A total of 267,953 students are enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 593 native american or Alaska native students (0.22%), 7,470 asian students (2.79%), 23,399 african-american students (8.73%), 13,249 hispanic students (4.94%), 258 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.10%), and 184,512 white students (68.86%).
For Kentucky colleges, Appalachian Beauty School has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Simmons College of Kentucky has the lowest rate of white students (0.00%.
For Afraican-american students, Simmons College of Kentucky has the highest rate of black students (0.89% and Big Sandy Community and Technical College has the lowest rate of black students (0.01% among Kentucky colleges.
For Asian students, American National University-Pikeville has the highest rate of asian students (0.13% and Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among Kentucky colleges.
In Kentucky 4-year colleges and universites, there are 6,065 asian students (3.18%), 16,363 african-american students (8.58%), 8,517 hispanic students (4.46%), and 125,292 white students (65.66%).
In Kentucky community colleges, there are 6,676 african-american students (8.88%), 4,668 hispanic students (6.21%), and 57,917 white students (77.01%).
In Kentucky trade schools, there are 360 african-american students (18.60%), 64 hispanic students (3.31%), and 1,303 white students (67.30%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 267,953 | 593 (0.22%) |
7,470 (2.79%) |
23,399 (8.73%) |
13,249 (4.94%) |
258 (0.10%) |
184,512 (68.86%) |
8,853 (3.30%) |
15,587 (5.82%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 190,807 | 411 (0.22%) |
6,065 (3.18%) |
16,363 (8.58%) |
8,517 (4.46%) |
164 (0.09%) |
125,292 (65.66%) |
5,887 (3.09%) |
14,103 (7.39%) |
| Community Colleges | 75,210 | 180 (0.24%) |
1,378 (1.83%) |
6,676 (8.88%) |
4,668 (6.21%) |
83 (0.11%) |
57,917 (77.01%) |
2,903 (3.86%) |
1,382 (1.84%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,936 | 2 (0.10%) |
27 (1.39%) |
360 (18.60%) |
64 (3.31%) |
11 (0.57%) |
1,303 (67.30%) |
63 (3.25%) |
102 (5.27%) |
The following table compares student population by race between Kentucky colleges. A total of 267,953 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year | 565 | 3 (0.5%) |
2 (0.4%) |
35 (6.2%) |
6 (1.1%) |
- | 511 (90.4%) |
2 (0.4%) |
5 (0.9%) |
| Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,650 | 1 (0.1%) |
25 (1.5%) |
82 (5.0%) |
124 (7.5%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,273 (77.2%) |
37 (2.2%) |
32 (1.9%) |
| Asbury Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 1,747 | 9 (0.5%) |
50 (2.9%) |
150 (8.6%) |
124 (7.1%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,020 (58.4%) |
77 (4.4%) |
79 (4.5%) |
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,515 | 5 (0.2%) |
13 (0.5%) |
37 (1.5%) |
45 (1.8%) |
- | 2,328 (92.6%) |
66 (2.6%) |
21 (0.8%) |
| Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,970 | 5 (0.2%) |
87 (2.9%) |
251 (8.5%) |
198 (6.7%) |
4 (0.1%) |
2,195 (73.9%) |
133 (4.5%) |
36 (1.2%) |
| Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,433 | - | 55 (3.8%) |
264 (18.4%) |
218 (15.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
632 (44.1%) |
125 (8.7%) |
19 (1.3%) |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year | 279 | - | 12 (4.3%) |
59 (21.1%) |
10 (3.6%) |
5 (1.8%) |
171 (61.3%) |
18 (6.5%) |
3 (1.1%) |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,732 | 12 (0.3%) |
194 (4.1%) |
381 (8.1%) |
371 (7.8%) |
14 (0.3%) |
3,513 (74.2%) |
210 (4.4%) |
37 (0.8%) |
| Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 646 | 3 (0.5%) |
15 (2.3%) |
71 (11.0%) |
46 (7.1%) |
4 (0.6%) |
423 (65.5%) |
2 (0.3%) |
81 (12.5%) |
| Campbellsville UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,775 | 36 (0.3%) |
296 (2.5%) |
738 (6.3%) |
156 (1.3%) |
- | 6,020 (51.1%) |
- | 549 (4.7%) |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 10,318 | 17 (0.2%) |
260 (2.5%) |
1,228 (11.9%) |
954 (9.2%) |
12 (0.1%) |
7,245 (70.2%) |
462 (4.5%) |
130 (1.3%) |
| Centre CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,357 | 2 (0.1%) |
58 (4.3%) |
77 (5.7%) |
96 (7.1%) |
- | 984 (72.5%) |
53 (3.9%) |
14 (1.0%) |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 147 | - | - | 7 (4.8%) |
3 (2.0%) |
- | 132 (89.8%) |
5 (3.4%) |
- |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 172 | - | 2 (1.2%) |
22 (12.8%) |
4 (2.3%) |
4 (2.3%) |
132 (76.7%) |
4 (2.3%) |
2 (1.2%) |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvillePrivate, 4-year | 4,443 | 11 (0.2%) |
117 (2.6%) |
500 (11.3%) |
549 (12.4%) |
2 (0.0%) |
2,144 (48.3%) |
121 (2.7%) |
999 (22.5%) |
| University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year | 18,053 | 30 (0.2%) |
941 (5.2%) |
384 (2.1%) |
71 (0.4%) |
14 (0.1%) |
4,078 (22.6%) |
4 (0.0%) |
8,305 (46.0%) |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,324 | 31 (0.2%) |
209 (1.5%) |
966 (6.7%) |
672 (4.7%) |
16 (0.1%) |
11,534 (80.5%) |
631 (4.4%) |
121 (0.8%) |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,648 | 19 (0.3%) |
74 (1.3%) |
346 (6.1%) |
326 (5.8%) |
12 (0.2%) |
4,528 (80.2%) |
283 (5.0%) |
58 (1.0%) |
| Frontier Nursing UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,335 | 16 (0.7%) |
69 (3.0%) |
345 (14.8%) |
117 (5.0%) |
7 (0.3%) |
1,618 (69.3%) |
91 (3.9%) |
72 (3.1%) |
| Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,548 | 3 (0.2%) |
9 (0.6%) |
127 (8.2%) |
85 (5.5%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,193 (77.1%) |
55 (3.6%) |
25 (1.6%) |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowPrivate, Less than 2-year | 44 | - | - | 2 (4.5%) |
3 (6.8%) |
- | 37 (84.1%) |
2 (4.5%) |
- |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,556 | 5 (0.2%) |
6 (0.2%) |
29 (1.1%) |
25 (1.0%) |
- | 2,427 (95.0%) |
46 (1.8%) |
18 (0.7%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 193 | - | 2 (1.0%) |
23 (11.9%) |
8 (4.1%) |
- | 153 (79.3%) |
3 (1.6%) |
4 (2.1%) |
| Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,506 | 5 (0.3%) |
6 (0.4%) |
159 (10.6%) |
102 (6.8%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,141 (75.8%) |
79 (5.2%) |
12 (0.8%) |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,028 | 6 (0.3%) |
33 (1.6%) |
421 (20.8%) |
208 (10.3%) |
9 (0.4%) |
1,204 (59.4%) |
124 (6.1%) |
23 (1.1%) |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,053 | 30 (0.2%) |
468 (3.9%) |
2,391 (19.8%) |
1,262 (10.5%) |
11 (0.1%) |
6,970 (57.8%) |
582 (4.8%) |
333 (2.8%) |
| Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 96 | - | 1 (1.0%) |
15 (15.6%) |
4 (4.2%) |
- | 65 (67.7%) |
10 (10.4%) |
1 (1.0%) |
| American National University-PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 296 | 4 (1.4%) |
37 (12.5%) |
78 (26.4%) |
1 (0.3%) |
1 (0.3%) |
154 (52.0%) |
3 (1.0%) |
15 (5.1%) |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 78 | 2 (2.6%) |
- | - | 5 (6.4%) |
- | 66 (84.6%) |
- | - |
| Kentucky State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,726 | 6 (0.3%) |
9 (0.5%) |
1,144 (66.3%) |
30 (1.7%) |
- | 124 (7.2%) |
61 (3.5%) |
321 (18.6%) |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 813 | 4 (0.5%) |
13 (1.6%) |
103 (12.7%) |
37 (4.6%) |
- | 542 (66.7%) |
9 (1.1%) |
95 (11.7%) |
| University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year | 31,547 | 62 (0.2%) |
1,172 (3.7%) |
2,217 (7.0%) |
1,779 (5.6%) |
21 (0.1%) |
23,250 (73.7%) |
1,150 (3.6%) |
732 (2.3%) |
| Kentucky Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 629 | 1 (0.2%) |
- | 117 (18.6%) |
29 (4.6%) |
3 (0.5%) |
317 (50.4%) |
19 (3.0%) |
126 (20.0%) |
| Lexington Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 90 | - | - | 14 (15.6%) |
- | - | 76 (84.4%) |
- | - |
| Lindsey Wilson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,159 | 11 (0.3%) |
134 (4.2%) |
256 (8.1%) |
8 (0.3%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,670 (52.9%) |
75 (2.4%) |
322 (10.2%) |
| University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year | 22,017 | 35 (0.2%) |
1,237 (5.6%) |
3,138 (14.3%) |
1,520 (6.9%) |
11 (0.0%) |
14,067 (63.9%) |
1,171 (5.3%) |
85 (0.4%) |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 100 | - | 4 (4.0%) |
19 (19.0%) |
6 (6.0%) |
- | 65 (65.0%) |
4 (4.0%) |
1 (1.0%) |
| Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,493 | 16 (0.5%) |
20 (0.6%) |
189 (5.4%) |
139 (4.0%) |
2 (0.1%) |
2,946 (84.3%) |
103 (2.9%) |
78 (2.2%) |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,974 | 12 (0.3%) |
15 (0.4%) |
123 (3.1%) |
157 (4.0%) |
3 (0.1%) |
3,488 (87.8%) |
125 (3.1%) |
51 (1.3%) |
| Midway UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,441 | 5 (0.3%) |
8 (0.6%) |
144 (10.0%) |
97 (6.7%) |
- | 1,007 (69.9%) |
67 (4.6%) |
35 (2.4%) |
| Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,807 | 10 (0.1%) |
103 (1.2%) |
269 (3.1%) |
252 (2.9%) |
6 (0.1%) |
7,335 (83.3%) |
286 (3.2%) |
494 (5.6%) |
| Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,479 | 19 (0.2%) |
97 (1.0%) |
575 (6.1%) |
269 (2.8%) |
2 (0.0%) |
7,327 (77.3%) |
280 (3.0%) |
347 (3.7%) |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,440 | 7 (0.2%) |
63 (1.4%) |
330 (7.4%) |
274 (6.2%) |
4 (0.1%) |
3,509 (79.0%) |
206 (4.6%) |
47 (1.1%) |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,801 | 20 (0.1%) |
326 (2.1%) |
1,378 (8.7%) |
663 (4.2%) |
17 (0.1%) |
12,124 (76.7%) |
440 (2.8%) |
346 (2.2%) |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,309 | 13 (0.2%) |
54 (1.0%) |
415 (7.8%) |
285 (5.4%) |
6 (0.1%) |
4,163 (78.4%) |
192 (3.6%) |
181 (3.4%) |
| University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 2,434 | 18 (0.7%) |
173 (7.1%) |
137 (5.6%) |
48 (2.0%) |
8 (0.3%) |
1,965 (80.7%) |
32 (1.3%) |
11 (0.5%) |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,576 | 6 (0.2%) |
18 (0.7%) |
27 (1.0%) |
34 (1.3%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,423 (94.1%) |
42 (1.6%) |
25 (1.0%) |
| Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year | 89 | - | 1 (1.1%) |
42 (47.2%) |
5 (5.6%) |
- | 36 (40.4%) |
3 (3.4%) |
2 (2.2%) |
| Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 106 | - | - | 16 (15.1%) |
1 (0.9%) |
1 (0.9%) |
61 (57.5%) |
2 (1.9%) |
25 (23.6%) |
| Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year | 78 | - | 1 (1.3%) |
56 (71.8%) |
2 (2.6%) |
- | 13 (16.7%) |
2 (2.6%) |
4 (5.1%) |
| Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 95 | - | - | 6 (6.3%) |
4 (4.2%) |
- | 80 (84.2%) |
5 (5.3%) |
- |
| Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,529 | 13 (0.2%) |
37 (0.7%) |
63 (1.1%) |
178 (3.2%) |
3 (0.1%) |
5,082 (91.9%) |
123 (2.2%) |
27 (0.5%) |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,625 | 11 (0.4%) |
5 (0.2%) |
40 (1.5%) |
28 (1.1%) |
2 (0.1%) |
2,399 (91.4%) |
37 (1.4%) |
103 (3.9%) |
| The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 4,266 | 2 (0.0%) |
155 (3.6%) |
123 (2.9%) |
71 (1.7%) |
3 (0.1%) |
3,234 (75.8%) |
2 (0.0%) |
26 (0.6%) |
| Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,532 | 1 (0.1%) |
19 (1.2%) |
274 (17.9%) |
90 (5.9%) |
- | 944 (61.6%) |
42 (2.7%) |
157 (10.2%) |
| Sullivan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,309 | 13 (0.6%) |
70 (3.0%) |
464 (20.1%) |
114 (4.9%) |
10 (0.4%) |
1,040 (45.0%) |
139 (6.0%) |
388 (16.8%) |
| Thomas More UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,958 | 2 (0.1%) |
26 (1.3%) |
130 (6.6%) |
78 (4.0%) |
- | 1,540 (78.7%) |
62 (3.2%) |
46 (2.3%) |
| Transylvania UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 979 | 4 (0.4%) |
33 (3.4%) |
51 (5.2%) |
53 (5.4%) |
- | 761 (77.7%) |
55 (5.6%) |
10 (1.0%) |
| Union CollegePrivate, 4-year | 970 | 4 (0.4%) |
9 (0.9%) |
114 (11.8%) |
43 (4.4%) |
8 (0.8%) |
578 (59.6%) |
34 (3.5%) |
7 (0.7%) |
| Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 16,493 | 37 (0.2%) |
505 (3.1%) |
1,349 (8.2%) |
857 (5.2%) |
16 (0.1%) |
12,784 (77.5%) |
602 (3.7%) |
176 (1.1%) |
| Appalachian Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 39 (100.0%) |
- | - |
| Beckfield College-FlorencePrivate, 4-year | 653 | 1 (0.2%) |
2 (0.3%) |
60 (9.2%) |
1 (0.2%) |
4 (0.6%) |
564 (86.4%) |
15 (2.3%) |
6 (0.9%) |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,621 | 3 (0.1%) |
98 (2.1%) |
185 (4.0%) |
218 (4.7%) |
3 (0.1%) |
3,808 (82.4%) |
184 (4.0%) |
121 (2.6%) |
| Allure Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 (100.0%) |
- | - |
| Interactive College of Technology-NewportPrivate, 2-4 year | 119 | - | - | 46 (38.7%) |
1 (0.8%) |
- | 72 (60.5%) |
- | - |
| Ross College-HopkinsvillePrivate, 2-4 year | 48 | - | - | 9 (18.8%) |
3 (6.3%) |
- | 14 (29.2%) |
1 (2.1%) |
21 (43.8%) |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 64 | 1 (1.6%) |
- | 24 (37.5%) |
5 (7.8%) |
- | 30 (46.9%) |
4 (6.3%) |
- |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationPrivate, Less than 2-year | 128 | 1 (0.8%) |
4 (3.1%) |
44 (34.4%) |
2 (1.6%) |
- | 73 (57.0%) |
3 (2.3%) |
1 (0.8%) |
| ATA CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 264 | - | 4 (1.5%) |
114 (43.2%) |
8 (3.0%) |
- | 95 (36.0%) |
23 (8.7%) |
20 (7.6%) |
| Lexington Healing Arts AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 87 | - | 1 (1.1%) |
8 (9.2%) |
2 (2.3%) |
- | 71 (81.6%) |
1 (1.1%) |
4 (4.6%) |
| Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 60 | - | - | 1 (1.7%) |
2 (3.3%) |
- | 57 (95.0%) |
- | - |
| Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year | 237 | - | - | 212 (89.5%) |
1 (0.4%) |
- | 1 (0.4%) |
3 (1.3%) |
20 (8.4%) |
| Ideal Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 12 | - | - | 6 (50.0%) |
1 (8.3%) |
- | 5 (41.7%) |
- | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year | 31 | - | 1 (3.2%) |
3 (9.7%) |
3 (9.7%) |
- | 14 (45.2%) |
- | 10 (32.3%) |
| Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerPrivate, Less than 2-year | 52 | - | - | 3 (5.8%) |
2 (3.8%) |
1 (1.9%) |
15 (28.8%) |
2 (3.8%) |
28 (53.8%) |
| MedQuest CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 360 | - | 7 (1.9%) |
143 (39.7%) |
47 (13.1%) |
- | 151 (41.9%) |
12 (3.3%) |
- |
| Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroPrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | - | - | - | 2 (6.7%) |
- | 11 (36.7%) |
1 (3.3%) |
16 (53.3%) |
| American College of BarberingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | - | 2 (3.6%) |
22 (39.3%) |
3 (5.4%) |
- | 28 (50.0%) |
- | 1 (1.8%) |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 26 | - | - | 1 (3.8%) |
- | - | 25 (96.2%) |
- | - |
| Regina Webb AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 (93.3%) |
- | 1 (6.7%) |
| Medical Career & Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 93 | - | - | 7 (7.5%) |
1 (1.1%) |
- | 82 (88.2%) |
3 (3.2%) |
- |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARHPrivate, 2-4 year | 470 | - | 3 (0.6%) |
- | 2 (0.4%) |
- | 390 (83.0%) |
3 (0.6%) |
72 (15.3%) |
| South Eastern Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 (100.0%) |
- | - |
| Edge Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 47 (100.0%) |
- | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePrivate, 2-4 year | 26 | - | - | - | 1 (3.8%) |
- | 21 (80.8%) |
- | 4 (15.4%) |