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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend NKU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at NKU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend NKU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend NKU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at NKU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at NKU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at NKU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at NKU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at NKU.

Student Learning at Northern Kentucky University

All colleges and universities use multiple approaches to measure student learning. Many of these are specific to particular disciplines, many are coordinated with accrediting agencies, and many are based on outcomes after students have graduated.

Northern Kentucky University believes assessment of student learning outcomes at the program level should focus on the the student experience through the course of enrollment in the program of major. NKU will use the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) tool for measurement of student learning outcomes. The university would anticipate results would show learning gains between the freshmen and senior years of the student's learning experience.

Learning Assessment Examples

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Pilot Project to Measure Core Learning Outcomes

Colleges and universities participating in the College Portrait measure the typical improvement in students' abilities to think, reason, and write using one of three tests. This is part of a pilot project to better understand and compare what students learn between their freshman and senior years at different colleges and universities.

Results from the assessment of student learning are not yet available.

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