2026 Tightest Kentucky Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Kentucky colleges, Northern Kentucky University has the tightest acceptance rate (67.65%) and Morehead State University has the second lowest rate (77.21%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Kentucky Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Kentucky colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Kentucky Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | 6,058 | 4,098 | 1,510 | 67.6% | 36.8% | $21,912 | 15,347 | 1,040 |
| 2 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY | 9,134 | 7,052 | 1,284 | 77.2% | 18.2% | $14,980 | 8,791 | - |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | 17,024 | 13,212 | 2,635 | 77.6% | 19.9% | $21,230 | 15,673 | 970 |
| 4 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY | 15,668 | 12,442 | 3,120 | 79.4% | 25.1% | $29,482 | 23,065 | 1,150 |
| 5 | Murray State University Murray, KY | 10,486 | 8,984 | 1,562 | 85.7% | 17.4% | $19,836 | 10,020 | 1,060 |
| 6 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | 31,517 | 29,293 | 6,513 | 92.9% | 22.2% | $34,140 | 34,709 | 1,180 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | 9,840 | 9,237 | 2,788 | 93.9% | 30.2% | $27,000 | 16,291 | 930 |
Qualified Kentucky Colleges in Core Admission Stats
