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Kentucky College Tuition, Net Price and Acceptance Rates

Kentucky has 86 higher education institutions across 44 cities in our dataset. Average in-state tuition is $16,834, average out-of-state tuition is $19,077, and average net price is $15,306 where data is available.

Kentucky College Tuition, Fees, Net Price and Financial Aid

Schools

86

Cities

44

Average in-state tuition

$16,834

Where reported

Average out-of-state tuition

$19,077

Where reported

Average attendance cost

$28,604

Sticker-price baseline

Average net price

$15,306

After grants and aid

Kentucky higher education includes public universities, private nonprofit colleges, community colleges and career-focused institutions. Use this page to compare Kentucky college acceptance rate patterns, Kentucky university tuition, average net price and student outcomes before opening city or school profiles.

Most Affordable Net Price in Kentucky

Hazard Community and Technical College

$3,376

Most Selective Acceptance Rate in Kentucky

Berea College

32.71%
Public24schools Private nonprofit28schools Private for-profit34schools

Top Cities by School Count

Cities are sorted by the number of schools in the local dataset so readers and crawlers can reach the strongest internal links first.

Louisville 16 schools Avg net price $19,738 Lexington 8 schools Avg net price $17,082 Bowling Green 6 schools Avg net price $14,670 Owensboro 4 schools Avg net price $18,867 Florence 4 schools Avg net price $16,368 Richmond 3 schools Avg net price $20,764 Pikeville 3 schools Avg net price $21,552 Newport 2 schools Avg net price $13,026 Wilmore 2 schools Avg net price $20,428 Elizabethtown 2 schools Avg net price $11,091 Hazard 2 schools Avg net price $12,793 Hopkinsville 2 schools Avg net price $12,832 Paintsville 1 schools Avg net price Not reported Manchester 1 schools Avg net price $14,491 Pippa Passes 1 schools Avg net price $17,839 Ashland 1 schools Avg net price $4,907 Berea 1 schools Avg net price $4,483 Belfry 1 schools Avg net price $13,366 Campbellsville 1 schools Avg net price $18,246 Danville 1 schools Avg net price $21,497 Pineville 1 schools Avg net price $10,255 Williamsburg 1 schools Avg net price $11,286 Versailles 1 schools Avg net price Not reported Georgetown 1 schools Avg net price $13,485

Top Tuition Schools in Kentucky

Schools below are sorted by reported out-of-state tuition from the local cost table.

Centre College Danville, Kentucky Out-of-state tuition: $50,550 Berea College Berea, Kentucky Out-of-state tuition: $49,326 Bellarmine University Louisville, Kentucky Out-of-state tuition: $47,180 Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky Out-of-state tuition: $44,980 Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky Out-of-state tuition: $42,010 Thomas More University Crestview Hills, Kentucky Out-of-state tuition: $38,400

Most Affordable Schools by Net Price in Kentucky

Schools below are sorted by average net price after grants and scholarships where reported.

Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, Kentucky Average net price: $3,376 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, Kentucky Average net price: $3,537 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, Kentucky Average net price: $3,794 Somerset Community College Somerset, Kentucky Average net price: $3,913 Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, Kentucky Average net price: $3,939 Berea College Berea, Kentucky Average net price: $4,483

Largest Schools in Kentucky

The school list is sorted by undergraduate enrollment when that field is reported, with school name as the secondary sort. This puts broader-interest pages earlier than a purely alphabetical list.

University of Kentucky Lexington Net price: $17,218 University of Louisville Louisville Net price: $17,634 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green Net price: $10,916 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond Net price: $9,962 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights Net price: $7,168 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington Net price: $5,920 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville Net price: $6,058 Murray State University Murray Net price: $9,121 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg Net price: $11,286 Morehead State University Morehead Net price: $10,089 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville Undergrads: 4,184 Somerset Community College Somerset Net price: $3,913 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown Net price: $5,594 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green Net price: $3,794 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence Net price: $5,897 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah Net price: $5,023 Campbellsville University Campbellsville Net price: $18,246 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro Net price: $4,627 Sullivan University Louisville Net price: $25,785 Bellarmine University Louisville Net price: $23,587

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Kentucky University FAQ

What is the average college tuition in Kentucky?

The average in-state tuition for Kentucky schools with reported tuition is $16,834. The average out-of-state tuition is $19,077.

What is Kentucky out-of-state tuition?

Kentucky out-of-state tuition averages $19,077 for schools with reported tuition in the local College Scorecard and IPEDS-derived dataset.

What is Kentucky net price?

The average net price for Kentucky schools with reported net price data is $15,306.

What is the average acceptance rate for Kentucky universities?

The average acceptance rate for Kentucky schools that report admissions data in our dataset is 77.94%.

Which Kentucky university has the highest earnings outcomes?

Centre College has the highest 10-year earnings value in this state set at $66,240.