Colleges in Kentucky: admission rates, test scores and cost

26 colleges in Kentucky that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Kentucky, most selective first
CollegeAdmission rateSAT middle 50%Average net priceGraduation rate
Berea College19%1156–1335$5,83666%
Brescia University35%Not reported$14,90949%
Centre College54%1160–1450$19,98079%
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary56%1010–1230Not reported48%
Kentucky Christian University61%Not reported$25,46925%
Union Commonwealth University63%Not reported$11,01040%
Asbury University63%Not reported$21,06165%
Northern Kentucky University68%953–1150$8,976 in-state54%
Kentucky Wesleyan College72%890–1130$19,40946%
Alice Lloyd College75%710–960$18,36741%
Morehead State University77%Not reported$9,912 in-state48%
Eastern Kentucky University78%880–1080$11,925 in-state51%
University of Louisville79%1040–1270$14,960 in-state60%
Campbellsville University80%Not reported$17,73434%
Murray State University86%940–1170$7,350 in-state60%
Bellarmine University86%1030–1250$17,99171%
Transylvania University87%1120–1380$21,95465%
Thomas More University90%1030–1230$22,72349%
Georgetown College91%960–1160$13,27049%
University of Kentucky93%1070–1290$18,868 in-state72%
Western Kentucky University94%840–1050$11,789 in-state56%
Midway University95%1100–1170$29,98145%
Kentucky State University96%Not reported$17,637 in-state30%
University of the Cumberlands99%Not reported$13,88550%
Spalding University100%875–1038$24,26245%
Kentucky Mountain Bible College100%948–1126$6,39262%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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