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Best Colleges in Kentucky

The strongest colleges and universities in Kentucky, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Kentucky, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 Centre College Danville, KY 54% $20,781 1160-1450 See record
2 Transylvania University Lexington, KY 87% $21,913 1120-1380 See record
3 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 93% $18,851 1070-1290 See record
4 Sullivan University Louisville, KY - $25,532 - See record
5 Asbury University Wilmore, KY 63% $21,401 - See record
6 Bellarmine University Louisville, KY 86% $21,499 1030-1250 See record
7 Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY 100% $9,337 948-1126 See record
8 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY - $18,540 - See record
9 Murray State University Murray, KY 86% $9,096 940-1170 See record
10 University of Louisville Louisville, KY 79% $17,988 1040-1270 See record
11 Berea College Berea, KY 19.3% $6,106 1156-1335 See record
12 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 94% $10,990 840-1050 See record
13 Brescia University Owensboro, KY 35% $8,709 - See record
14 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 68% $8,191 953-1150 See record
15 Morehead State University Morehead, KY 77% $9,793 - See record
16 Spalding University Louisville, KY 99% $25,491 875-1038 See record
17 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY 99% $14,107 - See record
18 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 78% $11,040 880-1080 See record
19 American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY - $17,010 - See record
20 Georgetown College Georgetown, KY 91% $14,095 960-1160 See record
21 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY 72% $17,131 890-1130 See record
22 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY - $15,070 - See record
23 Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY 80% $19,341 - See record
24 University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY - $20,311 - See record
25 Midway University Midway, KY 95% $29,579 1100-1170 See record
26 Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY 90% $21,835 1030-1230 See record
27 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY 56% - 1010-1230 See record
28 Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY 75% $18,600 710-960 See record
29 Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY - $10,949 - See record
30 Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY 61% $24,038 1090 See record
31 Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY 63% $21,311 980 See record
32 Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY 96% $8,040 870 See record
33 Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY - $28,133 - See record
34 Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY 100% $18,434 - See record
35 Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY 81% $14,778 - See record
36 Allure Beauty College Whitesburg, KY - $13,520 - See record
37 American College of Barbering Louisville, KY - $22,210 - See record
38 American College of Barbering - Florence Florence, KY - - - See record
39 Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY - $12,742 - See record
40 Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY - - - See record