Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Public university in northern Kentucky located in Highland Heights, 11 km southeast of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio "NKU" redirects here. For other uses, see NKU (disambiguation) . Northern Kentucky University Type Public university Established 1968 ; 53 years ago ( 1968 ) [1] Academic affiliations GCCCU Space-grant Endowment $100.5 million (2020) [2] President Ashish Vaidya Provost Sue Ott Rowlands Academic staff 1,006 [3] Administrative staff 1,021 [3] Students 14,566 [4] Undergraduates 12,643 [4] Postgraduates 1,923 [4] Location Highland Heights , Kentucky , United States 39°01′55″N 84°27′55″W / 39.03194°N 84.46528°W / 39.03194; -84.46528 Coordinates : 39°01′55″N 84°27′55″W / 39.03194°N 84.46528°W / 39.03194; -84.46528 Campus Suburban, 425 acres (1.72 km 2 ) [5] Colors Black and Gold At