A total of 267,953 students are enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 209,400 undergraduate and 58,553 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 78.15% and the proportion of graduate students is 21.85%.
By school level, 190,807 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 75,210 students enrolled in community colleges, and 1,936 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Kentucky colleges, University of Kentucky has the most number of students of 31,547 among 4-year colleges. For Kentucky community colleges, Jefferson Community and Technical College has the most students of 12,053 and PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green is the largest trade school with 279.
By attending status, there are 154,984 full-time students and 112,969 part-time students at Kentucky colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Kentucky colleges. A total of 267,953 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year | 565 | 565 | 531 | 34 | - | - | - |
| Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,650 | 1,404 | 1,077 | 327 | 246 | 16 | 230 |
| Asbury Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 1,747 | - | - | - | 1,747 | 508 | 1,239 |
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,515 | 2,515 | 1,083 | 1,432 | - | - | - |
| Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,970 | 2,343 | 2,222 | 121 | 627 | 294 | 333 |
| Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,433 | 1,433 | 1,408 | 25 | - | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year | 279 | 279 | 248 | 31 | - | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,732 | 4,732 | 1,430 | 3,302 | - | - | - |
| Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 646 | 551 | 478 | 73 | 95 | 52 | 43 |
| Campbellsville UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,775 | 6,411 | 2,443 | 3,968 | 5,364 | 4,803 | 561 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 10,318 | 10,318 | 3,680 | 6,638 | - | - | - |
| Centre CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,357 | 1,357 | 1,352 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 147 | 133 | 72 | 61 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 172 | 172 | 112 | 60 | - | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvillePrivate, 4-year | 4,443 | 3,999 | 1,733 | 2,266 | 444 | 375 | 69 |
| University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year | 18,053 | 5,174 | 3,894 | 1,280 | 12,879 | 2,838 | 10,041 |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,324 | 12,072 | 9,515 | 2,557 | 2,252 | 654 | 1,598 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,648 | 5,648 | 2,131 | 3,517 | - | - | - |
| Frontier Nursing UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,335 | - | - | - | 2,335 | 1,634 | 701 |
| Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,548 | 1,233 | 1,201 | 32 | 315 | 1 | 314 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowPrivate, Less than 2-year | 44 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,556 | 2,556 | 796 | 1,760 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 193 | 193 | 136 | 57 | - | - | - |
| Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,506 | 1,506 | 369 | 1,137 | - | - | - |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,028 | 2,028 | 699 | 1,329 | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,053 | 12,053 | 2,887 | 9,166 | - | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | - | - | - |
| American National University-PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 296 | 237 | 93 | 144 | 59 | 46 | 13 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 78 | 78 | 49 | 29 | - | - | - |
| Kentucky State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,726 | 1,610 | 1,204 | 406 | 116 | 54 | 62 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 813 | 813 | 747 | 66 | - | - | - |
| University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year | 31,547 | 22,735 | 20,790 | 1,945 | 8,812 | 6,830 | 1,982 |
| Kentucky Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 629 | 577 | 459 | 118 | 52 | 9 | 43 |
| Lexington Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | 9 | 81 |
| Lindsey Wilson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,159 | 1,753 | 1,541 | 212 | 1,406 | 1,024 | 382 |
| University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year | 22,017 | 15,921 | 11,336 | 4,585 | 6,096 | 4,164 | 1,932 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | 72 | 28 |
| Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,493 | 3,493 | 988 | 2,505 | - | - | - |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,974 | 3,974 | 1,030 | 2,944 | - | - | - |
| Midway UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,441 | 1,203 | 1,024 | 179 | 238 | 99 | 139 |
| Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,807 | 8,215 | 4,503 | 3,712 | 592 | 155 | 437 |
| Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,479 | 7,679 | 5,833 | 1,846 | 1,800 | 541 | 1,259 |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,440 | 4,440 | 1,188 | 3,252 | - | - | - |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,801 | 10,776 | 7,412 | 3,364 | 5,025 | 1,221 | 3,804 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,309 | 5,309 | 1,607 | 3,702 | - | - | - |
| University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 2,434 | 1,491 | 1,080 | 411 | 943 | 932 | 11 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,576 | 2,576 | 1,152 | 1,424 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year | 89 | 89 | 61 | 28 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 106 | 106 | 75 | 31 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year | 78 | 78 | 78 | - | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 95 | 95 | 95 | - | - | - | - |
| Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,529 | 5,529 | 2,019 | 3,510 | - | - | - |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,625 | 2,625 | 1,002 | 1,623 | - | - | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 4,266 | 1,018 | 662 | 356 | 3,248 | 1,426 | 1,822 |
| Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,532 | 767 | 551 | 216 | 765 | 508 | 257 |
| Sullivan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,309 | 1,844 | 1,200 | 644 | 465 | 379 | 86 |
| Thomas More UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,958 | 1,829 | 1,283 | 546 | 129 | 61 | 68 |
| Transylvania UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 979 | 979 | 954 | 25 | - | - | - |
| Union CollegePrivate, 4-year | 970 | 724 | 685 | 39 | 246 | 107 | 139 |
| Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 16,493 | 14,440 | 11,163 | 3,277 | 2,053 | 741 | 1,312 |
| Appalachian Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | 39 | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| Beckfield College-FlorencePrivate, 4-year | 653 | 653 | 381 | 272 | - | - | - |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,621 | 4,621 | 1,592 | 3,029 | - | - | - |
| Allure Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Interactive College of Technology-NewportPrivate, 2-4 year | 119 | 119 | 119 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross College-HopkinsvillePrivate, 2-4 year | 48 | 48 | 43 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 64 | 64 | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationPrivate, Less than 2-year | 128 | 128 | 128 | - | - | - | - |
| ATA CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 264 | 264 | 264 | - | - | - | - |
| Lexington Healing Arts AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 87 | 87 | - | 87 | - | - | - |
| Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 60 | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year | 237 | 237 | 192 | 45 | - | - | - |
| Ideal Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year | 31 | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerPrivate, Less than 2-year | 52 | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - |
| MedQuest CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 360 | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroPrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| American College of BarberingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | 56 | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Regina Webb AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Medical Career & Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 93 | 93 | 93 | - | - | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARHPrivate, 2-4 year | 470 | 470 | 254 | 216 | - | - | - |
| South Eastern Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edge Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 47 | 47 | 38 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePrivate, 2-4 year | 26 | 26 | 23 | 3 | - | - | - |
| American College of Barbering - FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |