Admission Comparison between Kentucky Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 141,626 students have applied to Kentucky colleges and 114,468 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Kentucky colleges is 77.8%. Of the admitted students, 25,711 students finally enrolled in one of Kentucky colleges.
2 Kentucky colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 20 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Kentucky colleges is 1,094.
Kentucky College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- University of Kentucky has the largest number of applicants of 31,517 and University of Kentucky has the most admitted students of 29,293.
- The average acceptance rate of Kentucky colleges is 77.8% and Berea College has the lowest acceptance rate of 19.3%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 30.6% and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has the highest yield of 55.9%.
- The average SAT score is 1,094 and Centre College has the highest SAT score of 1,360.
Kentucky Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Kentucky colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 2,673 | 2,011 | 213 | 75.2% | 11 | - | - |
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 2,145 | 756 | 141 | 35.2% | 19 | - | - |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 1,453 | 1,396 | 377 | 96.1% | 27 | - | - |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 2,113 | 1,513 | 268 | 71.6% | 18 | - | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 605 | 338 | 189 | 55.9% | 56 | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | 16 | 13 | 13 | 81.3% | 100 | - | - |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 962 | 586 | 164 | 60.9% | 28 | - | - |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 31,517 | 29,293 | 6,513 | 92.9% | 22 | - | - |
| Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 3,747 | 2,037 | 395 | 54.4% | 19 | - | - |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 15,668 | 12,442 | 3,120 | 79.4% | 25 | - | - |
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 1,851 | 1,602 | 261 | 86.5% | 16 | - | - |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 1,353 | 1,232 | 320 | 91.1% | 26 | - | - |
| Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 3,857 | 746 | 401 | 19.3% | 54 | - | - |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 6,058 | 4,098 | 1,510 | 67.6% | 37 | - | - |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 9,840 | 9,237 | 2,788 | 93.9% | 30 | - | - |
| Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 10,486 | 8,984 | 1,562 | 85.7% | 17 | - | - |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 5,000 | 3,987 | 557 | 79.7% | 14 | - | - |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 17,024 | 13,212 | 2,635 | 77.6% | 20 | - | - |
| Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 1,071 | 1,019 | 234 | 95.1% | 23 | - | - |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 9,134 | 7,052 | 1,284 | 77.2% | 18 | - | - |
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 4,779 | 4,115 | 539 | 86.1% | 13 | - | - |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 31 | 31 | 17 | 100.0% | 55 | - | - |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 2,063 | 1,308 | 342 | 63.4% | 26 | - | - |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 727 | 723 | 113 | 99.4% | 16 | - | - |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 3,242 | 2,929 | 367 | 90.3% | 13 | - | - |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 178 | 178 | 145 | 100.0% | 81 | - | - |
| Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 996 | 629 | 244 | 63.2% | 39 | - | - |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years | 3,037 | 3,001 | 999 | 98.8% | 33 | - | - |
| Average | 141,626 | 114,468 | 25,711 | 77.8% | 31 | - | - |
Most Compared Kentucky Colleges
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