Jonathan Krueger, 22, a photo editor for a student newspaper at the university, was walking with another person about a block from the campus in Lexington when he was shot, police said.
Officers were called to the scene at 2:07 am local time and found Krueger, a junior from Perrysburg, Ohio, lying in the street. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Police said they have charged 18-year-old Justin Smith and 20-year-old Efrain Diaz with murder and robbery.