2020 Kentucky Colleges Comparison
Kentucky College Overview
For the academic year 2019-2020, ninety-one colleges are active for serving college programs in Kentucky. By school types, there are twenty-five public schools and sixty-six private schools. By school levels, forty 4-years (or high) schools, thirty-two 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and nineteen less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
Of the ninety-one Kentucky schools, Berea College ranked first and University of Kentucky ranked second (view more at Kentucky college rankings). The 2020 average tuition & fees of all Kentucky colleges is $14,654 for Kentucky residents and $18,337 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 73.31% and the average SAT score is 1,075. The average number of students is 2,885 and the average student to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Kentucky colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees are $18,337 and Berea College has the highest tuition & fees of $45,092 and Simmons College of Kentucky has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,990.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $12,590 and University of Kentucky has the highest tuition & fees of $33,216 and Brescia University has the lowest tuition & fees of $850.
- The average SAT score is 1,075 and Centre College has the highest SAT score of 1,220 and Kentucky Christian University has the lowest score of 842.
- The average acceptance rate is 73.31% and Alice Lloyd College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 21% and Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population is 2,885 and University of Kentucky has the most students of 29,986 and University of Phoenix-Kentucky has the fewest students of 18.
- The average graduation rate is 45.94% and Centre College has the highest rate of 83% and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College has the lowest rate of 17%.
2020 Kentucky Colleges Comparison Table
The following table lists colleges located in Kentucky ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $45,092 | - | 1,180 | 33.00% | 1,432 | 67% | 9 to 1 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $31,294 | $33,216 | 1,175 | 96.00% | 29,986 | 66% | 16 to 1 |
| Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $44,300 | - | 1,220 | 72.00% | 1,333 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $28,508 | $27,575 | 1,160 | 65.00% | 22,211 | 60% | 19 to 1 |
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $41,610 | - | 1,170 | 92.00% | 963 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $43,173 | $16,645 | 1,150 | 82.00% | 3,293 | 64% | 13 to 1 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $20,256 | $17,358 | 1,075 | 87.00% | 16,211 | 47% | 18 to 1 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $19,948 | $14,500 | 1,060 | 98.00% | 14,465 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,900 | $12,286 | 1,000 | 93.00% | 1,596 | 58% | 11 to 1 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $18,348 | $14,400 | 1,125 | 77.00% | 9,449 | 53% | 17 to 1 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $13,876 | $10,512 | 1,086 | 77.00% | 9,304 | 43% | 15 to 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,875 | $4,582 | 1,035 | 81.00% | 19,110 | 40% | 20 to 1 |
| Union College Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $28,000 | $8,210 | 1,001 | 57.00% | 1,179 | 28% | 17 to 1 |
| Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $24,850 | $6,390 | 1,080 | 73.00% | 1,381 | 51% | 15 to 1 |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $32,028 | $9,990 | 1,200 | 75.00% | 1,741 | 64% | 12 to 1 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,400 | $8,773 | 1,047 | 78.00% | 12,771 | 36% | 14 to 1 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $26,496 | $18,340 | 1,080 | 98.00% | 17,517 | 52% | 19 to 1 |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $40,800 | $11,745 | 1,161 | 72.00% | 1,565 | 56% | 12 to 1 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $33,420 | $11,327 | 1,075 | 92.00% | 2,037 | 39% | 14 to 1 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $22,050 | $8,100 | 970 | - | 2,240 | 32% | 14 to 1 |
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,718 | $9,719 | - | - | 2,764 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,500 | $15,840 | - | - | 3,165 | 25% | 10 to 1 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 3,104 | 42% | 14 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 142 | 75% | 28 to 1 |
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,100 | $850 | 1,035 | 48.00% | 986 | 36% | 11 to 1 |
| American College of Barbering Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,750 | - | - | - | 78 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 26 | 40% | 13 to 1 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $19,750 | - | - | - | 2,986 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 2,426 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 5,850 | 39% | 22 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | - | 86 | 30% | 16 to 1 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,216 | - | - | - | 46 | 25% | 13 to 1 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 2,505 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,295 | - | - | 80.00% | 748 | 38% | 14 to 1 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 1,331 | 26% | 15 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | - | 76 | 26% | 11 to 1 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $7,800 | - | - | - | 54 | 76% | 20 to 1 |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,650 | - | - | - | 36 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 98 | 36% | 16 to 1 |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $12,650 | $12,650 | 955 | 84.00% | 2,290 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,380 | - | - | - | 89 | 39% | 13 to 1 |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,100 | - | - | - | 31 | 29% | 7 to 1 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $21,200 | $5,200 | 842 | 28.00% | 689 | 31% | 12 to 1 |
| Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $12,750 | - | - | - | 10 | 63% | 7 to 1 |
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design Nicholasville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $19,025 | - | - | - | 40 | 63% | 13 to 1 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 3,446 | 45% | 18 to 1 |
| MedQuest College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,750 | - | - | - | 337 | 70% | 11 to 1 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,216 | - | - | - | 262 | 48% | 8 to 1 |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $25,000 | - | - | - | 39 | 85% | 10 to 1 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,870 | $5,710 | - | - | 131 | 17% | 9 to 1 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 4,893 | 51% | 16 to 1 |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,475 | - | - | - | 192 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | - | 96 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System Versailles, KY Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frontier Nursing University Hyden, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,292 | - | - | 2,436 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | - | 104 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,525 | - | - | - | 54 | 63% | 20 to 1 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 2,630 | 39% | 15 to 1 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $11,896 | $9,132 | 1,082 | 77.00% | 4,337 | 32% | 19 to 1 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 3,901 | 41% | 19 to 1 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 2,076 | 26% | 16 to 1 |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $20,636 | - | - | 100.00% | 66 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| American National University-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $11,136 | - | - | - | 210 | 25% | 19 to 1 |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $8,350 | - | - | - | 66 | 17% | 17 to 1 |
| ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,120 | - | - | - | 298 | 52% | 15 to 1 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $28,540 | - | 1,000 | 60.00% | 887 | 38% | 14 to 1 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $6,990 | - | - | 91.00% | 140 | 17% | 4 to 1 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $16,199 | $16,950 | - | - | 1,755 | - | - |
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,119 | $9,420 | - | - | 88 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 80 | 55% | 27 to 1 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,838 | - | - | 151 | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 4,137 | 38% | 19 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 37 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,320 | - | - | - | 10,180 | 30% | 18 to 1 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,320 | - | - | - | 4,299 | 46% | 17 to 1 |
| Tri-State Barber College Ashland, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,500 | - | - | - | 16 | 71% | 20 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,816 | - | - | - | 210 | 74% | 20 to 1 |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY Private, 2-4 years | $41,380 | - | - | - | 509 | 17% | 16 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | - | 109 | 36% | 19 to 1 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 4,837 | 33% | 16 to 1 |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, 2-4 years | $4,800 | - | - | - | 22 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,215 | - | - | - | 207 | 70% | 17 to 1 |
| Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology Whitesburg, KY Private, 2-4 years | $10,360 | - | - | - | 31 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,320 | - | - | - | 12,196 | 25% | 23 to 1 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY Private, 2-4 years | $9,890 | - | - | - | 28 | 26% | 12 to 1 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,760 | - | 1,130 | 39.00% | 87 | 38% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $11,534 | $13,560 | - | - | 18 | 21% | 4 to 1 |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,950 | - | - | - | 151 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $14,230 | - | 930 | 21.00% | 569 | 35% | 21 to 1 |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,650 | - | - | - | 36 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 | - | - | - | 2,400 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | $18,337 | $12,590 | 1,075 | 73.31% | 2,885 | 46% | 15 to 1 |