There are 87 colleges in Kentucky - 24 public and 63 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Kentucky colleges is $11,126 for state residents and $26,139 for out-of-state students.
44 Kentucky cities have at least one college and, of them, Louisville has the most of 18 colleges. It has 9 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 55,792 students. Lexington and Bowling Green also has a number of colleges of 8 and 6 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Kentucky colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Louisville | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | $25,596 ($13,136) |
$15,588 ($15,128) |
55,792 | 43,654 | 12,138 | 14 to 1 |
| Lexington | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | $30,043 ($13,502) |
$22,829 ($14,644) |
49,386 | 40,129 | 9,257 | 13 to 1 |
| Bowling Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $27,000 ($11,652) |
$18,340 ($12,140) |
22,471 | 20,331 | 2,140 | 17 to 1 |
| Florence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $13,295 | - | 5,980 | 5,980 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Owensboro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $33,112 | $20,950 | 6,490 | 6,360 | 130 | 22 to 1 |
| Richmond | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $21,230 ($10,320) |
$14,628 ($10,794) |
15,939 | 13,714 | 2,225 | 14 to 1 |
| Newport | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 154 | 154 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Wilmore | 2 | 2 | - | - | $33,640 | $13,530 | 3,789 | 1,789 | 2,000 | 7 to 1 |
| Hazard | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3,484 | 3,484 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Hopkinsville | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2,301 | 2,301 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Pikeville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $24,850 | $8,550 | 2,716 | 1,709 | 1,007 | 13 to 1 |
| Elizabethtown | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6,591 | 6,591 | - | 26 to 1 |
| Madisonville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,569 | 3,569 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Prestonsburg | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,618 | 2,618 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Pineville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,720 | $4,300 | 183 | 160 | 23 | 12 to 1 |
| Midway | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,110 | $5,650 | 2,003 | 1,752 | 251 | 15 to 1 |
| Paintsville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 45 | 45 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,371 | 3,371 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Murray | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,836 ($9,900) |
$10,683 ($10,683) |
10,020 | 7,851 | 2,169 | 17 to 1 |
| Frankfort | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,578 ($9,387) |
$11,439 ($11,438) |
2,020 | 1,793 | 227 | 10 to 1 |
| Barbourville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $30,946 | $8,930 | 1,324 | 775 | 549 | 14 to 1 |
| Versailles | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $20,460 | 2,664 | - | 2,664 | - |
| Highland Heights | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,912 ($11,088) |
$16,350 ($10,788) |
15,347 | 10,163 | 5,184 | 19 to 1 |
| Campbellsville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,998 | $9,920 | 10,836 | 6,848 | 3,988 | 19 to 1 |
| Columbia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,808 | $10,163 | 4,193 | 1,722 | 2,471 | 16 to 1 |
| Whitesburg | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | 17 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Pippa Passes | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,960 | - | 589 | 589 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Glasgow | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 44 | 44 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Danville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $52,820 | - | 1,404 | 1,404 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Maysville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,434 | 4,434 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Erlanger | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 77 | 77 | - | 39 to 1 |
| Ashland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,552 | 2,552 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Henderson | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,944 | 1,944 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Somerset | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,155 | 6,155 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Williamsburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,875 | $3,195 | 22,120 | 7,612 | 14,508 | 23 to 1 |
| Morehead | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,980 ($10,024) |
$10,512 ($10,512) |
8,791 | 8,258 | 533 | 16 to 1 |
| Manchester | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 56 | 56 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Berea | 1 | 1 | - | - | $51,658 | - | 1,527 | 1,527 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Jackson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,360 | $8,910 | 94 | 88 | 6 | 9 to 1 |
| Crestview Hills | 1 | 1 | - | - | $39,025 | $16,080 | 2,350 | 2,126 | 224 | 14 to 1 |
| Grayson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,300 | $5,350 | 550 | 494 | 56 | 12 to 1 |
| Belfry | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 49 | 49 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Georgetown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,840 | $11,880 | 1,345 | 1,111 | 234 | 13 to 1 |
| Paducah | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,274 | 5,274 | - | 18 to 1 |