For Kentucky Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $29,101.
Centre College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $52,820 and Lexington Theological Seminary has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,120 among Kentucky Private colleges. For graduate programs, Brescia University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $20,950 and University of the Cumberlands has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,195 among Kentucky Private colleges.
The average COA of Kentucky Private colleges in 2025 is $44,792 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $29,101 | $11,384 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,149 | $1,149 |
| Room & Board | $10,143 | $10,143 |
| Other Expenses | $4,399 | $4,399 |
| COA | $44,792 | $27,075 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kentucky Private colleges is $29,101. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Kentucky Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $25,093 | $807 |
| 2021-2022 | $25,994 | $829 |
| 2022-2023 | $26,673 | $877 |
| 2023-2024 | $27,836 | $829 |
| 2024-2025 | $28,218 | $882 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kentucky Private colleges in 2025 is $11,384.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Kentucky Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $9,457 | $467 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,250 | $502 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,323 | $494 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,612 | $455 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,790 | $594 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kentucky Private colleges in 2025 is $833.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $525.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $755 | $512 |
| 2021-2022 | $743 | $510 |
| 2022-2023 | $826 | $522 |
| 2023-2024 | $834 | $527 |
| 2024-2025 | $833 | $525 |
The average living costs of Kentucky Private colleges in 2025 is $14,541 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,963 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Kentucky Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,485 | $3,938 | $8,131 | $4,746 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,734 | $3,865 | $8,234 | $4,967 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,062 | $4,054 | $8,541 | $5,263 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,484 | $4,480 | $9,547 | $5,707 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,143 | $4,399 | $10,328 | $5,635 |