KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the associate, bachelor, master's and the Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees. You may contact the SACSCOC via mail at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or via phone at (404) 679-4501.

The University also holds accreditation with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Industrial Technology, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration and the Council on Social Work Education.