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Executive Branch Cabinet for Postsecondary Education KY State University
Founded in 1886 to prepare African-American teachers for Kentucky's black schools, KSU is Kentucky's only historically black institution of higher education and the only 1890 land grant institution in the Commonwealth.
Kentucky State University (KSU) is the state's unique, small liberal studies institution and the most diverse public university in the commonwealth. As an 1890 Land Grant Institution, KSU is committed to providing quality research and community outreach initiatives. It offers three associate degree programs, 27 bachelor's degree programs, six master's degree programs and one Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-DNP) program: Aquaculture/Aquatic sciences, Business Administration, Computer Science, Special Education, Environmental Studies, Nursing and Public Administration. Undergraduate students choose from more than 800 courses in 27 programs in the College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Computer Science; and the College of Professional Studies. Aquaculture is the KSU Program of Distinction for the commonwealth.
Mission Statement: Kentucky State University, building on its legacy of achievement as a historically black, liberal arts, and 1890 land-grant university, affords access to and prepares a diverse student population of traditional and non-traditional students to compete in a multifaceted, ever-changing global society by providing student-centered learning while integrating teaching, research, and service through high-quality undergraduate and select graduate programs. Kentucky State University is committed to keeping relevant its legacy of service by pro-actively engaging the community in partnerships on civic projects driven by the objective of positively impacting the quality of life of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
The University enrolls approximately 2,050 full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. Approximately 64.6 percent are from Kentucky and 35.4 percent are from more than 37 other states and 13 countries.
KSU's suburban campus is in Frankfort, Kentucky. KSU's 313-acre main campus has 38 academic, residential, athletic, and service buildings. In addition, the University has a 296-acre Land Grant research farm, and a 306-acre environmental education center. Our newest facilities are Aquaculture Production Technologies and Rosenwald Center for Families and Children.