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Kentucky Colleges by the Numbers
30 college profiles in our Kentucky directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $9,387 at the cheapest campus to $52,820 at the most expensive — a $43,433 spread inside Kentucky alone. Kentucky's ten-year earnings benchmark of $45,036 sits 16% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Kentucky, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 5 reported not considering them. 4 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
Kentucky has 30 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of Kentucky at 24,763 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Berea College at 19.3% admitted; the highest is at Simmons College of Kentucky at 100%.
Each Kentucky profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Kentucky schools.
Kentucky medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79.6% | $26,625 | $45,036 | 51% |
Medians across 30 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Kentucky; the directory below lists 30 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Kentucky colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes | 75.2% | 710–960 | $13,960 | 558 | $40,573 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | 63.4% | not considered | $33,640 | 1,420 | $42,368 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | 86.1% | 1030–1250 | $48,770 | 2,161 | $62,069 |
| Berea College | Berea | 19.3% | 1156–1335 | $51,658 | 1,513 | $43,150 |
| Brescia University | Owensboro | 35.2% | not considered | $31,550 | 545 | $45,500 |
| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | 79.7% | not considered | $27,998 | 2,840 | $41,583 |
| Centre College | Danville | 54.4% | 1160–1450 | $52,820 | 1,400 | $66,240 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | Pineville | — | — | $10,720 | 159 | $41,623 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | 77.6% | 880–1080 | $10,320 | 12,318 | $45,795 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Louisville | — | — | — | 4,801 | $61,480 |
| Georgetown College | Georgetown | 91.1% | 960–1160 | $42,840 | 1,097 | $52,074 |
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | 60.9% | ACT 18–24 | $26,625 | 429 | $42,375 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | Jackson | — | 948–1126 | $10,360 | 69 | $21,256 |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort | 96.1% | ACT 14–17 | $9,387 | 1,309 | $36,382 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | 71.6% | 890–1130 | $34,673 | 842 | $46,747 |
| Lindsey Wilson University | Columbia | — | — | $27,808 | 1,585 | $41,129 |
| Midway University | Midway | 95.1% | 1100–1170 | $27,220 | 1,262 | $44,246 |
| Morehead State University | Morehead | 77.2% | — | $10,024 | 4,578 | $43,197 |
| Murray State University | Murray | 85.7% | 940–1170 | $9,900 | 6,688 | $44,737 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | 67.6% | 953–1150 | $11,088 | 8,246 | $50,220 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville | 100% | not considered | $16,398 | 481 | — |
| Spalding University | Louisville | 99.4% | 875–1038 | $29,200 | 583 | $49,438 |
| Thomas More University | Crestview Hills | 90.3% | 1030–1230 | $39,800 | 1,293 | $59,384 |
| Transylvania University | Lexington | 86.5% | 1120–1380 | $46,870 | 1,005 | $54,705 |
| Union Commonwealth University | Barbourville | 63.2% | ACT 15–22 | $30,946 | 746 | $42,002 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | 92.9% | 1070–1290 | $13,502 | 24,763 | $59,025 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | 79.4% | 1040–1270 | $13,136 | 14,727 | $53,899 |
| University of Pikeville | Pikeville | — | — | $24,850 | 1,135 | $48,231 |
| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg | 98.8% | not considered | $9,875 | 6,941 | $45,036 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | 93.9% | 840–1050 | $11,652 | 12,155 | $43,889 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.