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.

Student Population By School Level for Kentucky Colleges

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.

Student Population By School Level between Kentucky Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year56556553134---
Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,6501,4041,07732724616230
Asbury Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year1,747---1,7475081,239
Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5152,5151,0831,432---
Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,9702,3432,222121627294333
Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4331,4331,40825---
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year27927924831---
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,7324,7321,4303,302---
Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year64655147873955243
Campbellsville UniversityPrivate, 4-year11,7756,4112,4433,9685,3644,803561
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year10,31810,3183,6806,638---
Centre CollegePrivate, 4-year1,3571,3571,3525---
Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year14713372611414-
Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year17217211260---
Galen College of Nursing-LouisvillePrivate, 4-year4,4433,9991,7332,26644437569
University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year18,0535,1743,8941,28012,8792,83810,041
Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year14,32412,0729,5152,5572,2526541,598
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,6485,6482,1313,517---
Frontier Nursing UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,335---2,3351,634701
Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year1,5481,2331,201323151314
PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowPrivate, Less than 2-year444444----
Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5562,5567961,760---
Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year19319313657---
Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5061,5063691,137---
Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,0282,0286991,329---
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year12,05312,0532,8879,166---
Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year969696----
American National University-PikevillePrivate, 4-year29623793144594613
Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year78784929---
Kentucky State UniversityPublic, 4-year1,7261,6101,2044061165462
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year81381374766---
University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year31,54722,73520,7901,9458,8126,8301,982
Kentucky Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year62957745911852943
Lexington Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year90---90981
Lindsey Wilson CollegePrivate, 4-year3,1591,7531,5412121,4061,024382
University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year22,01715,92111,3364,5856,0964,1641,932
Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year100---1007228
Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4933,4939882,505---
Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9743,9741,0302,944---
Midway UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4411,2031,02417923899139
Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year8,8078,2154,5033,712592155437
Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,4797,6795,8331,8461,8005411,259
Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4404,4401,1883,252---
Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year15,80110,7767,4123,3645,0251,2213,804
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,3095,3091,6073,702---
University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year2,4341,4911,08041194393211
Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5762,5761,1521,424---
Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year89896128---
Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year1061067531---
Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year787878----
Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year959595----
Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,5295,5292,0193,510---
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6252,6251,0021,623---
The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year4,2661,0186623563,2481,4261,822
Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,532767551216765508257
Sullivan UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,3091,8441,20064446537986
Thomas More UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,9581,8291,2835461296168
Transylvania UniversityPrivate, 4-year97997995425---
Union CollegePrivate, 4-year97072468539246107139
Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year16,49314,44011,1633,2772,0537411,312
Appalachian Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year393939----
Beckfield College-FlorencePrivate, 4-year653653381272---
Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,6214,6211,5923,029---
Allure Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year252525----
Interactive College of Technology-NewportPrivate, 2-4 year119119119----
Ross College-HopkinsvillePrivate, 2-4 year4848435---
Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year646464----
Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationPrivate, Less than 2-year128128128----
ATA CollegePrivate, 2-4 year264264264----
Lexington Healing Arts AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year8787-87---
Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year606060----
Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year23723719245---
Ideal Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year121212----
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year313131----
Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerPrivate, Less than 2-year525252----
MedQuest CollegePrivate, 2-4 year360360360----
Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroPrivate, Less than 2-year303030----
American College of BarberingPrivate, Less than 2-year565656----
Kentucky Horseshoeing SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year262626----
Regina Webb AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year151515----
Medical Career & Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year939393----
Galen College of Nursing-ARHPrivate, 2-4 year470470254216---
South Eastern Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year191919----
PJ's College of Cosmetology- LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Edge Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year4747389---
Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePrivate, 2-4 year2626233---
American College of Barbering - FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year-------