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Make your dreams a reality at Northern Kentucky University, a welcoming campus open to your exploration and where you can focus on your ambitions and success.

Imagine yourself thriving in small classes with up-close mentorship from caring faculty and staff. Imagine enjoying real-world and hands-on experiences through innovative learning centers such as the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Simulation Center, the Scripps Howard Center for Community Engagement, the Rockwell Automation & CBT Company Mechatronics Lab or the Kroger Technology & Digital Innovation Lab, among so much more.

Imagine the opportunity to begin your career early and work on campus at the Fidelity Investments or Western & Southern contact centers.

Elsewhere, you might be asked if you are ready for college. But here, we are ready for you, wherever you are and no matter how prepared you may be for the journey ahead.

Imagine no more. At NKU, success is the reality.

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Why NKU

I love the wonderful opportunities that NKU offers that challenges students, faculty and staff to grow as community leaders.

JULIA BOTTOMS
31 Wise Women of NKU
Student, Organizational Leadership

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I’m able to use my platform to impact others...Knowing that my art is making a difference in the world—big or small—is all I can ask for as an artist.

JONATHAN ROWAN
Journalism Major

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The relationships I have formed with administrators, faculty and staff are what kept me at NKU.

MOHAMED OMAR
Journalism Major

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I knew NKU was the place for me. I found so much support here.

ALYSSA WRAY
Perryville, Kentucky
Musical Theatre

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The first time I toured campus, it felt like home — I could see myself being here. I didn’t get quite the same feeling anywhere else.

ELIZABETH ROZIN
Toronto, Canada
Business Information Systems

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"NKU R.O.C.K.S. is important to me because it allows me to be comfortable in a student space that is designed for me to be successful.

CEDRIC EVANS
Calumet City, Illinois

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Experience NKU

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NKU Athletics is an NCAA Division I program with membership in the Horizon League. Following a storied history as a Division II program that included 72 conference titles, 25 regional championships and three national championships, NKU made the transition.

In May 2015, after just three years in Division I, Northern Kentucky accepted an invitation to join the prestigious Horizon League. Prior to the 2016-17 season, the NCAA granted Northern Kentucky active Division I status, and Northern Kentucky won Horizon League Tournament Championships in men's basketball and women's soccer and appeared in the NCAA tournament in both sports.