Colleges and universities in Kentucky
85 institutions in Kentucky, ordered by enrollment. Each page lists acceptance rate, tuition, graduation rate and location.
University of Kentucky 32,703 · publicUniversity of Louisville 22,139 · publicUniversity of the Cumberlands 20,327 · private nonprofitWestern Kentucky University 16,759 · publicEastern Kentucky University 15,008 · publicNorthern Kentucky University 14,961 · publicJefferson Community and Technical College 12,574 · publicCampbellsville University 12,451 · private nonprofitBluegrass Community and Technical College 11,619 · publicMurray State University 9,841 · publicMorehead State University 8,618 · publicElizabethtown Community and Technical College 6,204 · publicSomerset Community College 5,766 · publicWest Kentucky Community and Technical College 5,132 · publicSouthcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 5,084 · publicGalen College of Nursing-Louisville 4,794 · private for-profitGateway Community and Technical College 4,752 · publicOwensboro Community and Technical College 4,694 · publicMaysville Community and Technical College 4,296 · publicThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 4,243 · private nonprofitLindsey Wilson College 4,055 · private nonprofitMadisonville Community College 3,535 · publicSoutheast Kentucky Community & Technical College 3,144 · publicHazard Community and Technical College 3,039 · publicBellarmine University 2,993 · private nonprofitSullivan University 2,855 · private for-profitUniversity of Pikeville 2,610 · private nonprofitBig Sandy Community and Technical College 2,583 · publicAshland Community and Technical College 2,559 · publicFrontier Nursing University 2,548 · private nonprofitHopkinsville Community College 2,156 · publicThomas More University 1,947 · private nonprofitMidway University 1,945 · private nonprofitAsbury University 1,942 · private nonprofitAsbury Theological Seminary 1,715 · private nonprofitKentucky State University 1,689 · publicHenderson Community College 1,606 · publicSpalding University 1,555 · private nonprofitBerea College 1,487 · private nonprofitGeorgetown College 1,463 · private nonprofitCentre College 1,356 · private nonprofitUnion College 1,129 · private nonprofitTransylvania University 1,022 · private nonprofitKentucky Wesleyan College 834 · private nonprofitBrescia University 638 · private nonprofitBeckfield College-Florence 612 · private for-profitAlice Lloyd College 553 · private nonprofitKentucky Christian University 541 · private nonprofitGalen College of Nursing-ARH 424 · private for-profitSimmons College of Kentucky 389 · private nonprofitATA College 337 · private for-profitAmerican National University-Pikeville 329 · private for-profitPJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green 285 · private for-profitMedQuest College 273 · private for-profitPaul Mitchell the School-Louisville 219 · private for-profitPaul Mitchell the School-Lexington 204 · private for-profitEmployment Solutions-College for Technical Education 200 · private nonprofitMedical Career & Technical College 199 · private for-profitClear Creek Baptist Bible College 159 · private nonprofitEmpire Beauty School-Elizabethtown 158 · private for-profitEmpire Beauty School-Florence 124 · private for-profitSummit Salon Academy-Lexington 123 · private for-profitGalen Health Institutes-Pikeville 122 · private for-profitLouisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 94 · private nonprofitLexington Theological Seminary 93 · private nonprofitLexington Healing Arts Academy 89 · private for-profitKentucky Mountain Bible College 87 · private nonprofitEmpire Beauty School-Chenoweth 83 · private for-profitEmpire Beauty School-Dixie 80 · private for-profitAmerican College of Barbering 75 · private for-profitInteractive College of Technology-Newport 73 · private for-profitBrighton Center's Center for Employment Training 68 · private nonprofitRoss Medical Education Center-Erlanger 67 · private for-profitRoss Medical Education Center-Bowling Green 66 · private for-profitLindsey Institute of Cosmetology 65 · private for-profitRoss College-Hopkinsville 65 · private for-profitAppalachian Beauty School 43 · private for-profitPJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow 43 · private for-profitEdge Academy of Beauty 37 · private for-profitRoss Medical Education Center-Owensboro 29 · private for-profitAllure Beauty College 25 · private for-profitKentucky Horseshoeing School 24 · private for-profitSouth Eastern Beauty Academy 19 · private for-profitRegina Webb Academy 15 · private for-profitIdeal Beauty Academy 7 · private for-profit
About higher education in Kentucky
Kentucky has 85 institutions in this directory, from large public research universities to small private and for-profit colleges. In-state tuition is usually far lower at public institutions, while private colleges charge the same sticker price regardless of residence — though most students receive institutional aid that lowers the actual net price.