Eastern Kentucky University is a regional, co-educational, residential, public institution established in 1906 and currently serves over 16,800 students enrolled at various campuses in over 148 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and online degree programs.
The university’s main campus in Richmond, Kentucky, located on 892 acres (3.61 km) in the heart of Richmond, Kentucky (population:35,000).
Richmond Centre and downtown Richmond provide plenty of retail shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences. Additionally, EKU is located just 25 minutes from Lexington, Kentucky metropolitan area and 90 minutes from the major metropolitan cities of Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.