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Colleges in Kentucky - Acceptance Rates, Costs & Salaries

80 colleges in Kentucky with acceptance rates, net prices, SAT scores and graduate salaries. Compare the largest institutions side by side.

Colleges in Kentucky: Costs, Admission Rates & Salaries

80 institutions tracked in Kentucky. Average net price across the state is $13,976/year, the average admission rate is 77%, and the strongest graduate earnings reach $69,188. The largest 86 colleges are listed below with real College Scorecard data.

CollegeCitySizeAcceptanceNet priceSalary (10yr)
University of LouisvilleLouisville14,72779%$14,960$60,032
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond12,31878%$11,925$50,885
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green12,15594%$11,789$48,408
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights8,24668%$8,976$55,024
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington8,244—$1,638$41,266
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville7,744—$1,628$41,786
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg6,94199%$13,885$47,477
Murray State UniversityMurray6,68886%$7,350$48,482
Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville4,801—$4,058$69,188
Morehead State UniversityMorehead4,57877%$9,912$47,134
Somerset Community CollegeSomerset4,166—$543$35,006
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown4,088—$795$40,644
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green3,308——$37,323
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence3,167—$1,391$41,002
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah2,851—$795$36,627
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville2,84080%$17,734$44,606
Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro2,648—$1,435$40,120
Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville2,284—$1,193$35,741
Bellarmine UniversityLouisville2,16186%$17,991$64,121
Sullivan UniversityLouisville2,026—$28,420$42,383
Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville1,841—$1,585$39,443
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland1,721—$712$34,865
Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland1,631—$1,009$36,830
Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville1,630—$617$42,315
Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg1,604—$678$37,362
Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia1,585—$14,300$45,750
Berea CollegeBerea1,51319%$5,836$48,071
Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard1,506—$407$35,609
Asbury UniversityWilmore1,42063%$21,061$49,862
Centre CollegeDanville1,40054%$19,980$66,582
Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort1,30996%$17,637$42,650
Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills1,29390%$22,723$63,897
Midway UniversityMidway1,26295%$29,981$47,169
University of PikevillePikeville1,135—$19,224$47,890
Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown1,09791%$13,270$55,880
Transylvania UniversityLexington1,00587%$21,954$57,381
Henderson Community CollegeHenderson880—$400$40,136
The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville84856%——
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro84272%$19,409$52,218
Union Commonwealth UniversityBarbourville74663%$11,010$46,405
Spalding UniversityLouisville58399%$24,262$55,738
Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes55875%$18,367$47,366
Brescia UniversityOwensboro54535%$14,909$49,034
Beckfield College-FlorenceFlorence536—$24,989$42,712
MedQuest CollegeLouisville524—$21,236—
Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville481100%$15,522$29,057
Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson42961%$25,469$47,183
ATA CollegeLouisville363—$27,928$36,434
Galen College of Nursing-ARHHazard350—$20,342$69,188
American National University-LouisvilleLouisville347—$16,410$32,855
Medical Career & Technical CollegeRichmond235—$25,906—
Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvilleLouisville233—$28,904$30,472
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenBowling Green219—$16,214$27,550
Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationLexington203—$14,039$24,552
Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonLexington189—$24,431$27,918
Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownElizabethtown171—$17,447$30,388
Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePikeville169—$28,117$69,188
Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville159—$14,560$38,211
Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonLexington15481%$13,231$23,989
Kentucky Welding InstituteFlemingsburg143—$24,051—
Empire Beauty School-FlorenceFlorence124—$16,314$29,173
Empire Beauty School-DixieLouisville119—$17,135$29,071
Interactive College of Technology-NewportNewport101—$16,957$32,752
Empire Beauty School-ChenowethLouisville100—$16,180$32,104
Ross College-HopkinsvilleHopkinsville90—$21,670$35,056
American College of BarberingLouisville84—$23,675—
Lexington Healing Arts AcademyLexington78——$26,383
Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerErlanger77—$21,389$35,056
Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegeJackson69100%$6,392$39,068
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenBowling Green57—$21,346$33,943
Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyBowling Green56—$20,783$22,023
Edge Academy of BeautyManchester56—$13,415—
Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingNewport53—$11,396$29,138
Appalachian Beauty SchoolBelfry49—$11,431—
South Eastern Beauty AcademyPaintsville45—$3,186—
PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowGlasgow44—$21,683$22,069
Berea Beauty AcademyBerea40—$9,481—
Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroOwensboro38—$21,826$35,078
Kentucky Horseshoeing SchoolRichmond31—$30,169—
Regina Webb AcademyBowling Green23—$19,092—
Asbury Theological SeminaryWilmoreN/A———
Frontier Nursing UniversityVersaillesN/A———
Lexington Theological SeminaryLexingtonN/A———
Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisvilleN/A———
PJ's College of Cosmetology- LouisvilleLouisvilleN/A——$27,550
American College of Barbering - FlorenceFlorenceN/A———

Choosing a college in Kentucky

Start with net price rather than sticker tuition, then compare graduate earnings in your intended field. In-state public universities usually offer the lowest net price for state residents; private institutions can compete through generous aid packages. Use the College Finder to filter by your annual budget, or model the payoff in the Degree ROI Simulator.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. US Colleges in Kentucky - snapshot data, verify current figures on official sites.