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For the academic year 2022-2023, total 267,953 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 209,396 undergraduate and 58,498 graduate students.

By gender, there are 108,986 male students and 158,967 female students at Kentucky colleges. For online degree programs, 76,363 students have enrolled online exclusively at Kentucky colleges.

Kentucky College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Kentucky has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 31,547.
University of Kentucky has the largest number of male students of 12,723.
University of Kentucky has the largest number of female students of 18,824.
University of Kentucky has the most undergraduate students of 22,735.
University of the Cumberlands has the most graduate students of 12,879.
University of the Cumberlands has the most online enrollment of 10,276 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Kentucky Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY Private, 4 years four-years	565	296	269	565	-	-
Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,650	650	1,000	1,404	246	388
Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,747	1,021	726	-	1,747	587
Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,515	998	1,517	2,515	-	823
Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,970	1,107	1,863	2,343	627	166
Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,433	582	851	1,433	-	-
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	279	4	275	279	-	-
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years	4,732	1,885	2,847	4,732	-	1,635
Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years	646	226	420	551	95	241
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	11,775	5,665	6,110	6,411	5,364	1,625
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years	10,318	4,200	6,118	10,318	-	4,245
Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,357	655	702	1,357	-	-
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	147	127	20	133	14	99
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	172	12	160	172	-	-
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	4,443	352	4,091	3,999	444	2,798
University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years	18,053	8,231	9,822	5,174	12,879	10,276
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years	14,324	5,588	8,736	12,072	2,252	4,278
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years	5,648	2,350	3,298	5,648	-	2,204
Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,335	143	2,192	-	2,335	2,335
Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,548	637	911	1,233	315	315
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY Private, Less than 2 years	44	1	43	44	-	-
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,556	1,089	1,467	2,556	-	1,197
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	193	5	188	193	-	-
Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years	1,506	410	1,096	1,506	-	414
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,028	690	1,338	2,028	-	875
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years	12,053	5,236	6,817	12,053	-	3,956
Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	96	2	94	96	-	-
American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	296	46	250	237	59	238
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years	78	48	30	78	-	16
Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years	1,726	719	1,007	1,610	116	494
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years	813	418	395	813	-	93
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years	31,547	12,723	18,824	22,735	8,812	4,064
Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years	629	388	241	577	52	61
Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years	90	44	46	-	90	90
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years	3,159	1,542	1,617	1,753	1,406	710
University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years	22,017	9,663	12,354	15,921	6,096	4,193
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	100	31	69	-	100	-
Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years	3,493	1,568	1,925	3,493	-	1,208
Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years	3,974	1,572	2,402	3,974	-	1,408
Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,441	536	905	1,203	238	520
Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years	8,807	3,409	5,398	8,215	592	1,202
Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years	9,479	3,516	5,963	7,679	1,800	1,944
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years	4,440	1,959	2,481	4,440	-	1,664
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years	15,801	5,729	10,072	10,776	5,025	6,567
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years	5,309	2,313	2,996	5,309	-	1,410
University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,434	1,069	1,365	1,491	943	195
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,576	1,091	1,485	2,576	-	1,241
Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	89	2	87	89	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, Less than 2 years	106	3	103	106	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	78	2	76	78	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years	95	-	95	95	-	-
Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years	5,529	2,213	3,316	5,529	-	2,331
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,625	1,022	1,603	2,625	-	765
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	4,266	3,299	967	1,018	3,248	953
Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,532	441	1,091	767	765	313
Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,309	769	1,540	1,844	465	1,288
Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,958	944	1,014	1,829	129	294
Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years	979	430	549	979	-	1
Union College Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	970	550	420	724	246	179
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years	16,493	6,183	10,310	14,440	2,053	3,162
Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY Private, Less than 2 years	39	-	39	39	-	-
Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years	653	47	606	653	-	77
Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years	4,621	2,088	2,533	4,621	-	1,175
Allure Beauty College Whitesburg, KY Private, Less than 2 years	25	-	25	25	-	-
Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY Private, 2-4 years	119	93	26	119	-	-
Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY Private, 2-4 years	48	5	43	48	-	-
Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY Private, Less than 2 years	64	6	58	64	-	-
Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	128	30	98	128	-	16
ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years	264	12	252	264	-	28
Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	87	17	70	87	-	-
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	60	1	59	60	-	-
Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	237	124	113	237	-	6
Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	12	1	11	12	-	-
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	31	-	31	31	-	-
Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY Private, Less than 2 years	52	2	50	52	-	-
MedQuest College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years	360	22	338	360	-	-
Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY Private, Less than 2 years	30	1	29	30	-	-
American College of Barbering Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	56	46	10	56	-	-
Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years	26	16	10	26	-	-
Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	15	1	14	15	-	-
Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years	93	4	89	93	-	-
Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY Private, 2-4 years	470	59	411	470	-	-
South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	19	1	18	19	-	-
Edge Academy of Beauty Manchester, KY Private, Less than 2 years	47	2	45	47	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 2-4 years	26	4	22	26	-	-
Average	267,953	108,986	158,967	209,396	58,498	76,363

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