A total of 231,325 students are enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Kentucky colleges and universites, 34,385 students are 18 years old or younger(14.86%), 53,287 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.04%), 43,790 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.93%), 30,511 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.19%), and 25,587 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.06%).
26,215 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.33%), 11,771 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.09%), 5,764 students are 50 years old or older (2.49%).
In Kentucky 4-year colleges and universites, 11,712 students are 18 years old or younger(3.74%), 37,881 students are 18 or 19 years old (12.09%), 34,912 students are between 20 and 22 years old (11.14%), 23,716 students are between 22 and 24 years old (7.57%), 18,404 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.87%), 18,152 students are between 30 and 39 years old (5.79%), 8,102 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.59%), 3,781 students are 50 years old or older (1.21%)
In Kentucky community colleges, there are 37,877 students are younger than 20 years old (25.62%), 15,406 students are between 20 and 24 years old (10.42%), 7,052 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.77%), and 13,583 students are 30 years old or older (9.19%).
In Kentucky trade schools, there are 202 students are younger than 20 years old (13.78%), 267 students are between 20 and 24 years old (18.21%), 131 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.94%), and 132 students are 30 years old or older (9.00%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 231,325 | 34,385 (14.86%) |
53,287 (23.04%) |
43,790 (18.93%) |
30,511 (13.19%) |
25,587 (11.06%) |
26,215 (11.33%) |
11,771 (5.09%) |
5,764 (2.49%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 313,338 | 11,712 (3.74%) |
37,881 (12.09%) |
34,912 (11.14%) |
23,716 (7.57%) |
18,404 (5.87%) |
18,152 (5.79%) |
8,102 (2.59%) |
3,781 (1.21%) |
| Community Colleges | 147,846 | 22,666 (15.33%) |
15,211 (10.29%) |
8,729 (5.90%) |
6,677 (4.52%) |
7,052 (4.77%) |
7,955 (5.38%) |
3,650 (2.47%) |
1,978 (1.34%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,466 | 7 (0.48%) |
195 (13.30%) |
149 (10.16%) |
118 (8.05%) |
131 (8.94%) |
108 (7.37%) |
19 (1.30%) |
5 (0.34%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Kentucky colleges. A total of 231,325 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year | 237 | 5 (2.11%) |
54 (22.78%) |
31 (13.08%) | 45 (18.99%) |
25 (10.55%) |
24 (10.13%) |
24 (10.13%) | 29 (12.24%) |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,621 | 1,614 (34.93%) |
1,049 (22.70%) |
507 (10.97%) | 353 (7.64%) |
361 (7.81%) |
429 (9.28%) |
205 (4.44%) | 103 (2.23%) |
| Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 16,493 | 2,062 (12.50%) |
4,812 (29.18%) |
4,496 (27.26%) | 2,337 (14.17%) |
992 (6.01%) |
1,049 (6.36%) |
554 (3.36%) | 191 (1.16%) |
| Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,532 | 111 (7.25%) |
222 (14.49%) |
178 (11.62%) | 257 (16.78%) |
246 (16.06%) |
241 (15.73%) |
175 (11.42%) | 102 (6.66%) |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,625 | 863 (32.88%) |
539 (20.53%) |
271 (10.32%) | 221 (8.42%) |
216 (8.23%) |
305 (11.62%) |
132 (5.03%) | 78 (2.97%) |
| Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,529 | 1,633 (29.54%) |
1,173 (21.22%) |
657 (11.88%) | 458 (8.28%) |
581 (10.51%) |
625 (11.30%) |
265 (4.79%) | 137 (2.48%) |
| Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 95 | 1 (1.05%) |
26 (27.37%) |
21 (22.11%) | 17 (17.89%) |
13 (13.68%) |
16 (16.84%) |
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| Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year | 78 | - | 18 (23.08%) |
16 (20.51%) | 15 (19.23%) |
16 (20.51%) |
12 (15.38%) |
1 (1.28%) | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 106 | - | 25 (23.58%) |
23 (21.70%) | 16 (15.09%) |
17 (16.04%) |
21 (19.81%) |
4 (3.77%) | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year | 89 | 1 (1.12%) |
15 (16.85%) |
17 (19.10%) | 19 (21.35%) |
22 (24.72%) |
11 (12.36%) |
4 (4.49%) | - |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,576 | 566 (21.97%) |
707 (27.45%) |
413 (16.03%) | 241 (9.36%) |
206 (8.00%) |
260 (10.09%) |
135 (5.24%) | 48 (1.86%) |
| University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 2,434 | 364 (14.95%) |
527 (21.65%) |
407 (16.72%) | 497 (20.42%) |
480 (19.72%) |
109 (4.48%) |
37 (1.52%) | 13 (0.53%) |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,309 | 1,209 (22.77%) |
1,340 (25.24%) |
621 (11.70%) | 468 (8.82%) |
492 (9.27%) |
634 (11.94%) |
317 (5.97%) | 228 (4.29%) |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,801 | 1,450 (9.18%) |
2,772 (17.54%) |
2,845 (18.01%) | 2,436 (15.42%) |
1,985 (12.56%) |
2,339 (14.80%) |
1,338 (8.47%) | 636 (4.03%) |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,440 | 1,554 (35.00%) |
788 (17.75%) |
528 (11.89%) | 355 (8.00%) |
442 (9.95%) |
467 (10.52%) |
227 (5.11%) | 79 (1.78%) |
| Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,479 | 940 (9.92%) |
2,471 (26.07%) |
2,611 (27.55%) | 1,454 (15.34%) |
713 (7.52%) |
714 (7.53%) |
385 (4.06%) | 191 (2.01%) |
| Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,807 | 2,807 (31.87%) |
2,315 (26.29%) |
1,702 (19.33%) | 895 (10.16%) |
349 (3.96%) |
387 (4.39%) |
235 (2.67%) | 117 (1.33%) |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,974 | 1,856 (46.70%) |
659 (16.58%) |
372 (9.36%) | 259 (6.52%) |
267 (6.72%) |
345 (8.68%) |
151 (3.80%) | 65 (1.64%) |
| Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,493 | 1,026 (29.37%) |
561 (16.06%) |
294 (8.42%) | 239 (6.84%) |
344 (9.85%) |
515 (14.74%) |
291 (8.33%) | 220 (6.30%) |
| University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year | 22,017 | 1,655 (7.52%) |
4,887 (22.20%) |
4,660 (21.17%) | 4,177 (18.97%) |
2,950 (13.40%) |
2,285 (10.38%) |
920 (4.18%) | 483 (2.19%) |
| Lindsey Wilson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,159 | 161 (5.10%) |
651 (20.61%) |
540 (17.09%) | 582 (18.42%) |
567 (17.95%) |
406 (12.85%) |
178 (5.63%) | 74 (2.34%) |
| University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year | 31,547 | 456 (1.45%) |
9,460 (29.99%) |
8,870 (28.12%) | 5,556 (17.61%) |
3,246 (10.29%) |
2,429 (7.70%) |
1,032 (3.27%) | 498 (1.58%) |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 813 | 32 (3.94%) |
310 (38.13%) |
272 (33.46%) | 128 (15.74%) |
27 (3.32%) |
22 (2.71%) |
9 (1.11%) | 12 (1.48%) |
| Kentucky State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,726 | 229 (13.27%) |
544 (31.52%) |
481 (27.87%) | 267 (15.47%) |
85 (4.92%) |
74 (4.29%) |
30 (1.74%) | 16 (0.93%) |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 78 | 3 (3.85%) |
20 (25.64%) |
17 (21.79%) | 17 (21.79%) |
10 (12.82%) |
5 (6.41%) |
1 (1.28%) | 5 (6.41%) |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,053 | 4,252 (35.28%) |
2,118 (17.57%) |
1,403 (11.64%) | 1,189 (9.86%) |
1,119 (9.28%) |
1,167 (9.68%) |
526 (4.36%) | 279 (2.31%) |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,028 | 451 (22.24%) |
379 (18.69%) |
172 (8.48%) | 244 (12.03%) |
306 (15.09%) |
310 (15.29%) |
119 (5.87%) | 47 (2.32%) |
| Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,506 | 579 (38.45%) |
252 (16.73%) |
161 (10.69%) | 138 (9.16%) |
122 (8.10%) |
156 (10.36%) |
69 (4.58%) | 29 (1.93%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 193 | 3 (1.55%) |
66 (34.20%) |
42 (21.76%) | 34 (17.62%) |
23 (11.92%) |
21 (10.88%) |
3 (1.55%) | 1 (0.52%) |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,556 | 795 (31.10%) |
545 (21.32%) |
276 (10.80%) | 194 (7.59%) |
206 (8.06%) |
222 (8.69%) |
157 (6.14%) | 161 (6.30%) |
| Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,548 | 45 (2.91%) |
651 (42.05%) |
440 (28.42%) | 117 (7.56%) |
100 (6.46%) |
105 (6.78%) |
72 (4.65%) | 18 (1.16%) |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,648 | 1,597 (28.28%) |
1,207 (21.37%) |
672 (11.90%) | 496 (8.78%) |
526 (9.31%) |
637 (11.28%) |
309 (5.47%) | 204 (3.61%) |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,324 | 774 (5.40%) |
4,036 (28.18%) |
3,310 (23.11%) | 2,124 (14.83%) |
1,385 (9.67%) |
1,526 (10.65%) |
784 (5.47%) | 385 (2.69%) |
| University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year | 18,053 | 337 (1.87%) |
1,060 (5.87%) |
1,157 (6.41%) | 1,694 (9.38%) |
4,820 (26.70%) |
5,994 (33.20%) |
2,094 (11.60%) | 897 (4.97%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 172 | 2 (1.16%) |
45 (26.16%) |
30 (17.44%) | 17 (9.88%) |
40 (23.26%) |
27 (15.70%) |
7 (4.07%) | 4 (2.33%) |
| Centre CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,357 | 19 (1.40%) |
670 (49.37%) |
597 (43.99%) | 68 (5.01%) |
2 (0.15%) |
1 (0.07%) |
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| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 10,318 | 2,297 (22.26%) |
2,274 (22.04%) |
1,508 (14.62%) | 1,190 (11.53%) |
1,202 (11.65%) |
1,192 (11.55%) |
463 (4.49%) | 190 (1.84%) |
| Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 646 | 1 (0.15%) |
165 (25.54%) |
195 (30.19%) | 106 (16.41%) |
60 (9.29%) |
71 (10.99%) |
32 (4.95%) | 8 (1.24%) |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,732 | 1,754 (37.07%) |
1,046 (22.10%) |
529 (11.18%) | 388 (8.20%) |
399 (8.43%) |
415 (8.77%) |
154 (3.25%) | 47 (0.99%) |
| Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,433 | 37 (2.58%) |
574 (40.06%) |
562 (39.22%) | 212 (14.79%) |
33 (2.30%) |
7 (0.49%) |
2 (0.14%) | 6 (0.42%) |
| Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,970 | 77 (2.59%) |
977 (32.90%) |
902 (30.37%) | 470 (15.82%) |
219 (7.37%) |
180 (6.06%) |
97 (3.27%) | 48 (1.62%) |
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,515 | 620 (24.65%) |
574 (22.82%) |
345 (13.72%) | 244 (9.70%) |
263 (10.46%) |
276 (10.97%) |
130 (5.17%) | 63 (2.50%) |
| Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,650 | 120 (7.27%) |
451 (27.33%) |
428 (25.94%) | 211 (12.79%) |
104 (6.30%) |
181 (10.97%) |
103 (6.24%) | 52 (3.15%) |
| Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year | 565 | 27 (4.78%) |
252 (44.60%) |
211 (37.35%) | 66 (11.68%) |
6 (1.06%) |
3 (0.53%) |
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