A total of 292,658 students are enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 230,674 undergraduate and 61,984 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 78.82% and the proportion of graduate students is 21.18%.
By school level, 204,508 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 85,693 students enrolled in community colleges, and 2,457 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Kentucky colleges, University of Kentucky has the most number of students of 34,709 among 4-year colleges. For Kentucky community colleges, Jefferson Community and Technical College has the most students of 13,429 and Medical Career & Technical College is the largest trade school with 235.
By attending status, there are 167,808 full-time students and 124,850 part-time students at Kentucky colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Kentucky colleges. A total of 292,658 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year | 589 | 589 | 552 | 37 | - | - | - |
| Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,100 | 1,789 | 1,291 | 498 | 311 | 28 | 283 |
| Asbury Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 1,689 | - | - | - | 1,689 | 490 | 1,199 |
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,552 | 2,552 | 1,102 | 1,450 | - | - | - |
| Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,886 | 2,240 | 2,120 | 120 | 646 | 297 | 349 |
| Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,527 | 1,527 | 1,514 | 13 | - | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year | 219 | 219 | 191 | 28 | - | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,825 | 5,825 | 1,893 | 3,932 | - | - | - |
| Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 690 | 560 | 477 | 83 | 130 | 101 | 29 |
| Campbellsville UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 10,836 | 6,848 | 2,639 | 4,209 | 3,988 | 1,631 | 2,357 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,965 | 12,965 | 4,039 | 8,926 | - | - | - |
| Centre CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,404 | 1,404 | 1,399 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 183 | 160 | 76 | 84 | 23 | 4 | 19 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 189 | 189 | 127 | 62 | - | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvillePrivate, 4-year | 5,585 | 4,801 | 1,994 | 2,807 | 784 | 667 | 117 |
| University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year | 22,120 | 7,612 | 5,867 | 1,745 | 14,508 | 5,683 | 8,825 |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,673 | 13,448 | 10,600 | 2,848 | 2,225 | 713 | 1,512 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,420 | 6,420 | 2,404 | 4,016 | - | - | - |
| Frontier Nursing UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,664 | - | - | - | 2,664 | 1,625 | 1,039 |
| Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,345 | 1,111 | 1,091 | 20 | 234 | 2 | 232 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowPrivate, Less than 2-year | 44 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,134 | 3,134 | 926 | 2,208 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 233 | 233 | 172 | 61 | - | - | - |
| Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,944 | 1,944 | 448 | 1,496 | - | - | - |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,211 | 2,211 | 775 | 1,436 | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 13,429 | 13,429 | 3,073 | 10,356 | - | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 154 | 154 | 154 | - | - | - | - |
| American National University-LouisvillePrivate, 4-year | 444 | 351 | 180 | 171 | 93 | 72 | 21 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 94 | 88 | 38 | 50 | 6 | - | 6 |
| Kentucky State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,020 | 1,793 | 1,205 | 588 | 227 | 137 | 90 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 887 | 887 | 834 | 53 | - | - | - |
| University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year | 34,709 | 25,534 | 23,390 | 2,144 | 9,175 | 7,052 | 2,123 |
| Kentucky Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 550 | 494 | 423 | 71 | 56 | 21 | 35 |
| Lexington Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 82 | - | - | - | 82 | 6 | 76 |
| Lindsey Wilson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,193 | 1,722 | 1,515 | 207 | 2,471 | 2,071 | 400 |
| University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year | 23,065 | 17,086 | 12,379 | 4,707 | 5,979 | 4,018 | 1,961 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 103 | - | - | - | 103 | 59 | 44 |
| Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,569 | 3,569 | 1,081 | 2,488 | - | - | - |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,434 | 4,434 | 1,153 | 3,281 | - | - | - |
| Midway UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,003 | 1,752 | 1,077 | 675 | 251 | 130 | 121 |
| Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,791 | 8,258 | 4,507 | 3,751 | 533 | 171 | 362 |
| Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,020 | 7,851 | 6,121 | 1,730 | 2,169 | 603 | 1,566 |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,320 | 5,320 | 1,441 | 3,879 | - | - | - |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,347 | 10,163 | 7,070 | 3,093 | 5,184 | 1,484 | 3,700 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,274 | 5,274 | 1,546 | 3,728 | - | - | - |
| University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year | 2,547 | 1,540 | 1,118 | 422 | 1,007 | 1,006 | 1 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,618 | 2,618 | 1,128 | 1,490 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year | 100 | 100 | 71 | 29 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year | 171 | 171 | 141 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year | 119 | 119 | 91 | 28 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | 124 | 124 | - | - | - | - |
| Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,155 | 6,155 | 2,332 | 3,823 | - | - | - |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,371 | 3,371 | 1,287 | 2,084 | - | - | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 4,298 | 1,015 | 664 | 351 | 3,283 | 1,324 | 1,959 |
| Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,553 | 718 | 518 | 200 | 835 | 550 | 285 |
| Sullivan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,498 | 2,085 | 1,208 | 877 | 413 | 354 | 59 |
| Thomas More UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,350 | 2,126 | 1,206 | 920 | 224 | 140 | 84 |
| Transylvania UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,006 | 1,006 | 992 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Union Commonwealth UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,324 | 775 | 705 | 70 | 549 | 162 | 387 |
| Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year | 16,291 | 14,151 | 11,299 | 2,852 | 2,140 | 771 | 1,369 |
| Appalachian Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 49 | 49 | 49 | - | - | - | - |
| Beckfield College-FlorencePrivate, 4-year | 536 | 536 | 258 | 278 | - | - | - |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,875 | 4,875 | 1,511 | 3,364 | - | - | - |
| Allure Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 17 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Interactive College of Technology-NewportPrivate, 2-4 year | 101 | 101 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross College-HopkinsvillePrivate, 2-4 year | 90 | 90 | 85 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 53 | 53 | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationPrivate, Less than 2-year | 203 | 203 | 203 | - | - | - | - |
| ATA CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 363 | 363 | 363 | - | - | - | - |
| Lexington Healing Arts AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 78 | 78 | - | 78 | - | - | - |
| Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | 56 | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year | 506 | 504 | 427 | 77 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ideal Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenPrivate, Less than 2-year | 57 | 57 | 57 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerPrivate, Less than 2-year | 77 | 77 | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| MedQuest CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 524 | 524 | 524 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroPrivate, Less than 2-year | 38 | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| American College of BarberingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 84 | 84 | 84 | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 31 | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Regina Webb AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 23 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Medical Career & Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 235 | 235 | 235 | - | - | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARHPrivate, 2-4 year | 350 | 350 | 221 | 129 | - | - | - |
| South Eastern Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 45 | 40 | 5 | - | - | - |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edge Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | 56 | 41 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePrivate, 2-4 year | 169 | 169 | 126 | 43 | - | - | - |
| American College of Barbering - FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |