2023 Kentucky Colleges Comparison
In Kentucky, eighty-five colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school types, there are twenty-five public schools and sixty private schools. By school levels, thirty-eight 4-years (or high) schools, twenty-nine 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and eighteen less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Kentucky colleges is $14,765 for state residents and $19,634 for out-of-state students in 2023. The graduate tuition & fee is $10,364 for state residents and $12,893 for out-of-state students. A total of 3,035 students enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 2,454 undergraduate and 2,012 graduate students.
Kentucky College Overview
Of the eighty-five Kentucky schools, University of Kentucky ranked first and Centre College ranked second (view more at Kentucky college rankings). The 2023 average tuition & fees of all Kentucky colleges is $14,765 for Kentucky residents and $19,634 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 73.92% and the average SAT score is 1,088. The average number of students is 3,035 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 $19,634 and Centre College has the highest tuition & fees of $48,070 and Lexington Theological Seminary has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,120.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $12,893 and University of Kentucky has the highest tuition & fees of $34,259 and University of the Cumberlands has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,582.
- The average SAT score is 1,088 and Centre College has the highest SAT score of 1,350 and Kentucky Mountain Bible College has the lowest score of 871.
- The average acceptance rate is 73.92% and Berea College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 33% and Western Kentucky University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 98%.
- The average student population is 3,035 and University of Kentucky has the most students of 30,390 and Kentucky Mountain Bible College has the fewest students of 81.
- The average graduation rate is 50.19% and Centre College has the highest rate of 86% and Beckfield College-Florence has the lowest rate of 14%.
2023 Kentucky Colleges
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $32,276 | $34,259 | 1,207 | 94.0% | 30,390 | 68% | 16 to 1 |
| Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $48,070 | - | 1,350 | 68.0% | 1,320 | 86% | 9 to 1 |
| Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $45,026 | - | 1,193 | 33.0% | 1,468 | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $28,866 | $28,541 | 1,160 | 74.7% | 22,140 | 62% | 13 to 1 |
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $43,670 | - | 1,190 | 92.0% | 970 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $20,848 | $15,594 | 1,097 | 80.3% | 15,979 | 48% | 17 to 1 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $18,888 | $10,071 | 1,080 | 85.2% | 9,414 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $33,146 | $8,779 | - | 77.4% | 1,720 | 65% | 14 to 1 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $20,222 | $13,944 | 1,065 | 98.4% | 13,984 | 48% | 15 to 1 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $27,000 | $18,340 | - | 98.5% | 16,750 | 54% | 18 to 1 |
| Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,050 | $7,350 | 1,030 | 77.7% | 1,390 | 58% | 15 to 1 |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $41,600 | $11,745 | - | 74.5% | 1,625 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $14,286 | $10,512 | - | 89.8% | 8,982 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $26,100 | $9,204 | - | 0.0% | 10,238 | 36% | 16 to 1 |
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $46,030 | $13,785 | 1,195 | 85.5% | 3,149 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $26,228 | $9,809 | - | 0.0% | 2,618 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $27,300 | $13,225 | 1,015 | 89.8% | 1,562 | 42% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $23,150 | $8,550 | - | 0.0% | 2,269 | 31% | 13 to 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,875 | $4,582 | 1,070 | 85.0% | 19,272 | 48% | 20 to 1 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $35,810 | $12,890 | - | 96.4% | 1,980 | 51% | 13 to 1 |
| Union College Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $30,946 | $11,090 | 1,052 | 56.4% | 1,024 | 37% | 13 to 1 |
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $14,220 | $15,840 | - | 0.0% | 2,541 | 20% | 9 to 1 |
| Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $14,250 | - | 950 | 35.8% | 613 | 29% | 21 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | - | - | 0.0% | 51 | 64% | 17 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $18,345 | - | - | 0.0% | 125 | 52% | 23 to 1 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $16,608 | $17,328 | - | 0.0% | 1,725 | - | - |
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,120 | $9,420 | - | 0.0% | 94 | - | - |
| MedQuest College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,776 | - | - | 0.0% | 218 | 83% | 11 to 1 |
| Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $18,073 | - | 0.0% | 2,468 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 0.0% | 111 | 56% | 25 to 1 |
| Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,915 | - | - | 0.0% | 51 | 67% | 20 to 1 |
| American College of Barbering Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,250 | - | - | 0.0% | 65 | 93% | 20 to 1 |
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design Nicholasville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $19,025 | - | - | 0.0% | 27 | 14% | 7 to 1 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,216 | - | - | 0.0% | 45 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,492 | 37% | 17 to 1 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,111 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
| Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 19 | 67% | 10 to 1 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,239 | 52% | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $18,715 | - | - | 0.0% | 207 | 80% | 17 to 1 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY Private, 2-4 years | $10,610 | - | - | 0.0% | 100 | 21% | 12 to 1 |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY Private, 2-4 years | $42,470 | - | - | 0.0% | 525 | 53% | 12 to 1 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,368 | 43% | 20 to 1 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,036 | 41% | 16 to 1 |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $9,185 | - | - | 0.0% | 93 | 33% | 10 to 1 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $7,800 | - | - | 0.0% | 84 | 63% | 20 to 1 |
| ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,790 | - | - | 0.0% | 286 | 54% | 16 to 1 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $10,060 | - | 871 | 48.2% | 81 | 64% | 14 to 1 |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,100 | - | - | 0.0% | 50 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $19,316 | - | - | 0.0% | 195 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $31,300 | - | 1,030 | 67.2% | 811 | 46% | 12 to 1 |
| Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,600 | - | - | 0.0% | 11 | 50% | 7 to 1 |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System Versailles, KY Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 0.0% | 100 | 57% | 16 to 1 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $23,700 | $5,200 | 915 | 57.7% | 674 | 36% | 12 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | - | - | 0.0% | 94 | 74% | 16 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $18,345 | - | - | 0.0% | 87 | 38% | 17 to 1 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,657 | 41% | 22 to 1 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,479 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | - | - | 0.0% | 40 | 80% | 40 to 1 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,014 | 34% | 16 to 1 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,295 | - | - | 0.0% | 753 | 14% | 14 to 1 |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $29,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 25 | 78% | 8 to 1 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,795 | - | 0.0% | 136 | - | - |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,887 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $12,000 | $9,000 | 1,145 | 80.3% | 4,448 | 42% | 18 to 1 |
| Allure Beauty College Whitesburg, KY Private, 2-4 years | $10,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 24 | 62% | 10 to 1 |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,275 | - | - | 0.0% | 190 | 43% | 15 to 1 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,216 | - | - | 0.0% | 275 | 58% | 10 to 1 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,532 | 47% | 17 to 1 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,454 | 32% | 16 to 1 |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,297 | - | - | 0.0% | 67 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,400 | - | - | 0.0% | 61 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $27,950 | $16,200 | 1,055 | 53.1% | 841 | 49% | 12 to 1 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,560 | - | - | 0.0% | 11,811 | 31% | 23 to 1 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,400 | - | - | 0.0% | 117 | 46% | 17 to 1 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,560 | - | - | 0.0% | 9,750 | 35% | 18 to 1 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,560 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,089 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $10,314 | $11,578 | - | 0.0% | 242 | 33% | 14 to 1 |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 115 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,970 | $6,510 | - | 0.0% | 158 | 47% | 10 to 1 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,869 | 53% | 16 to 1 |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $12,882 | $10,675 | - | 65.2% | 2,279 | 37% | 13 to 1 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $16,398 | - | - | 57.7% | 163 | 26% | 3 to 1 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $42,420 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,268 | 42% | 12 to 1 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,480 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,162 | 32% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | $19,634 | $12,893 | 1,088 | 73.9% | 3,035 | 50% | 15 to 1 |