Indiana and Kentucky. Who will pay the most to attend NKU?
NKU has this number of Division 1 sports teams
23
Loyal Norse Society members give this many consecutive years
3 years or more
This percentage of NKU students receive financial aid
77%
This is the average faculty to student ratio
18:1
This is the current spending rate for Endowment funds
3.75
Name one of the new Athletic programs added this year
Men's Volleyball, Stunt Team, Swimming, Triathlon
This amount of money is awarded in academic scholarships each year to NKU Students
$6+ Million
According to Academic Influence, NKU was ranked this for Safest College Campus
Founders Day falls on these dates in 2026
March 4th-5th
The President's Society involves members who give this much annually
$1,000+
With the Direct Admit program, High School Seniors with this GPA can be directly admitted into NKU.
2.75. No application, No Essay, No Fees.
NKU ranked this on Wall Street Journals Ranking of Best Value Universities out of 500 schools
29th. NKU is the ONLY public university in the region and the Commonwealth that made the WSJ’s top 100 ranking!
This percentage of NKU Alumni live and work in the tri state area
82 percent of NKU alumni live and work in the tri-state region
BWF's new numbers has identified this as a minimum goal ask
$50,000
This percentage of NKU Students are first generation college students
42%
This is an event taking place this month that is a donor engagement opportunity.
Could be quite a few!
A donor gives $25,000 in December 2025, when will the funds be available for spending?
FY 2028 or Fall 2027. Think about it as any donation given by the December 31 of a given year will be budgeted/accrue money through the next year and become available during the fall semester following.
This is our goal for a steady run rate going froward
$10 million +