Why Choose NKU?

Invest in yourself…               

… invest in your future

Northern Kentucky University has become a premier institution of higher learning in Greater Cincinnati and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As one of the fastest growing schools in Kentucky, NKU enrolls more than 15,000 students. NKU is a major metropolitan university where professors still get ‘up close and personal’ with our students. Without a doubt, the knowledge students gain at the NKU Haile/US Bank College of Business will provide for a lifetime of benefits. NKU is an ideal place to foster learning and development and thus a perfect place to start your life journey.

Listed below are a few of the people, programs and experiences that make our program unique – a powerful blend that prime students for unlimited success.

  • Preparing students to be globally competitive through short-term and long-term study abroad opportunities
  • MBA program included in the 2008 edition of Best Business Schools published by The Princeton Review and Random House.
  • Friendly and talented professors who bring fresh new research straight to the classroom.
  • Entrepreneurial courses designed to help students succeed in rapid-growth environment and business start-ups. NKU's Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute has received the 2007 National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (NCEC) award for Excellence in Entrepreneuship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation.
  • Real-time stock trading class in which students meet each semester to analyze the current portfolio, research new securities and make additional investments and sales as warranted. 
  • Working with companies in the surrounding areas to provide internships and job opportunities to NKU students.