For Kentucky Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,759 for Kentucky residents and $11,603 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,820 for Kentucky residents and $18,221 for out-of-state students.
University of Kentucky has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $33,406 and Ashland Community and Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,192 among Kentucky Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Kentucky has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,459 and Murray State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $10,368 among Kentucky Public colleges.
The average COA of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $23,262 for state residents and $28,107 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 | $6,759 | $11,603 | $11,820 | $18,221 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,158 | $1,158 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,262 | $11,262 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,084 | $4,084 | ||
| COA | $23,262 | $28,107 | $28,323 | $34,725 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kentucky Public colleges is $6,759 for state residents and $11,603 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Kentucky Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,008 | $337 | $16,890 | $323 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,102 | $368 | $16,958 | $353 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,143 | $368 | $17,038 | $353 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,244 | $359 | $17,294 | $344 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,405 | $354 | $11,264 | $339 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $11,820 for state residents and $18,221 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Kentucky Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,520 | $574 | $17,863 | $574 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,541 | $677 | $17,977 | $677 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,572 | $681 | $17,765 | $681 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,560 | $507 | $17,299 | $507 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,250 | $570 | $17,651 | $570 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $269 for state residents and $471 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $617 for state residents and $968 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 | $253 | $706 | $582 | $984 |
| 2020-2021 | $257 | $709 | $584 | $964 |
| 2021-2022 | $258 | $712 | $579 | $924 |
| 2022-2023 | $263 | $723 | $587 | $956 |
| 2023-2024 | $269 | $471 | $617 | $968 |
The average living costs of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $15,346 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,820 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,658 | $3,178 | $7,871 | $3,368 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,990 | $3,300 | $8,094 | $3,610 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,253 | $3,276 | $8,523 | $3,724 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,736 | $3,730 | $8,839 | $3,959 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,262 | $4,084 | $9,581 | $4,240 |