For Kentucky 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,996 for Kentucky residents and $25,725 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,820 for Kentucky residents and $13,232 for out-of-state students.
Centre College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $50,550 and University of the Cumberlands has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,875 among Kentucky 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, University of Kentucky has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,459 and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,300 among Kentucky 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Kentucky 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,636 for state residents and $41,365 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $10,996 | $25,725 | $11,820 | $13,232 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,217 | $1,217 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,991 | $9,991 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,431 | $4,431 | ||
| COA | $26,636 | $41,365 | $27,459 | $28,872 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kentucky 4-Year Colleges is $10,996 for state residents and $25,725 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Kentucky 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,671 | $636 | $22,776 | $669 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,715 | $737 | $22,900 | $710 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,837 | $736 | $23,535 | $725 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,997 | $707 | $24,078 | $750 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,288 | $709 | $25,007 | $719 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kentucky 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $11,820 for state residents and $13,232 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Kentucky 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,520 | $574 | $12,358 | $556 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,541 | $677 | $12,119 | $531 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,572 | $681 | $12,540 | $557 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,560 | $507 | $12,481 | $497 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,250 | $570 | $12,744 | $488 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kentucky 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $689 for state residents and $808 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $550 for state residents and $643 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $628 | $751 | $540 | $659 |
| 2020-2021 | $631 | $746 | $538 | $651 |
| 2021-2022 | $618 | $739 | $528 | $627 |
| 2022-2023 | $679 | $797 | $539 | $644 |
| 2023-2024 | $689 | $808 | $550 | $643 |
The average living costs of Kentucky 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,422 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,975 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Kentucky 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,785 | $3,539 | $8,427 | $4,673 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,953 | $3,776 | $8,619 | $5,052 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,197 | $3,753 | $8,831 | $5,201 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,556 | $4,040 | $9,041 | $5,494 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,991 | $4,431 | $10,037 | $5,938 |