Colleges
Colleges in Kentucky
85 colleges and universities in Kentucky that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Kentucky, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (17.0×), Berea College (8.2×), Murray State University (6.6×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | Public | 24,763 | $18,868 | 72% | $63,924 | $19,500 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | Public | 14,727 | $14,960 | 60% | $60,032 | $19,500 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | Public | 12,318 | $11,925 | 51% | $50,885 | $20,500 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | Public | 12,155 | $11,789 | 56% | $48,408 | $19,500 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | Public | 8,246 | $8,976 | 54% | $55,024 | $20,750 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public | 8,244 | $1,638 | 43% | $41,266 | $11,000 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public | 7,744 | $1,628 | 40% | $41,786 | $10,500 |
| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg | Private nonprofit | 6,941 | $13,885 | 50% | $47,477 | $14,827 |
| Murray State University | Murray | Public | 6,688 | $7,350 | 60% | $48,482 | $19,500 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Louisville | Private for-profit | 4,801 | $4,058 | 44% | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| Morehead State University | Morehead | Public | 4,578 | $9,912 | 48% | $47,134 | $18,750 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public | 4,166 | $543 | 48% | $35,006 | $11,000 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public | 4,088 | $795 | 59% | $40,644 | $10,500 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public | 3,308 | — | 63% | $37,323 | $10,714 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Public | 3,167 | $1,391 | 58% | $41,002 | $10,500 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public | 2,851 | $795 | 54% | $36,627 | $10,187 |
| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | Private nonprofit | 2,840 | $17,734 | 34% | $44,606 | $14,750 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 2,648 | $1,435 | 64% | $40,120 | $9,500 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Public | 2,284 | $1,193 | 59% | $35,741 | $13,447 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 2,161 | $17,991 | 71% | $64,121 | $24,750 |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | Private for-profit | 2,026 | $28,420 | 24% | $42,383 | $16,910 |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public | 1,841 | $1,585 | 53% | $39,443 | $9,000 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Public | 1,721 | $712 | 50% | $34,865 | $7,393 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public | 1,631 | $1,009 | 57% | $36,830 | $9,750 |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Public | 1,630 | $617 | 50% | $42,315 | $9,521 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | Public | 1,604 | $678 | 36% | $37,362 | $11,717 |
| Lindsey Wilson University | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 1,585 | $14,300 | 41% | $45,750 | $16,250 |
| Berea College | Berea | Private nonprofit | 1,513 | $5,836 | 66% | $48,071 | $5,500 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public | 1,506 | $407 | 51% | $35,609 | $10,946 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | Private nonprofit | 1,420 | $21,061 | 65% | $49,862 | $22,804 |
| Centre College | Danville | Private nonprofit | 1,400 | $19,980 | 79% | $66,582 | $27,000 |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort | Public | 1,309 | $17,637 | 30% | $42,650 | $27,000 |
| Thomas More University | Crestview Hills | Private nonprofit | 1,293 | $22,723 | 49% | $63,897 | $25,000 |
| Midway University | Midway | Private nonprofit | 1,262 | $29,981 | 45% | $47,169 | $20,903 |
| University of Pikeville | Pikeville | Private nonprofit | 1,135 | $19,224 | 41% | $47,890 | $20,847 |
| Georgetown College | Georgetown | Private nonprofit | 1,097 | $13,270 | 49% | $55,880 | $20,500 |
| Transylvania University | Lexington | Private nonprofit | 1,005 | $21,954 | 65% | $57,381 | $26,000 |
| Henderson Community College | Henderson | Public | 880 | $400 | 60% | $40,136 | $10,000 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 848 | — | 48% | — | — |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | Private nonprofit | 842 | $19,409 | 46% | $52,218 | $23,250 |
| Union Commonwealth University | Barbourville | Private nonprofit | 746 | $11,010 | 40% | $46,405 | $21,744 |
| Spalding University | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 583 | $24,262 | 45% | $55,738 | $23,000 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes | Private nonprofit | 558 | $18,367 | 41% | $47,366 | $17,125 |
| Brescia University | Owensboro | Private nonprofit | 545 | $14,909 | 49% | $49,034 | $25,000 |
| Beckfield College-Florence | Florence | Private for-profit | 536 | $24,989 | 24% | $42,712 | $24,598 |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | Private for-profit | 524 | $21,236 | 63% | — | $9,385 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 481 | $15,522 | 27% | $29,057 | — |
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | Private nonprofit | 429 | $25,469 | 25% | $47,183 | $22,375 |
| ATA College | Louisville | Private for-profit | 363 | $27,928 | 37% | $36,434 | $23,861 |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | Hazard | Private for-profit | 350 | $20,342 | 56% | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| American National University-Louisville | Louisville | Private for-profit | 347 | $16,410 | 80% | $32,855 | $25,818 |
| Medical Career & Technical College | Richmond | Private for-profit | 235 | $25,906 | 69% | — | $9,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Louisville | Private for-profit | 233 | $28,904 | 76% | $30,472 | $9,833 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | Private for-profit | 219 | $16,214 | 11% | $27,550 | $7,917 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Lexington | Private nonprofit | 203 | $14,039 | 54% | $24,552 | $9,833 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | Lexington | Private for-profit | 189 | $24,431 | 62% | $27,918 | $9,833 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | Private for-profit | 171 | $17,447 | 60% | $30,388 | $10,222 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | Pikeville | Private for-profit | 169 | $28,117 | 59% | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | Pineville | Private nonprofit | 159 | $14,560 | 53% | $38,211 | — |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Lexington | Private for-profit | 154 | $13,231 | 64% | $23,989 | $7,917 |
| Kentucky Welding Institute | Flemingsburg | Private for-profit | 143 | $24,051 | 90% | — | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | Florence | Private for-profit | 124 | $16,314 | 65% | $29,173 | $11,317 |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | Louisville | Private for-profit | 119 | $17,135 | 45% | $29,071 | $10,222 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | Newport | Private for-profit | 101 | $16,957 | 14% | $32,752 | $10,584 |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | Louisville | Private for-profit | 100 | $16,180 | 76% | $32,104 | $9,847 |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville | Private for-profit | 90 | $21,670 | 75% | $35,056 | $8,996 |
| American College of Barbering | Louisville | Private for-profit | 84 | $23,675 | 52% | — | $14,143 |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | Lexington | Private for-profit | 78 | — | — | $26,383 | $7,600 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | Erlanger | Private for-profit | 77 | $21,389 | 65% | $35,056 | $8,996 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | Jackson | Private nonprofit | 69 | $6,392 | 62% | $39,068 | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | Private for-profit | 57 | $21,346 | 74% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | Bowling Green | Private for-profit | 56 | $20,783 | 98% | $22,023 | — |
| Edge Academy of Beauty | Manchester | Private for-profit | 56 | $13,415 | 93% | — | — |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | Newport | Private nonprofit | 53 | $11,396 | 35% | $29,138 | — |
| Appalachian Beauty School | Belfry | Private for-profit | 49 | $11,431 | 56% | — | — |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | Paintsville | Private for-profit | 45 | $3,186 | 26% | — | — |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | Glasgow | Private for-profit | 44 | $21,683 | 100% | $22,069 | $9,833 |
| Berea Beauty Academy | Berea | Private for-profit | 40 | $9,481 | 96% | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | Owensboro | Private for-profit | 38 | $21,826 | 57% | $35,078 | $8,996 |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | Richmond | Private for-profit | 31 | $30,169 | 88% | — | — |
| Regina Webb Academy | Bowling Green | Private for-profit | 23 | $19,092 | 80% | — | — |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | Wilmore | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontier Nursing University | Versailles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lexington Theological Seminary | Lexington | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | Louisville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
