A total of 251,560 students are enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Kentucky colleges and universites, 39,963 students are 18 years old or younger(15.89%), 56,522 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.47%), 45,463 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.07%), 31,863 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.67%), and 27,721 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.02%).
28,994 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.53%), 14,015 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.57%), 6,969 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%).
In Kentucky 4-year colleges and universites, 12,241 students are 18 years old or younger(7.35%), 39,892 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.96%), 35,795 students are between 20 and 22 years old (21.49%), 24,448 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.68%), 19,849 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.92%), 19,755 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.86%), 9,721 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.84%), 4,780 students are 50 years old or older (2.87%)
In Kentucky community colleges, there are 44,080 students are younger than 20 years old (52.42%), 16,751 students are between 20 and 24 years old (19.92%), 7,708 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.17%), and 15,554 students are 30 years old or older (18.50%).
In Kentucky trade schools, there are 272 students are younger than 20 years old (29.06%), 332 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.47%), 164 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.52%), and 168 students are 30 years old or older (17.95%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 251,560 | 39,963 (15.89%) |
56,522 (22.47%) |
45,463 (18.07%) |
31,863 (12.67%) |
27,721 (11.02%) |
28,994 (11.53%) |
14,015 (5.57%) |
6,969 (2.77%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 166,528 | 12,241 (7.35%) |
39,892 (23.96%) |
35,795 (21.49%) |
24,448 (14.68%) |
19,849 (11.92%) |
19,755 (11.86%) |
9,721 (5.84%) |
4,780 (2.87%) |
| Community Colleges | 84,096 | 27,716 (32.96%) |
16,364 (19.46%) |
9,497 (11.29%) |
7,254 (8.63%) |
7,708 (9.17%) |
9,115 (10.84%) |
4,262 (5.07%) |
2,177 (2.59%) |
| Trade Schools | 936 | 6 (0.64%) |
266 (28.42%) |
171 (18.27%) |
161 (17.20%) |
164 (17.52%) |
124 (13.25%) |
32 (3.42%) |
12 (1.28%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Kentucky colleges. A total of 251,560 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year | 589 | 30 (5.09%) |
288 (48.90%) |
193 (32.77%) | 63 (10.70%) |
7 (1.19%) |
6 (1.02%) |
1 (0.17%) | - |
| Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,100 | 239 (11.38%) |
621 (29.57%) |
535 (25.48%) | 228 (10.86%) |
96 (4.57%) |
184 (8.76%) |
133 (6.33%) | 64 (3.05%) |
| Asbury Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 1,689 | - | - | 12 (0.71%) | 126 (7.46%) |
253 (14.98%) |
427 (25.28%) |
412 (24.39%) | 456 (27.00%) |
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,552 | 674 (26.41%) |
600 (23.51%) |
327 (12.81%) | 228 (8.93%) |
212 (8.31%) |
299 (11.72%) |
153 (6.00%) | 59 (2.31%) |
| Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,886 | 110 (3.81%) |
958 (33.19%) |
882 (30.56%) | 428 (14.83%) |
191 (6.62%) |
180 (6.24%) |
82 (2.84%) | 55 (1.91%) |
| Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,527 | 39 (2.55%) |
627 (41.06%) |
579 (37.92%) | 227 (14.87%) |
38 (2.49%) |
11 (0.72%) |
4 (0.26%) | 2 (0.13%) |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,825 | 2,234 (38.35%) |
1,356 (23.28%) |
625 (10.73%) | 438 (7.52%) |
403 (6.92%) |
487 (8.36%) |
215 (3.69%) | 67 (1.15%) |
| Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 690 | 5 (0.72%) |
167 (24.20%) |
166 (24.06%) | 110 (15.94%) |
70 (10.14%) |
78 (11.30%) |
37 (5.36%) | 19 (2.75%) |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,965 | 3,881 (29.93%) |
2,510 (19.36%) |
1,779 (13.72%) | 1,351 (10.42%) |
1,330 (10.26%) |
1,338 (10.32%) |
564 (4.35%) | 209 (1.61%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 189 | - | 66 (34.92%) |
27 (14.29%) | 20 (10.58%) |
30 (15.87%) |
34 (17.99%) |
6 (3.17%) | 6 (3.17%) |
| University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year | 22,120 | 537 (2.43%) |
1,401 (6.33%) |
1,453 (6.57%) | 2,342 (10.59%) |
5,580 (25.23%) |
6,786 (30.68%) |
2,833 (12.81%) | 1,188 (5.37%) |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,673 | 1,023 (6.53%) |
4,379 (27.94%) |
3,660 (23.35%) | 2,247 (14.34%) |
1,397 (8.91%) |
1,636 (10.44%) |
944 (6.02%) | 387 (2.47%) |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,420 | 2,069 (32.23%) |
1,365 (21.26%) |
735 (11.45%) | 468 (7.29%) |
596 (9.28%) |
664 (10.34%) |
327 (5.09%) | 196 (3.05%) |
| Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,345 | 29 (2.16%) |
494 (36.73%) |
495 (36.80%) | 110 (8.18%) |
45 (3.35%) |
88 (6.54%) |
67 (4.98%) | 17 (1.26%) |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,134 | 1,138 (36.31%) |
542 (17.29%) |
302 (9.64%) | 193 (6.16%) |
230 (7.34%) |
331 (10.56%) |
217 (6.92%) | 181 (5.78%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 233 | 1 (0.43%) |
72 (30.90%) |
38 (16.31%) | 52 (22.32%) |
39 (16.74%) |
23 (9.87%) |
7 (3.00%) | 1 (0.43%) |
| Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,944 | 937 (48.20%) |
313 (16.10%) |
163 (8.38%) | 145 (7.46%) |
133 (6.84%) |
157 (8.08%) |
69 (3.55%) | 27 (1.39%) |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,211 | 484 (21.89%) |
368 (16.64%) |
225 (10.18%) | 258 (11.67%) |
336 (15.20%) |
353 (15.97%) |
133 (6.02%) | 54 (2.44%) |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 13,429 | 4,857 (36.17%) |
2,223 (16.55%) |
1,450 (10.80%) | 1,289 (9.60%) |
1,284 (9.56%) |
1,381 (10.28%) |
645 (4.80%) | 300 (2.23%) |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 887 | 28 (3.16%) |
352 (39.68%) |
282 (31.79%) | 116 (13.08%) |
44 (4.96%) |
42 (4.74%) |
15 (1.69%) | 8 (0.90%) |
| University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year | 34,709 | 597 (1.72%) |
11,238 (32.38%) |
9,894 (28.51%) | 5,356 (15.43%) |
3,369 (9.71%) |
2,513 (7.24%) |
1,135 (3.27%) | 607 (1.75%) |
| Lindsey Wilson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,193 | 166 (3.96%) |
569 (13.57%) |
536 (12.78%) | 998 (23.80%) |
1,040 (24.80%) |
569 (13.57%) |
229 (5.46%) | 86 (2.05%) |
| University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year | 23,065 | 1,913 (8.29%) |
5,402 (23.42%) |
4,819 (20.89%) | 4,124 (17.88%) |
2,942 (12.76%) |
2,317 (10.05%) |
1,009 (4.37%) | 539 (2.34%) |
| Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,569 | 1,033 (28.94%) |
602 (16.87%) |
332 (9.30%) | 225 (6.30%) |
351 (9.83%) |
511 (14.32%) |
308 (8.63%) | 207 (5.80%) |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,434 | 1,947 (43.91%) |
724 (16.33%) |
343 (7.74%) | 275 (6.20%) |
343 (7.74%) |
487 (10.98%) |
229 (5.16%) | 86 (1.94%) |
| Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,791 | 2,717 (30.91%) |
2,519 (28.65%) |
1,656 (18.84%) | 902 (10.26%) |
320 (3.64%) |
350 (3.98%) |
195 (2.22%) | 132 (1.50%) |
| Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,020 | 1,008 (10.06%) |
2,849 (28.43%) |
2,693 (26.88%) | 1,515 (15.12%) |
662 (6.61%) |
705 (7.04%) |
394 (3.93%) | 194 (1.94%) |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,320 | 1,890 (35.53%) |
951 (17.88%) |
602 (11.32%) | 487 (9.15%) |
478 (8.98%) |
570 (10.71%) |
249 (4.68%) | 93 (1.75%) |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,347 | 1,487 (9.69%) |
2,409 (15.70%) |
2,687 (17.51%) | 2,514 (16.38%) |
1,950 (12.71%) |
2,314 (15.08%) |
1,385 (9.02%) | 601 (3.92%) |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,274 | 1,149 (21.79%) |
1,196 (22.68%) |
640 (12.14%) | 481 (9.12%) |
523 (9.92%) |
678 (12.86%) |
336 (6.37%) | 271 (5.14%) |
| University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 2,547 | 365 (14.33%) |
541 (21.24%) |
464 (18.22%) | 477 (18.73%) |
501 (19.67%) |
134 (5.26%) |
46 (1.81%) | 14 (0.55%) |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,618 | 740 (28.27%) |
682 (26.05%) |
357 (13.64%) | 213 (8.14%) |
193 (7.37%) |
269 (10.28%) |
121 (4.62%) | 43 (1.64%) |
| Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year | 100 | - | 21 (21.00%) |
24 (24.00%) | 18 (18.00%) |
20 (20.00%) |
14 (14.00%) |
2 (2.00%) | 1 (1.00%) |
| Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 171 | 4 (2.34%) |
48 (28.07%) |
28 (16.37%) | 29 (16.96%) |
29 (16.96%) |
23 (13.45%) |
8 (4.68%) | 2 (1.17%) |
| Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year | 119 | 1 (0.84%) |
20 (16.81%) |
31 (26.05%) | 18 (15.13%) |
21 (17.65%) |
21 (17.65%) |
5 (4.20%) | 2 (1.68%) |
| Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | - | 39 (31.45%) |
23 (18.55%) | 24 (19.35%) |
25 (20.16%) |
9 (7.26%) |
4 (3.23%) | - |
| Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,155 | 1,613 (26.21%) |
1,321 (21.46%) |
743 (12.07%) | 568 (9.23%) |
625 (10.15%) |
793 (12.88%) |
330 (5.36%) | 162 (2.63%) |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,371 | 1,257 (37.29%) |
615 (18.24%) |
299 (8.87%) | 244 (7.24%) |
281 (8.34%) |
359 (10.65%) |
183 (5.43%) | 133 (3.95%) |
| Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,553 | 120 (7.73%) |
199 (12.81%) |
209 (13.46%) | 245 (15.78%) |
247 (15.90%) |
238 (15.33%) |
182 (11.72%) | 113 (7.28%) |
| Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 16,291 | 1,804 (11.07%) |
4,796 (29.44%) |
4,536 (27.84%) | 2,261 (13.88%) |
1,020 (6.26%) |
1,073 (6.59%) |
554 (3.40%) | 247 (1.52%) |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,875 | 1,813 (37.19%) |
996 (20.43%) |
575 (11.79%) | 391 (8.02%) |
390 (8.00%) |
438 (8.98%) |
183 (3.75%) | 89 (1.83%) |
| Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year | 506 | 24 (4.74%) |
83 (16.40%) |
44 (8.70%) | 59 (11.66%) |
77 (15.22%) |
104 (20.55%) |
64 (12.65%) | 51 (10.08%) |