List of colleges and universities in Kentucky
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The following is a list of college
s and universities
in the U.S. state
of Kentucky
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College
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s and universities
University
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Public Universities
| Institution | Endowment | Total students | Ave freshman ACT | % full time | Ave. undergrad age | % living on campus | Freshman retention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... |
$55 million | 15,673 | 21.1 | 96% | 22 | 26% | 65% |
| Kentucky State University Kentucky State University Kentucky State University is a four-year institution of higher learning, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, the Commonwealth's capital. The school is an historically black university, which desegregated in 1954... |
$8 million | 2,500 | 18.1 | 94% | 34% | 54% | |
| Morehead State University Morehead State University Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S... |
$23 million | 9,100 | 21.0 | 98% | 22 | 35% | 69% |
| Murray State University Murray State University Murray State University, located in the city of Murray, Kentucky, is a four-year public university with approximately 10,400 students. The school is Kentucky’s only public university to be listed in the U.S.News & World Report regional university top tier for the past 20 consecutive years... |
$32 million | 10,266 | 23.1 | 99% | 22 | 38% | 80% |
| Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University |type = Public|president= Dr. James C. Votruba|city = Highland Heights|state = KY|country = U.S.|endowment = $68 million|students = 15,405|undergrad = 13,206|postgrad = 2,199|faculty = 1,159... |
$50 million | 14,617 | 21.0 | 95% | 23 | 11% | 74% |
| University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... |
$903 million | 26,400 | 24.7 | 99% | 21 | 33% | 78% |
| University of Louisville University of Louisville The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General... |
$794 million | 22,000 | 24.6 | 97% | 22 | 19% | 78% |
| Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier.... |
$105 million | 19,200 | 20.8 | 95% | 21 | 31% | 72% |
| TOTAL/ AVERAGE | $1.97 billion | 119,756 | 21.73 | 96.63% | 21.85 | 28.38% | 71.25% |
Private liberal arts colleges
- Alice Lloyd CollegeAlice Lloyd CollegeAlice Lloyd College is a four-year liberal arts work college in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. It was co-founded by the journalist Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd, a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts and June Buchanan, a native of New York City, in 1923, at first under the name of Caney Junior College, as an...
- Asbury University
- Berea CollegeBerea CollegeBerea College is a liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky , founded in 1855. Current full-time enrollment is 1,514 students...
- Centre CollegeCentre CollegeCentre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
- Georgetown College
- Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeKentucky Wesleyan CollegeKentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, a city on the Ohio River. KWC is just 40 minutes east of Evansville, Indiana, 2 hours north of Nashville, Tennessee, 2 hours west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 4 hours east of St. Louis, Missouri...
- Midway CollegeMidway CollegeMidway College is an independent, liberal arts college with approximately 1,800 students located in Midway, Kentucky. Related by covenant to the Christian Church , it currently offers two and four-year degrees. Midway is the only women's college in Kentucky...
- St. Catharine College
- Transylvania UniversityTransylvania UniversityTransylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
- Thomas More College
- Union CollegeUnion College (Kentucky)Union College is a four-year private college located in Barbourville, Kentucky. The college, founded in 1879, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Union College is a small liberal arts college in the Appalachian Mountains...
- University of the CumberlandsUniversity of the CumberlandsUniversity of the Cumberlands is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, with an enrollment of approximately 3,200 students...
(formerly Cumberland College)
Private colleges and Universities
- Asbury Theological SeminaryAsbury Theological SeminaryAsbury Theological Seminary is a multi-denominational, graduate institution that offers a variety of master degree and postgraduate degree programs through the schools of Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation, Theology and Formation, Practical Theology, World Missions and Evangelism, and...
- Bellarmine UniversityBellarmine UniversityBellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert...
- Brescia UniversityBrescia UniversityBrescia University is a coeducational Catholic university located in Owensboro, Kentucky, in the United States. It was founded in 1950 by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph as Brescia College. It attained university status in 1998 with the addition of Master's degree programs in...
- Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville UniversityCampbellsville University, also known as CU, is a private university in Campbellsville, Kentucky, the seat of Taylor County. Founded as Russell Creek Academy, a Baptist institution, the university currently enrolls more than 3,000 students and is open to students of all denominations...
- Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegeClear Creek Baptist Bible CollegeClear Creek Baptist Bible College is a religious institution of higher education located in Pineville, Kentucky. CCBBC provides a Bible-based education focusing on Christian service. The college is accredited with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and...
- Daymar CollegeDaymar CollegeDaymar College is a for-profit career training school based in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. Founded in 1963 and operated as Owensboro Business College until 2001, Daymar offers over 35 career tracks in 13 different academic programs...
- Frontier School of Midwifery and Family NursingFrontier School of Midwifery and Family NursingFrontier Nursing University, formerly Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is a private non-profit graduate school located in Hyden, Kentucky, United States. The Leslie County school was started by the Frontier Nursing Service in 1939...
- International Circle of FaithInternational Circle of FaithInternational Circle of Faith is a Christian grouping, which is active in different countries including Nigeria. It is partly pentecostal. Its presiding bishop and founder is Bernie L. Wade. Its headquarters are in Louisville, Kentucky, United States...
Colleges and Seminaries - Kentucky Christian UniversityKentucky Christian UniversityKentucky Christian University is a comprehensive baccalaureate level Christian university located in Grayson, Kentucky. It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a "normal school" its programs included a high school, a junior...
- Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegeKentucky Mountain Bible CollegeKentucky Mountain Bible College is a four-year evangelical Christian holiness Bible college in Vancleve, Kentucky. The college is located near the town of Jackson in Breathitt County, and is a ministry of the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association.Over 70% of KMBC's graduates have entered diverse...
- Lexington Theological SeminaryLexington Theological SeminaryLexington Theological Seminary is an accredited graduate theological institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. Although the seminary is related to the Christian Church , it is intentionally ecumenical with almost 50 percent of its enrollment coming from other denominations...
- Lindsey Wilson CollegeLindsey Wilson CollegeLindsey Wilson College is a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church in an open ecumenical atmosphere. The 45 acre campus is located in Columbia, Kentucky. The school currently offers associate degrees in 11 areas of study, bachelor degrees in 20 areas of study and...
- Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the Presbyterian Church , located in Louisville, Kentucky. It is one of ten official PC seminaries....
- Mid-Continent UniversityMid-Continent UniversityMid-Continent University is a four-year, liberal arts Christian institution located near Mayfield, Kentucky.- History :The university opened in January 1949 in Clinton, Kentucky. The University is now located four miles north of Mayfield....
- National CollegeNational College of Business & TechnologyNational College, formerly National College of Business & Technology and also formerly National Business College, is a for-profit career college operating in the southeastern and east-central United States...
- Simmons College of KentuckySimmons College of KentuckySimmons College of Kentucky, also referred to as Simmons College and Simmons Bible College, is a private, co-educational college located in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1879, Simmons College is a historically black college...
- Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySouthern Baptist Theological SeminaryThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary , located in Louisville, Kentucky, is the oldest of the six seminaries affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention . The seminary was founded in 1859, at Greenville, South Carolina. After being closed during the Civil War, it moved in 1877 to Louisville...
- Spalding UniversitySpalding UniversitySpalding University is a private, co-educational university affiliated with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and located in Louisville, Kentucky.-History:...
- Spencerian CollegeSpencerian CollegeSpencerian College is a career college in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky. Students may receive a certificate, diploma, or associate degree in a variety of fields of study including Health Sciences, Business, Graphic Design, Computer Aided Design, and others. All of the programs are taught in...
- Strayer UniversityStrayer UniversityStrayer University, formerly Strayer College of Baltimore, Maryland, is a private, for-profit educational institution. The Strayer University campuses are owned by Strayer Education, Inc. , headquartered in Herndon, Virginia....
- Sullivan UniversitySullivan UniversitySullivan University is a private for-profit university based in Louisville, Kentucky and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Sullivan University currently has physical campuses in Louisville, Lexington, and Fort Knox, and an online Global e-Learning campus. With...
- Sullivan College of Technology and DesignSullivan College of Technology and DesignSullivan College of Technology and Design is a private post-secondary school in Louisville, Kentucky. Originally known as Louisville Technical Institute, it was renamed on June 29, 2009...
- Transylvania UniversityTransylvania UniversityTransylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
- University of Pikeville
Community and technical colleges
- Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland Community and Technical CollegeAshland Community and Technical College , located in Ashland, Kentucky, United States, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System .-History:...
- Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegeBig Sandy Community and Technical CollegeBig Sandy Community and Technical College , with its headquarters in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was created in 2003 from the consolidation of Prestonsburg Community College and Mayo Technical...
- Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeBluegrass Community and Technical CollegeBluegrass Community and Technical College , located in Lexington, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed from the consolidation of two separate institutions: Lexington Community College and Central Kentucky...
- Bowling Green Technical CollegeBowling Green Technical CollegeBowling Green Technical College , located in Bowling Green, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System...
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown Community and Technical College located in Elizabethtown, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed by the consolidation of Elizabethtown Community College and Elizabethtown Technical College in 2004...
- Gateway Community and Technical CollegeGateway Community and Technical CollegeGateway Community and Technical College is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . GCTC enrolls nearly 3,500 students. The college provides transfer and career education and training and offers more than 200 associate degrees, diplomas...
- Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard Community and Technical College , located in Hazard, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . Established as Hazard Community College in 1968, the name of the college was changed to Hazard Community and Technical...
- Henderson Community CollegeHenderson Community CollegeHenderson Community College , located in Henderson, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was established in 1960 under the leadership of the late Dr. Louis C. Alderman, Jr., the first Director of the Northwest...
- Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville Community College , located in Hopkinsville, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . Founded in 1965, HCC maintains a main campus in Hopkinsville and a branch campus on the Fort Campbell Army base...
- Jefferson Community and Technical College
- Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville Community CollegeMadisonville Community College , located in Madisonville, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . MCC was originally established as a member of the University of Kentucky's Community College System in 1968...
- Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville Community and Technical College located in Maysville, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed in December 2004 from the consolidation of Maysville Community College in Maysville, KY and Rowan Technical...
- Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro Community and Technical College , located in Owensboro, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed in 1999 from the consolidation of Owensboro Community College and Owensboro Technical College...
- Somerset Community CollegeSomerset Community CollegeSomerset Community College , located in Somerset, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . The college offers academic, general education, and technical curricula leading to certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees...
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeSoutheast Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeSoutheast Kentucky Community and Technical College , located in Cumberland, Kentucky, USA, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was founded in 1960 as the Southeast Center of the University of Kentucky...
- West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeWest Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeWest Kentucky Community and Technical College , located in Paducah, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed by the 2003 consolidation of Paducah Community College and West Kentucky Technical College...
Unaccredited colleges in Kentucky
- Commonwealth Baptist College
- ITT
- National College of Business and Technology
Colleges with campuses in Kentucky
- Brown Mackie CollegeBrown Mackie CollegeBrown Mackie College is a collection of for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the business, legal, health sciences, information technology, and creative fields. The system of schools has locations throughout the United States. The schools are owned by Education Management...
- Daymar CollegeDaymar CollegeDaymar College is a for-profit career training school based in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. Founded in 1963 and operated as Owensboro Business College until 2001, Daymar offers over 35 career tracks in 13 different academic programs...
- Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIndiana Wesleyan UniversityIndiana Wesleyan University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Marion, Indiana that is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church denomination...
- ITT Technical InstituteITT Technical InstituteITT Technical Institute is a for-profit technical institute with over 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States. ITT Tech is owned and operated by ITT Educational Services, Inc. , a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. ITT Educational Services, Inc...
- McKendree University
- Southwestern CollegeLincoln Group of SchoolsThe Lincoln Group of Schools is a group of for-profit vocational institutions consisting of 43 campuses in the United States. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation...
- University of PhoenixUniversity of PhoenixThe University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...
- Webster UniversityWebster UniversityWebster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...