For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Kentucky colleges is 80.82%, 114,455 accepted out of 141,610 applicants.
For Kentucky college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 12,509 (9.69%) compared to last year, from 129,101 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 252, which is more than 0.99% last year.
Kentucky colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.43% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Kentucky colleges. The yield decreased by 1.22%.
Among Kentucky colleges, Berea College has the lowest acceptance rate of 19.34% with 746 accepted students out of 3,857 applicants. University of Kentucky has the most number of applicants of 31,517 and University of Kentucky has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,513.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Kentucky. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College | 3,857 1,784 | 746 68 | 401 -12 | 19.34% -13.37% | 53.75% -7.16% |
| Brescia University | 2,145 -389 | 756 -121 | 141 -10 | 35.24% 0.63% | 18.65% 1.43% |
| Centre College | 3,747 521 | 2,037 284 | 395 34 | 54.36% 0.02% | 19.39% -1.20% |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 605 316 | 338 58 | 189 14 | 55.87% -41.02% | 55.92% -6.58% |
| Kentucky Christian University | 962 215 | 586 120 | 164 -2 | 60.91% -1.47% | 27.99% -7.63% |
| Union Commonwealth University | 996 162 | 629 170 | 244 46 | 63.15% 8.11% | 38.79% -4.35% |
| Asbury University | 2,063 513 | 1,308 315 | 342 -16 | 63.40% -0.66% | 26.15% -9.90% |
| Northern Kentucky University | 6,058 -359 | 4,098 -2,064 | 1,510 215 | 67.65% -28.38% | 36.85% 15.83% |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 2,113 104 | 1,513 167 | 268 25 | 71.60% 4.60% | 17.71% -0.34% |
| Alice Lloyd College | 2,673 802 | 2,011 410 | 213 24 | 75.23% -10.34% | 10.59% -1.22% |
| Morehead State University | 9,134 316 | 7,052 -189 | 1,284 57 | 77.21% -4.91% | 18.21% 1.26% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 17,024 -58 | 13,212 -128 | 2,635 -147 | 77.61% -0.48% | 19.94% -0.91% |
| University of Louisville | 15,668 847 | 12,442 505 | 3,120 3 | 79.41% -1.13% | 25.08% -1.03% |
| Campbellsville University | 5,000 3,985 | 3,987 2,989 | 557 -127 | 79.74% -18.59% | 13.97% -54.57% |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | 16 | 13 | 13 | 81.25% | 100.00% |
| Murray State University | 10,486 -552 | 8,984 -527 | 1,562 -97 | 85.68% -0.49% | 17.39% -0.05% |
| Bellarmine University | 4,779 1,317 | 4,115 875 | 539 -93 | 86.11% -7.48% | 13.10% -6.41% |
| Transylvania University | 1,851 -135 | 1,602 -86 | 261 -20 | 86.55% 1.55% | 16.29% -0.36% |
| Thomas More University | 3,242 212 | 2,929 -11 | 367 -29 | 90.35% -6.68% | 12.53% -0.94% |
| Georgetown College | 1,353 -462 | 1,232 -109 | 320 13 | 91.06% 17.18% | 25.97% 3.08% |
| University of Kentucky | 31,517 3,284 | 29,293 3,210 | 6,513 76 | 92.94% 0.56% | 22.23% -2.45% |
| Western Kentucky University | 9,840 2,120 | 9,237 1,745 | 2,788 -34 | 93.87% -3.18% | 30.18% -7.49% |
| Midway University | 1,071 -49 | 1,019 -47 | 234 -31 | 95.14% -0.04% | 22.96% -1.90% |
| Kentucky State University | 1,453 -548 | 1,396 -456 | 377 32 | 96.08% 3.53% | 27.01% 8.38% |
| University of the Cumberlands | 3,037 -1,244 | 3,001 -55 | 999 354 | 98.81% 27.42% | 33.29% 12.18% |
| Spalding University | 727 -80 | 723 -73 | 113 -4 | 99.45% 0.81% | 15.63% 0.93% |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 31 -11 | 31 16 | 17 5 | 100.00% 64.29% | 54.84% -25.16% |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | 178 -102 | 178 -97 | 145 -24 | 100.00% 1.79% | 81.46% 20.01% |