According to U.S. News and World Report 2021 Best Colleges Rankings, Kentucky State University is:
#29 AMONG HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES;
#36 AMONG SOUTHERN REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS;
#53 IN SOCIAL MOBILITY WITHIN OUR REGION;
#1 IN TERMS OF BEST VALUE WITHIN OUR REGION;
#7 AMONG PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN OUR REGION; AND
#12 BEST COLLEGE FOR VETERANS WITHIN OUR REGION.
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