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Colleges in Kentucky

Every Kentucky college that reports cost data to the U.S. Department of Education, largest first — with what students actually paid after grant aid, not just the sticker price. Open any school for its full breakdown by family income.

Colleges covered79
Median average net price$16,512
Reporting year2024
  1. University of KentuckyLexington · Public · 24,763 undergradsNet$18,851Sticker$34,391
  2. University of LouisvilleLouisville · Public · 14,727 undergradsNet$17,988Sticker$32,941
  3. Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Public · 12,318 undergradsNet$11,040Sticker$23,735
  4. Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · Public · 12,155 undergradsNet$10,990Sticker$24,188
  5. Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Public · 8,246 undergradsNet$8,191Sticker$19,725
  6. Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington · Public · 8,244 undergradsNet$6,113Sticker$13,902
  7. Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville · Public · 7,744 undergradsNet$6,376Sticker$14,457
  8. University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Private nonprofit · 6,941 undergradsNet$14,107Sticker$25,567
  9. Murray State UniversityMurray · Public · 6,688 undergradsNet$9,096Sticker$23,485
  10. Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit · 4,801 undergradsNet$18,540
  11. Morehead State UniversityMorehead · Public · 4,578 undergradsNet$9,793Sticker$21,961
  12. Somerset Community CollegeSomerset · Public · 4,166 undergradsNet$4,398Sticker$12,959
  13. Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown · Public · 4,088 undergradsNet$5,143Sticker$14,212
  14. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green · Public · 3,308 undergradsNet$3,537Sticker$13,993
  15. Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence · Public · 3,167 undergradsNet$5,725Sticker$14,075
  16. West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah · Public · 2,851 undergradsNet$5,353Sticker$14,084
  17. Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville · Private nonprofit · 2,840 undergradsNet$19,341Sticker$42,603
  18. Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro · Public · 2,648 undergradsNet$5,800Sticker$13,476
  19. Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville · Public · 2,284 undergradsNet$4,605Sticker$13,222
  20. Bellarmine UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit · 2,161 undergradsNet$21,499Sticker$61,691
  21. Sullivan UniversityLouisville · Private for-profit · 2,026 undergradsNet$25,532Sticker$31,766
  22. Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville · Public · 1,841 undergradsNet$5,406Sticker$13,911
  23. Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland · Public · 1,721 undergradsNet$3,731Sticker$12,699
  24. Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland · Public · 1,631 undergradsNet$5,717Sticker$14,374
  25. Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville · Public · 1,630 undergradsNet$5,875Sticker$14,469
  26. Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg · Public · 1,604 undergradsNet$3,873Sticker$13,047
  27. Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofit · 1,585 undergradsNet$15,070Sticker$40,879
  28. Berea CollegeBerea · Private nonprofit · 1,513 undergradsNet$6,106Sticker$60,718
  29. Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard · Public · 1,506 undergradsNet$2,955Sticker$12,520
  30. Asbury UniversityWilmore · Private nonprofit · 1,420 undergradsNet$21,401Sticker$47,459
  31. Centre CollegeDanville · Private nonprofit · 1,400 undergradsNet$20,781Sticker$67,787
  32. Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort · Public · 1,309 undergradsNet$8,040Sticker$21,727
  33. Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills · Private nonprofit · 1,293 undergradsNet$21,835Sticker$49,452
  34. Midway UniversityMidway · Private nonprofit · 1,262 undergradsNet$29,579Sticker$48,805
  35. University of PikevillePikeville · Private nonprofit · 1,135 undergradsNet$20,311Sticker$33,420
  36. Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown · Private nonprofit · 1,097 undergradsNet$14,095Sticker$56,886
  37. Transylvania UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit · 1,005 undergradsNet$21,913Sticker$60,993
  38. Henderson Community CollegeHenderson · Public · 880 undergradsNet$4,232Sticker$13,540
  39. Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro · Private nonprofit · 842 undergradsNet$17,131Sticker$46,203
  40. Union Commonwealth UniversityBarbourville · Private nonprofit · 746 undergradsNet$21,311Sticker$44,322
  41. Spalding UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit · 583 undergradsNet$25,491Sticker$45,530
  42. Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes · Private nonprofit · 558 undergradsNet$18,600Sticker$31,200
  43. Brescia UniversityOwensboro · Private nonprofit · 545 undergradsNet$8,709Sticker$44,328
  44. Beckfield College-FlorenceFlorence · Private for-profit · 536 undergradsNet$28,133Sticker$34,541
  45. MedQuest CollegeLouisville · Private for-profit · 524 undergradsNet$21,782
  46. Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville · Private nonprofit · 481 undergradsNet$18,434Sticker$26,596
  47. Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson · Private nonprofit · 429 undergradsNet$24,038Sticker$40,168
  48. ATA CollegeLouisville · Private for-profit · 363 undergradsNet$28,611Sticker$31,920
  49. Galen College of Nursing-ARHHazard · Private for-profit · 350 undergradsNet$21,164Sticker$34,801
  50. American National University-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit · 347 undergradsNet$17,010Sticker$25,356
  51. Medical Career & Technical CollegeRichmond · Private for-profit · 235 undergradsNet$28,005
  52. Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit · 233 undergradsNet$29,401
  53. PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenBowling Green · Private for-profit · 219 undergradsNet$26,577
  54. Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationLexington · Private nonprofit · 203 undergradsNet$22,871
  55. Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonLexington · Private for-profit · 189 undergradsNet$23,464
  56. Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownElizabethtown · Private for-profit · 171 undergradsNet$16,618
  57. Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePikeville · Private for-profit · 169 undergradsNet$28,475Sticker$34,556
  58. Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville · Private nonprofit · 159 undergradsNet$10,949Sticker$21,040
  59. Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonLexington · Private for-profit · 154 undergradsNet$14,778
  60. Kentucky Welding InstituteFlemingsburg · Private for-profit · 143 undergradsNet$19,559
  61. Empire Beauty School-FlorenceFlorence · Private for-profit · 124 undergradsNet$16,328
  62. Empire Beauty School-DixieLouisville · Private for-profit · 119 undergradsNet$17,764
  63. Interactive College of Technology-NewportNewport · Private for-profit · 101 undergradsNet$16,512Sticker$21,837
  64. Empire Beauty School-ChenowethLouisville · Private for-profit · 100 undergradsNet$14,240
  65. Ross College-HopkinsvilleHopkinsville · Private for-profit · 90 undergradsNet$19,909
  66. American College of BarberingLouisville · Private for-profit · 84 undergradsNet$22,210
  67. Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerErlanger · Private for-profit · 77 undergradsNet$19,448
  68. Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegeJackson · Private nonprofit · 69 undergradsNet$9,337Sticker$16,603
  69. Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenBowling Green · Private for-profit · 57 undergradsNet$20,062
  70. Edge Academy of BeautyManchester · Private for-profit · 56 undergradsNet$14,094
  71. Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyBowling Green · Private for-profit · 56 undergradsNet$16,140
  72. Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingNewport · Private nonprofit · 53 undergradsNet$10,813
  73. Appalachian Beauty SchoolBelfry · Private for-profit · 49 undergradsNet$12,742
  74. South Eastern Beauty AcademyPaintsville · Private for-profit · 45 undergradsNet$5,183
  75. PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowGlasgow · Private for-profit · 44 undergradsNet$25,829
  76. Berea Beauty AcademyBerea · Private for-profit · 40 undergradsNet$7,437
  77. Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroOwensboro · Private for-profit · 38 undergradsNet$21,224
  78. Kentucky Horseshoeing SchoolRichmond · Private for-profit · 31 undergradsNet$29,405
  79. Regina Webb AcademyBowling Green · Private for-profit · 23 undergradsNet$13,205

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Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page is reported by the college itself to the U.S. Department of Education and published in the College Scorecard. Net price is the full cost of attendance minus the average grant and scholarship aid awarded — what a typical aided student actually paid. Sticker is the published cost of attendance before any aid. Schools are ordered by undergraduate enrollment, and each school’s own page breaks its net price down by family-income band.

Scope & limitations

  • ~2-year lag. Federal cost data is historical by design — these are the 2024 reporting years, not a live quote for the coming academic year.
  • Averages, not your price. Net price is an average across aided students, not a personalized estimate. Your own cost depends on your finances and the year you apply — use a school’s official net price calculator for that.
  • Coverage gaps. Kentucky colleges that report neither a net price nor a cost of attendance in any year aren’t listed, because there would be nothing to show. Individual figures a school didn’t report are marked as not reported rather than estimated.

Informational only — income-band averages from federal data, not an offer of aid or a substitute for any college’s official net price calculator or professional advice.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024 reporting year. Last reviewed: August 2026

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