It had a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,568 and a total graduate enrollment of 168 in fall 2016 .
Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons , KSU was the second state - supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky .
KSU had a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,568 and a total graduate enrollment of 168 in fall 2016 .
Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons , KSU was the second state - supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky .