For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Kentucky colleges is 83.20%, 107,409 accepted out of 129,101 applicants.
For Kentucky college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 11,210 (9.51%) compared to last year, from 117,891 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,756, which is more than 7.38% last year.
Kentucky colleges' acceptance rate increased by 1.34% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Kentucky colleges. The yield decreased by 0.87%.
Among Kentucky colleges, Berea College has the lowest acceptance rate of 33.00% with 684 accepted students out of 2,073 applicants. University of Kentucky has the most number of applicants of 28,233 and University of Kentucky has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,494.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Kentucky. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College | 2,073 -144 | 684 139 | 417 64 | 33.00% 8.42% | 60.96% -3.81% |
| Brescia University | 2,534 598 | 887 -88 | 151 49 | 35.00% -15.36% | 17.02% 6.56% |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 42 -18 | 15 -12 | 12 -6 | 35.71% -9.29% | 80.00% 13.33% |
| Centre College | 3,226 502 | 1,742 30 | 366 -34 | 54.00% -8.85% | 21.01% -2.35% |
| Union College | 834 -308 | 459 -151 | 197 -3 | 55.04% 1.62% | 42.92% 10.13% |
| Kentucky Christian University | 747 141 | 463 194 | 167 53 | 61.98% 17.59% | 36.07% -6.31% |
| Asbury University | 1,550 445 | 992 122 | 357 62 | 64.00% -14.73% | 35.99% 2.08% |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 2,009 575 | 1,346 363 | 242 22 | 67.00% -1.55% | 17.98% -4.40% |
| University of the Cumberlands | 4,281 1,967 | 3,040 1,119 | 638 -2 | 71.01% -12.01% | 20.99% -12.33% |
| Georgetown College | 1,815 -717 | 1,343 -468 | 309 -50 | 73.99% 2.47% | 23.01% 3.19% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 17,082 1,261 | 13,324 3,150 | 2,798 61 | 78.00% 13.69% | 21.00% -5.90% |
| University of Louisville | 14,821 -641 | 12,005 -603 | 3,121 190 | 81.00% -0.54% | 26.00% 2.75% |
| Morehead State University | 8,818 907 | 7,231 588 | 1,229 30 | 82.00% -1.97% | 17.00% -1.05% |
| Transylvania University | 1,986 205 | 1,688 71 | 287 6 | 84.99% -5.80% | 17.00% -0.38% |
| Murray State University | 11,038 787 | 9,493 884 | 1,614 248 | 86.00% 2.02% | 17.00% 1.13% |
| Alice Lloyd College | 1,871 -107 | 1,609 -336 | 193 6 | 86.00% -12.33% | 12.00% 2.39% |
| University of Kentucky | 28,233 6,124 | 25,974 4,995 | 6,494 433 | 92.00% -2.89% | 25.00% -3.89% |
| Kentucky State University | 2,001 -869 | 1,861 -765 | 354 -15 | 93.00% 1.50% | 19.02% 4.97% |
| Bellarmine University | 3,462 -416 | 3,254 -150 | 651 105 | 93.99% 6.21% | 20.01% 3.97% |
| Midway University | 1,120 63 | 1,064 73 | 266 27 | 95.00% 1.24% | 25.00% 0.88% |
| Northern Kentucky University | 6,417 -488 | 6,160 221 | 1,294 -344 | 96.00% 9.99% | 21.01% -6.57% |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 289 -79 | 280 -41 | 176 -11 | 96.89% 9.66% | 62.86% 4.60% |
| Western Kentucky University | 7,720 215 | 7,488 212 | 2,845 90 | 96.99% 0.04% | 37.99% 0.13% |
| Thomas More University | 3,030 111 | 2,939 188 | 382 -6 | 97.00% 2.76% | 13.00% -1.10% |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | 280 -6 | 274 82 | 167 106 | 97.86% 30.73% | 60.95% 29.18% |
| Campbellsville University | 1,015 | 995 | 687 | 98.03% | 69.05% |
| Spalding University | 807 87 | 799 96 | 120 -12 | 99.01% 1.37% | 15.02% -3.76% |