Northern Kentucky University
Public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Of its 15,000 students, over 10,000 are undergraduate students and nearly 5,000 are graduate students.[4] Northern Kentucky University is the third largest university, behind the University of Cincinnati and Miami University, of Greater Cincinnati's four large universities and the youngest of Kentucky's eight public universities. Among the university's programs are the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and the College of Informatics.[7]
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Former name | Northern Kentucky State College (1968–1976) |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 1968; 56 years ago (1968)[1] |
Academic affiliations | GCCCU Space-grant |
Endowment | $119.2 million (2022)[2] |
President | Cady Short-Thompson |
Provost | Diana McGill |
Academic staff | 1,006[3] |
Administrative staff | 1,021[3] |
Students | 15,827 (Fall 2022)[4] |
Undergraduates | 10,940 (Fall 2022)[4] |
Postgraduates | 4,887 (Fall 2022)[4] |
Location | , U.S. 39°01′55″N 84°27′55″W |
Campus | Suburban, 425 acres (172 ha)[5] |
Colors | Black and gold |
Nickname | Norse |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I Horizon League[6] |
Mascot | Victor E. Viking |
Website | www |
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