Colleges in Kentucky
All 87 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Kentucky that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools87
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 238 · 22 · 27Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit24 · 28 · 35Control
Award doctorates19In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 38Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 22Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 27Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 24 · private nonprofit: 28 · private for-profit: 35. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Kentucky's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
6 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 38 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
- Louisville17 schools · 9 4-year, 3 2-year, 5 under 2
- Lexington8 schools · 3 4-year, 1 2-year, 4 under 2
- Bowling Green6 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 4 under 2
- Florence4 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 2 under 2
- Owensboro4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Richmond3 schools · 1 4-year, 0 2-year, 2 under 2
Every school in Kentucky
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
87 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | 2-year · Public | $10,055 | $1,009 | 57% |
| Union Commonwealth University | Barbourville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $44,272 | $11,010 | 40% |
| Appalachian Beauty School | Belfry | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,208 | $11,431 | 56% |
| Berea Beauty Academy | Berea | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $14,658 | $9,481 | 96% |
| Berea College | Berea | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $63,512 | $5,836 | 66% |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | Bowling Green | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,763 | $20,783 | 98% |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,591 | $16,214 | 11% |
| Regina Webb Academy | Bowling Green | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,100 | $19,092 | 80% |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,892 | $21,346 | 74% |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | 2-year · Public | $10,100 | — | 63% |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | 4-year · Public | $24,535 | $11,789 | 56% |
| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $43,646 | $17,734 | 34% |
| Lindsey Wilson University | Columbia | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $41,076 | $14,300 | 41% |
| Thomas More University | Crestview Hills | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $51,576 | $22,723 | 49% |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | 2-year · Public | $9,855 | $712 | 50% |
| Centre College | Danville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $70,693 | $19,980 | 79% |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | 2-year · Public | $9,900 | $795 | 59% |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,746 | $17,447 | 60% |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | Erlanger | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,372 | $21,389 | 65% |
| Kentucky Welding Institute | Flemingsburg | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,485 | $24,051 | 90% |
| American College of Barbering - Florence | Florence | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Beckfield College-Florence | Florence | 4-year · Private for-profit | $31,609 | $24,359 | 24% |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | Florence | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,922 | $16,314 | 65% |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | 2-year · Public | $9,901 | $1,391 | 58% |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort | 4-year · Public | $24,233 | $17,637 | 30% |
| Georgetown College | Georgetown | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,846 | $13,270 | 49% |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | Glasgow | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,672 | $21,683 | 40% |
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $42,017 | $25,469 | 25% |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | Hazard | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,386 | $20,342 | 56% |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | 2-year · Public | $10,024 | $407 | 51% |
| Henderson Community College | Henderson | 2-year · Public | $9,794 | $400 | 60% |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | 4-year · Public | $19,772 | $8,976 | 54% |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | 2-year · Public | $9,879 | $617 | 50% |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville | 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,175 | $21,670 | 75% |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | Jackson | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $16,542 | $6,392 | 62% |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | 2-year · Public | $10,028 | $1,638 | 43% |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Lexington | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | $14,779 | $14,039 | 54% |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | Lexington | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Lexington Theological Seminary (online only) | Lexington | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | Lexington | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,581 | $24,431 | 62% |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Lexington | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,407 | $13,231 | 64% |
| Transylvania University | Lexington | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $63,444 | $21,954 | 65% |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | 4-year · Public | $35,083 | $18,868 | 72% |
| American College of Barbering | Louisville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,539 | $23,675 | 52% |
| American National University-Louisville | Louisville | 4-year · Private for-profit | $26,564 | $16,410 | 80% |
| ATA College | Louisville | 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,472 | $27,928 | 37% |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $60,872 | $17,991 | 71% |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | Louisville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,059 | $16,180 | 76% |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | Louisville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,753 | $17,135 | 45% |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Louisville | 4-year · Private for-profit | $16,571 | $4,058 | 44% |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | 2-year · Public | $10,222 | $1,628 | 40% |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | Louisville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,150 | $21,236 | 63% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Louisville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,305 | $28,904 | 76% |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | Louisville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $26,700 | $15,517 | 27% |
| Spalding University | Louisville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,951 | $24,262 | 45% |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | 4-year · Private for-profit | $31,556 | $28,420 | 24% |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 48% |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | 4-year · Public | $30,975 | $14,960 | 60% |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | 2-year · Public | $10,158 | $1,585 | 53% |
| Edge Academy of Beauty | Manchester | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,886 | $13,415 | 93% |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | 2-year · Public | $9,832 | $1,193 | 59% |
| Midway University | Midway | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $51,000 | $29,981 | 45% |
| Morehead State University | Morehead | 4-year · Public | $24,067 | $9,912 | 48% |
| Murray State University | Murray | 4-year · Public | $22,404 | $7,350 | 60% |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | Newport | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | $20,581 | $11,396 | 35% |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | Newport | 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,270 | $16,957 | 14% |
| Brescia University | Owensboro | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $46,853 | $14,909 | 49% |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $50,189 | $19,409 | 46% |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | 2-year · Public | $9,964 | $1,435 | 64% |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | Owensboro | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,046 | $21,826 | 57% |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | 2-year · Public | $9,930 | $795 | 54% |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | Paintsville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $10,428 | $3,186 | 26% |
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | Pikeville | 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,712 | $28,117 | 59% |
| University of Pikeville | Pikeville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $41,482 | $19,224 | 41% |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | Pineville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $24,044 | $14,560 | 53% |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $31,878 | $18,367 | 41% |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | 2-year · Public | $9,946 | $678 | 36% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | 4-year · Public | $25,132 | $11,925 | 51% |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | Richmond | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,775 | $30,169 | 88% |
| Medical Career & Technical College | Richmond | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,566 | $25,906 | 69% |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | 2-year · Public | $10,039 | $543 | 48% |
| Frontier Nursing University | Versailles | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $28,711 | $13,885 | 50% |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | Wilmore | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $48,456 | $21,061 | 65% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Kentucky that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · PublicEducation · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville · Private nonprofitBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofitEducation
- Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · PublicEducation · Legal Professions and Studies · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Lexington Theological SeminaryLexington · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- University of KentuckyLexington · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Bellarmine UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisville · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Spalding UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofitEducation · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Sullivan UniversityLouisville · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- University of LouisvilleLouisville · PublicArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Education · Engineering · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Morehead State UniversityMorehead · PublicEducation
- Murray State UniversityMurray · PublicEducation · English Language and Literature/Letters · Health Professions and Related Programs
- University of PikevillePikeville · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · PublicEducation · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Frontier Nursing UniversityVersailles · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Private nonprofitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Psychology · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Asbury Theological SeminaryWilmore · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07