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For the academic year 2023-2024, total 292,658 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 230,670 undergraduate and 61,931 graduate students.

By gender, there are 117,633 male students and 175,025 female students at Kentucky colleges. For online degree programs, 87,948 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 34,709.
University of Kentucky has the largest number of male students of 13,833.
University of Kentucky has the largest number of female students of 20,876.
University of Kentucky has the most undergraduate students of 25,534.
University of the Cumberlands has the most graduate students of 14,508.
University of the Cumberlands has the most online enrollment of 13,667 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	589	290	299	589	-	-
Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,100	834	1,266	1,789	311	662
Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,689	1,033	656	-	1,689	688
Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,552	1,003	1,549	2,552	-	879
Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,886	1,113	1,773	2,240	646	259
Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,527	629	898	1,527	-	-
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	219	4	215	219	-	-
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years	5,825	2,439	3,386	5,825	-	1,902
Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years	690	259	431	560	130	252
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	10,836	5,039	5,797	6,848	3,988	1,713
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years	12,965	5,277	7,688	12,965	-	4,487
Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,404	673	731	1,404	-	-
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	183	162	21	160	23	144
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	189	13	176	189	-	-
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	5,585	584	5,001	4,801	784	3,957
University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years	22,120	9,339	12,781	7,612	14,508	13,667
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years	15,673	6,077	9,596	13,448	2,225	5,246
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years	6,420	2,439	3,981	6,420	-	2,639
Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,664	163	2,501	-	2,664	2,664
Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,345	639	706	1,111	234	234
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY Private, Less than 2 years	44	3	41	44	-	-
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years	3,134	1,384	1,750	3,134	-	1,168
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	233	8	225	233	-	-
Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years	1,944	667	1,277	1,944	-	442
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,211	754	1,457	2,211	-	967
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years	13,429	5,668	7,761	13,429	-	4,077
Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	154	2	152	154	-	-
American National University-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	444	76	368	351	93	245
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years	94	56	38	88	6	45
Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years	2,020	902	1,118	1,793	227	751
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years	887	442	445	887	-	128
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years	34,709	13,833	20,876	25,534	9,175	5,063
Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years	550	338	212	494	56	57
Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years	82	39	43	-	82	82
Lindsey Wilson University Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years	4,193	2,294	1,899	1,722	2,471	824
University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years	23,065	10,058	13,007	17,086	5,979	4,555
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	103	35	68	-	103	13
Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years	3,569	1,531	2,038	3,569	-	1,180
Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years	4,434	1,726	2,708	4,434	-	1,847
Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,003	766	1,237	1,752	251	574
Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years	8,791	3,428	5,363	8,258	533	1,107
Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years	10,020	3,698	6,322	7,851	2,169	1,796
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years	5,320	2,253	3,067	5,320	-	2,268
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years	15,347	5,697	9,650	10,163	5,184	6,624
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years	5,274	2,281	2,993	5,274	-	1,354
University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,547	1,154	1,393	1,540	1,007	231
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years	2,618	992	1,626	2,618	-	1,127
Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	100	2	98	100	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, Less than 2 years	171	7	164	171	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	119	2	117	119	-	-
Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years	124	3	121	124	-	-
Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years	6,155	2,360	3,795	6,155	-	2,798
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years	3,371	1,379	1,992	3,371	-	1,165
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	4,298	3,367	931	1,015	3,283	1,066
Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,553	471	1,082	718	835	387
Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,498	649	1,849	2,085	413	1,243
Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years	2,350	1,121	1,229	2,126	224	285
Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,006	431	575	1,006	-	-
Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	1,324	810	514	775	549	201
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years	16,291	6,146	10,145	14,151	2,140	3,505
Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY Private, Less than 2 years	49	1	48	49	-	-
Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years	536	36	500	536	-	28
Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years	4,875	2,090	2,785	4,875	-	1,271
Allure Beauty College Whitesburg, KY Private, Less than 2 years	17	-	17	17	-	-
Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY Private, 2-4 years	101	88	13	101	-	-
Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY Private, 2-4 years	90	3	87	90	-	-
Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY Private, Less than 2 years	53	4	49	53	-	-
Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	203	36	167	203	-	12
ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years	363	12	351	363	-	29
Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years	78	16	62	78	-	-
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	56	1	55	56	-	-
Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years	506	276	230	504	2	40
Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	2	-	2	2	-	-
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	57	4	53	57	-	-
Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY Private, Less than 2 years	77	6	71	77	-	-
MedQuest College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years	524	25	499	524	-	-
Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY Private, Less than 2 years	38	1	37	38	-	-
American College of Barbering Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	84	74	10	84	-	-
Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years	31	20	11	31	-	-
Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years	23	-	23	23	-	-
Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years	235	13	222	235	-	-
Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY Private, 2-4 years	350	57	293	350	-	-
South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY Private, Less than 2 years	45	3	42	45	-	-
Edge Academy of Beauty Manchester, KY Private, Less than 2 years	56	2	54	56	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 2-4 years	169	23	146	169	-	-
Average	292,658	117,633	175,025	230,670	61,931	87,948

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