Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 7 Easiest Kentucky Public Colleges to Get In is 82.05% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,083 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,614 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year | 93.87% 3.18% | 30.18% | 930 | $27,000 ($11,652) | 16,291 | 56.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, 4-year | 92.94% 0.56% | 22.23% | 1,180 | $34,140 ($13,502) | 34,709 | 71.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Murray State University Murray, KYPublic, 4-year | 85.68% 0.49% | 17.39% | 1,060 | $19,836 ($9,900) | 10,020 | 61.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 2 | University of Louisville Louisville, KYPublic, 4-year | 79.41% 1.13% | 25.08% | 1,150 | $29,482 ($13,136) | 23,065 | 61.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KYPublic, 4-year | 77.61% 0.48% | 19.94% | 970 | $21,230 ($10,320) | 15,673 | 50.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Morehead State University Morehead, KYPublic, 4-year | 77.21% 4.91% | 18.21% | - | $14,980 ($10,024) | 8,791 | 52.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 5 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year | 67.65% 28.38% | 36.85% | 1,040 | $21,912 ($11,088) | 15,347 | 52.00% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | 82.05% | 24.27% | 1,055 | $24,083 ($11,375) | 17,699 | 57.57% | 17 to 1 |