2022 Kentucky Colleges Tuition Comparison
The 2022 average tuition & fees of Kentucky colleges is $6,496 for Kentucky residents and $20,664 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average graduate tuition & fees is $11,255 for Kentucky residents and $13,054 out-of-state students.
Kentucky College Tuition Statistics
The 2022 average tuition & fees of Kentucky colleges is $6,496 for Kentucky residents and $20,664 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average graduate tuition & fees is $11,255 for Kentucky residents and $13,054 out-of-state students.
The average living costs at Kentucky colleges is $12,950 when a student lives in on-campus facilities such as dormitory and school owned apartments. The off-campus living cost is $12,855 for academic year 2020-2021.
Below list shows colleges with highest and/or lowest college cost. We include only 4 years colleges for the statistics.
- Centre College has the most expensive undergraduate tuition & fees of $46,000 and Lexington Theological Seminary has the cheapest undergraduate costs of $9,120.
- University of Kentucky has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $33,548 and University of the Cumberlands has the cheapest graduate costs of $4,582.
- University of Kentucky has the most expensive on-campus living costs of $18,080 and Kentucky Mountain Bible College has the lowest costs of $5,690.
- Galen College of Nursing-Louisville has the highest off-campus living costs of $61,524 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 $1,643 and Alice Lloyd College has the lowest costs of $267.
- Brescia University has the highest graduate tuition per credit hour of $14,208 and University of the Cumberlands has the cheapest costs of $315.
2022 Kentucky Colleges Tuition
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 | $14,230 | - | 12,490 | 8,850 | $267 | - |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $32,652 | $9,990 | 11,430 | 9,451 | $1,256 | $555 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $16,440 | $17,275 | - | - | - | $685 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $44,920 | $13,652 | 16,298 | 16,298 | $1,044 | $657 |
| Berea College Berea, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $43,612 | - | 10,084 | 10,084 | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $26,950 | $16,200 | 12,304 | 13,600 | $655 | $14,208 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,000 | $8,773 | 14,292 | 15,584 | $1,042 | $411 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,320 ($4,568) | - | - | 10,576 | $638 | - |
| Centre College Danville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $46,000 | - | 13,450 | 11,750 | $1,643 | - |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,860 | $6,510 | 8,783 | 13,777 | $329 | - |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,875 | $4,582 | 15,009 | 18,054 | $335 | $315 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $20,024 ($9,752) | $13,800 ($10,200) | 12,210 | 14,010 | $835 | $750 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Frontier Nursing University Hyden, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,780 | - | - | - | $633 |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $41,200 | $11,745 | 13,224 | 12,152 | $1,273 | $410 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,320 ($4,568) | - | - | 10,576 | $638 | - |
| American National University-Pikeville Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $10,354 | - | - | 10,899 | $289 | - |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,760 | - | 5,690 | 7,250 | $325 | - |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $12,870 ($9,020) | $12,660 ($8,880) | 7,688 | 13,402 | $488 | $619 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $29,660 | - | 13,350 | 11,112 | $858 | - |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $31,608 ($12,610) | $33,548 ($13,674) | 18,080 | 18,080 | $1,317 | $1,789 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $22,130 | $5,200 | 13,984 | 21,540 | $704 | $375 |
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,120 | $9,420 | - | - | - | $480 |
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,718 | $9,719 | 14,738 | 16,243 | $1,072 | $579 |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $28,716 ($12,370) | $27,839 ($13,725) | 16,634 | 17,276 | $1,197 | $1,536 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,838 | - | - | - | $426 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $24,850 | $7,464 | 15,600 | 15,600 | $923 | $609 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $14,106 ($9,462) | $10,557 | 12,644 | 13,514 | $588 | $570 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $18,528 ($9,252) | $14,544 ($9,882) | 14,198 | 15,707 | $827 | $589 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,320 ($4,568) | - | - | 10,576 | $638 | - |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $20,448 ($10,392) | $15,594 ($10,284) | 13,954 | 16,818 | $852 | $845 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $22,650 | $8,370 | 11,240 | 11,240 | $946 | $465 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Southeast Kentucky Community Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $11,896 | $9,132 | 8,950 | 3,960 | $496 | $475 |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $26,550 | $12,106 | 15,380 | 21,540 | $885 | $667 |
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,500 | $15,840 | 15,691 | 15,424 | $375 | $660 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $34,760 | $11,820 | 13,080 | 14,574 | $755 | $579 |
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $42,520 | - | 14,550 | 14,550 | $1,185 | - |
| Union College Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $28,889 | $8,210 | 10,655 | 11,430 | $379 | $340 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $27,000 ($10,992) | $18,340 ($12,140) | 12,823 | 15,903 | $1,125 | $917 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,295 | - | - | 21,591 | $369 | - |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years | $15,240 ($4,488) | - | - | 10,576 | $635 | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $22,348 | - | - | 12,780 | $391 | - |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY Private, 2-4 years | $10,250 | - | - | 8,540 | - | - |
| ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,120 | - | - | 14,850 | - | - |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $16,390 | - | - | 11,790 | $683 | - |
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design Nicholasville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $19,025 | - | - | 18,707 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | 26,327 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $19,750 | - | - | 61,524 | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY Private, 2-4 years | $17,216 | - | - | 27,690 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $16,215 | - | - | 35,160 | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY Private, 2-4 years | $7,800 | - | - | 10,888 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 17,244 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 18,791 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 18,791 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | - | - | 17,244 | - | - |
| Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,525 | - | - | 29,010 | - | - |
| Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology Whitesburg, KY Private, 2-4 years | $10,360 | - | - | 17,147 | - | - |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,635 | - | - |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $9,185 | - | - | 9,818 | - | - |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $11,500 | - | - | 11,250 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | 20,075 | - | - |
| Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $12,850 | - | - | 10,352 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,635 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,635 | - | - |
| MedQuest College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $13,776 | - | - | 20,834 | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | 13,635 | - | - |
| American College of Barbering Louisville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,750 | - | - | 30,201 | - | - |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $26,000 | - | 7,740 | 17,280 | - | - |
| Tri-State Barber College Ashland, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $10,500 | - | - | 5,940 | - | - |
| Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY Private, 2-4 years | $15,500 | - | - | 22,575 | - | - |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,900 | - | - | 12,353 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY Private, 2-4 years | $42,470 | - | - | 49,896 | - | - |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $12,400 | - | - | 8,488 | - | - |
| American College of Barbering - Florence Florence, KY Private, Less than 2 years | $15,750 | - | - | 27,693 | - | - |
| Average | $20,664 | $13,054 | 12,950 | 12,855 | $732 | $1,153 |