COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 157447PUBLIC

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY

Northern Kentucky University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$8,191Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate50.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$58,429working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$58,429
Median earnings 5 years after completion$55,390

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$2,603
$30,001–48,000$3,630
$48,001–75,000$6,761
$75,001–110,000$12,679
$110,001+$14,522

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion50.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention76.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients25.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share30.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid25.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,744federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates8,246IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate67.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,000

3,019 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

16 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$82,982 earnings · $25,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 191 working graduates$77,404 earnings · $31,000 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$73,478 earnings · $29,875 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$69,610 earnings · $23,750 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$68,409 earnings · $25,287 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$67,174 earnings · $30,750 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$67,018 earnings · $22,387 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 214 working graduates$65,960 earnings · $29,634 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$61,173 earnings · $30,103 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$55,835 earnings · $25,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$53,082 earnings · $25,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$50,322 earnings · $28,750 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$47,280 earnings · $26,088 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 140 working graduates$44,914 earnings · $28,906 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$44,834 earnings · $26,122 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 148 working graduates$42,709 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.