2020 Kentucky Colleges Tuition Comparison
Kentucky College Tuition Statistics
For the academic year 2019-2020, the average tuition & fees of Kentucky colleges is $6,331 for Kentucky residents and $20,257 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average graduate tuition & fees is $11,023 for Kentucky residents and $12,810 out-of-state students.
The average living costs at Kentucky colleges is $12,324 when a student lives in on-campus facilities such as dormitory and school owned apartments. The off-campus living cost is $12,091 for academic year 2019-2020.
Below list shows colleges with highest and/or lowest college cost. We include only 4 years colleges for the statistics.
- Berea College has the most expensive undergraduate tuition & fees of $44,700 and Simmons College of Kentucky has the cheapest undergraduate costs of $6,390.
- University of Kentucky has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $32,564 and Brescia University has the cheapest graduate costs of $800.
- University of Kentucky has the most expensive on-campus living costs of $17,568 and Kentucky Mountain Bible College has the lowest costs of $5,640.
- Galen College of Nursing-Louisville has the highest off-campus living costs of $61,308 and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has the lowest costs of $3,960.
- Centre College has the most expensive undergraduate tuition per credit hour of $1,536 and Alice Lloyd College has the lowest costs of $225.
- University of Kentucky has the highest graduate tuition per credit hour of $1,732 and University of the Cumberlands has the cheapest costs of $315.
2020 Kentucky Colleges Tuition Comparison Table
The following table lists Kentucky colleges with colleges costs including tuition, fees, and living costs. For 4-years colleges and community colleges, the tuition & fees are the average of programs for an academic year ad for career/vocational schools (less than 2 years school), the tuition & fees are the costs for the largest program and length of program varies by institute.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | On-Campus Living Costs | Off-Campus Living Costs | Undergraduate Tuition per Credit Hour | Graduate Tuition per Credit Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $12,230 | - | 12,260 | 8,850 | $225 | - |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $30,952 | $9,990 | 10,518 | 9,115 | $1,179 | $555 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $16,635 | - | - | - | $665 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $42,430 | $11,734 | 16,108 | 16,108 | $950 | $780 |
| Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $44,700 | - | 9,466 | 9,466 | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $23,500 | $800 | 11,940 | 13,500 | $595 | $550 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,400 | $12,690 | 13,046 | 13,708 | $1,038 | $399 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,888 ($4,448) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $43,000 | - | 12,510 | 10,370 | $1,536 | - |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,620 | - | 8,382 | 12,635 | $290 | - |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,875 | $5,970 | 12,990 | 14,344 | $335 | $315 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $19,948 ($9,876) | $14,500 ($10,450) | 13,276 | 15,076 | $806 | $775 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Frontier Nursing University Hyden, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $19,675 | - | - | - | $600 |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $39,810 | $11,745 | 12,458 | 12,726 | $1,230 | $410 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,888 ($4,448) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| American National University-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $8,280 | - | - | 12,201 | $230 | - |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,610 | - | 5,640 | 6,300 | $290 | - |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $11,940 ($8,090) | $11,940 ($7,950) | 7,688 | 8,265 | $488 | $630 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $27,200 | - | 13,857 | 13,857 | $760 | - |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $30,680 ($12,360) | $32,564 ($13,404) | 17,568 | 17,568 | $1,223 | $1,732 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $20,596 | $5,200 | 13,380 | 19,650 | $640 | $375 |
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $9,420 | - | - | - | $480 |
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,350 | $8,900 | 14,668 | 16,243 | $1,045 | $534 |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $27,954 ($11,928) | $27,310 ($13,196) | 15,770 | 15,950 | $1,157 | $1,507 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,838 | - | - | - | $426 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $24,850 | $6,390 | 15,600 | 15,600 | $910 | $520 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $13,876 ($9,290) | $10,512 | 12,102 | 12,810 | $565 | $570 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $24,792 ($9,174) | $14,400 ($9,114) | 13,266 | 14,960 | $1,033 | $800 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,888 ($4,448) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $20,256 ($10,296) | $17,358 ($11,418) | 12,546 | 15,410 | $828 | $943 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $21,550 | $8,100 | 10,990 | 10,990 | $892 | $450 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $20,796 | $11,776 | 8,950 | 3,960 | $838 | $618 |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,200 | $12,825 | 13,337 | 17,460 | $840 | $713 |
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $12,870 | $15,060 | 14,374 | 13,560 | $320 | $590 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $32,090 | $10,560 | 12,160 | 13,162 | $665 | $543 |
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $40,210 | - | 12,870 | 12,870 | $1,070 | - |
| Union College Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $27,950 | $9,650 | 11,530 | 11,530 | $345 | $400 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $26,496 ($10,802) | $18,340 ($12,140) | 10,467 | 12,512 | $1,104 | $917 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,281 | - | - | 20,513 | $355 | - |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years | $14,808 ($4,368) | - | - | 9,825 | $609 | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $19,533 | - | - | 16,488 | $687 | - |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY Private, 2-4 years | $9,890 | - | - | 8,540 | - | - |
| ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,075 | - | - | 14,190 | - | - |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $6,390 | - | - | 11,026 | $250 | - |
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design Nicholasville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $19,025 | - | - | 18,317 | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,216 | - | - | 24,915 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,816 | - | - | 24,779 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $19,750 | - | - | 61,308 | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,316 | - | - | 27,690 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,215 | - | - | 31,740 | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $7,800 | - | - | 10,528 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 15,728 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 17,136 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 17,136 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 15,728 | - | - |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,650 | - | - | 20,401 | - | - |
| Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,000 | - | - | 33,225 | - | - |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, 2-4 years | $4,800 | - | - | 6,120 | - | - |
| Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology Whitesburg, KY Private, 2-4 years | $10,360 | - | - | 17,147 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 17,136 | - | - |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,141 | - | - |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $8,350 | - | - | 10,413 | - | - |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,380 | - | - | 12,416 | - | - |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,100 | - | - | 17,113 | - | - |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $16,650 | - | - | 20,401 | - | - |
| Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $12,066 | - | - | 9,273 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,141 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,141 | - | - |
| MedQuest College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,500 | - | - | 13,772 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,141 | - | - |
| American College of Barbering Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | 27,363 | - | - |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $25,000 | - | 7,308 | 15,948 | - | - |
| Tri-State Barber College Ashland, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,500 | - | - | 5,412 | - | - |
| Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,300 | - | - | 16,340 | - | - |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,475 | - | - | 14,445 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY Private, 2-4 years | $40,760 | - | - | 49,800 | - | - |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,400 | - | - | 8,488 | - | - |
| Average | $20,257 | $12,810 | 12,324 | 12,091 | $703 | $659 |