There are 87 colleges in Kentucky - 24 public and 63 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Kentucky colleges is $10,908 for state residents and $26,197 for out-of-state students.
44 Kentucky cities have at least one college and, of them, Louisville has the most of 17 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 50,979 students. Lexington and Bowling Green also has a number of colleges of 8 and 6 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Kentucky colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Louisville | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | $27,013 ($12,828) |
$15,297 ($14,418) |
50,979 | 39,234 | 11,745 | 12 to 1 |
| Lexington | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | $39,193 ($13,212) |
$22,440 ($14,330) |
43,417 | 34,515 | 8,902 | 13 to 1 |
| Bowling Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $27,000 ($11,436) |
$18,340 ($12,140) |
21,610 | 19,557 | 2,053 | 14 to 1 |
| Florence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $13,295 | - | 5,188 | 5,188 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Owensboro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $31,922 | $17,020 | 6,110 | 6,015 | 95 | 18 to 1 |
| Richmond | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $20,820 ($10,130) |
$14,340 ($10,596) |
14,443 | 12,191 | 2,252 | 12 to 1 |
| Pikeville | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $17,817 | $10,795 | 2,756 | 1,754 | 1,002 | 15 to 1 |
| Wilmore | 2 | 2 | - | - | $33,640 | $13,319 | 3,397 | 1,404 | 1,993 | 6 to 1 |
| Elizabethtown | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5,754 | 5,754 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Hazard | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3,026 | 3,026 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Hopkinsville | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2,076 | 2,076 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Newport | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 183 | 183 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Midway | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,080 | $7,350 | 1,441 | 1,203 | 238 | 15 to 1 |
| Murray | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,452 ($9,708) |
$10,368 ($10,368) |
9,479 | 7,679 | 1,800 | 16 to 1 |
| Versailles | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $18,500 | 2,335 | - | 2,335 | - |
| Highland Heights | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,480 ($10,896) |
$16,044 ($10,590) |
15,801 | 10,776 | 5,025 | 17 to 1 |
| Glasgow | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 44 | 44 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Prestonsburg | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,576 | 2,576 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Henderson | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,506 | 1,506 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,625 | 2,625 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Barbourville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $31,071 | $8,930 | 970 | 724 | 246 | 9 to 1 |
| Frankfort | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,260 ($9,214) |
$11,034 ($11,034) |
1,726 | 1,610 | 116 | 11 to 1 |
| Campbellsville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,990 | $9,920 | 11,775 | 6,411 | 5,364 | 23 to 1 |
| Whitesburg | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 25 | 25 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Columbia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,274 | $9,809 | 3,159 | 1,753 | 1,406 | 17 to 1 |
| Danville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $50,550 | - | 1,357 | 1,357 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Erlanger | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 52 | 52 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Maysville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,974 | 3,974 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Williamsburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,875 | $4,560 | 18,053 | 5,174 | 12,879 | 18 to 1 |
| Manchester | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 47 | 47 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Morehead | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,706 ($9,838) |
$10,512 ($10,512) |
8,807 | 8,215 | 592 | 14 to 1 |
| Georgetown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,010 | $11,880 | 1,548 | 1,233 | 315 | 14 to 1 |
| Pippa Passes | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,080 | - | 565 | 565 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Paducah | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,309 | 5,309 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Ashland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,515 | 2,515 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Somerset | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,529 | 5,529 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Berea | 1 | 1 | - | - | $49,326 | - | 1,433 | 1,433 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Crestview Hills | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,650 | $15,600 | 1,958 | 1,829 | 129 | 14 to 1 |
| Jackson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,060 | - | 78 | 78 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Belfry | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 39 | 39 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Grayson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,000 | $5,350 | 629 | 577 | 52 | 13 to 1 |
| Madisonville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,493 | 3,493 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Pineville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,120 | $4,300 | 147 | 133 | 14 | 10 to 1 |
| Paintsville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 19 | 19 | - | 20 to 1 |