The average 2024 tuition & fees of Kentucky colleges is $10,908 for Kentucky residents and $22,412 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition is $27,399. For graduate schools, the average graduate tuition is $11,160 for Kentucky residents and $18,150 for out-of-state students. In private graduate schools, the average tuition is $10,521. The average tuition is based on the amount at 29 four (4) years Kentucky colleges that offer BS degrees and/or graduate degrees, but exclude community colleges and trade/vocational schools. You can still check community colleges and trade school's tuition in below table.
Compared to last year, for Kentucky colleges, the 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees has increased by 2.23% in public schools and 4.07% in private schools. The graduate school tuition & fees has increased by 2.30% in public schools and 2.40% in private Kentucky colleges.
Kentucky colleges Tuition Change Comparison
The below table lists the Kentucky colleges and compare its current year tuition to previous year. You can sort the table by touching/clicking column title that you want sort.
Ashland Community and Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,192 and Centre College has the highest tuition & fees of $50,550. For graduate schools, Clear Creek Baptist Bible College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,300 and University of Kentucky has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,459.
| School Name | 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Residents | Out-of-State | Kentucky Residents | Out-of-State | |
| Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY | $14,080 -1.19 | $14,250 | ||
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY | $33,640 1.49 | $33,146 | ||
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY | $16,608 | - | ||
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY | $47,180 3.40 | $45,630 | ||
| Berea College Berea, KY | $49,326 9.55 | $45,026 | ||
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY | $30,450 8.94 | $27,950 | ||
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY | $26,990 3.41 | $26,100 | ||
| Centre College Danville, KY | $50,550 5.16 | $48,070 | ||
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY | $10,120 1.50 | $9,970 | ||
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY | $9,875 0.00 | $9,875 | ||
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | $10,130 2.91 |
$20,820 2.96 | $9,844 | $20,222 |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY | $42,010 0.99 | $41,600 | ||
| American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY | $11,484 11.34 | $10,314 | ||
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY | $10,060 0.00 | $10,060 | ||
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY | $9,214 2.33 |
$13,260 2.54 | $9,004 | $12,932 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY | $33,393 6.69 | $31,300 | ||
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $13,212 2.75 |
$33,406 3.50 | $12,859 | $32,276 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY | $25,000 5.49 | $23,700 | ||
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY | $9,120 | - | ||
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY | $27,274 3.99 | $26,228 | ||
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | $12,828 2.46 |
$29,174 1.07 | $12,520 | $28,866 |
| Midway University Midway, KY | $26,080 4.11 | $25,050 | ||
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY | $9,838 2.91 |
$14,706 2.94 | $9,560 | $14,286 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY | $9,708 2.93 |
$19,452 2.99 | $9,432 | $18,888 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | $10,896 2.87 |
$21,480 3.03 | $10,592 | $20,848 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY | $24,150 4.32 | $23,150 | ||
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY | $13,086 9.05 | $12,000 | ||
| Spalding University Louisville, KY | $27,850 2.96 | $27,050 | ||
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY | $14,220 0.00 | $14,220 | ||
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY | $38,400 7.23 | $35,810 | ||
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY | $44,980 3.00 | $43,670 | ||
| Union College Barbourville, KY | $30,946 2.93 | $30,065 | ||
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | $11,436 2.92 |
$27,000 -0.27 | $11,112 | $27,072 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY | $13,295 0.00 | $13,295 | ||
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY | $16,398 0.00 | $16,398 | ||
| Average | $10,908 2.75 | $22,412 2.23 | $10,615 | $26,326 |
| School Name | 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Residents | Out-of-State | Kentucky Residents | Out-of-State | |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY | $8,779 0.00 | $8,779 | ||
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY | $17,858 3.06 | $17,328 | ||
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY | $13,785 0.00 | $13,785 | ||
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY | $17,020 5.06 | $16,200 | ||
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY | $9,920 7.78 | $9,204 | ||
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY | $4,300 -33.95 | $6,510 | ||
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY | $4,560 -0.48 | $4,582 | ||
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | $10,596 2.79 |
$14,340 2.84 | $10,308 | $13,944 |
| Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY | $18,500 2.36 | $18,073 | ||
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY | $11,880 1.15 | $11,745 | ||
| American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY | $13,039 12.62 | $11,578 | ||
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY | $6,621 0.00 |
$11,034 3.36 | $6,621 | $10,675 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $14,330 2.75 |
$35,459 3.50 | $13,946 | $34,259 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY | $5,350 2.88 | $5,200 | ||
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY | $9,420 0.00 | $9,420 | ||
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY | $9,809 0.00 | $9,809 | ||
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | $14,418 1.93 |
$29,102 1.97 | $14,145 | $28,541 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY | $12,088 2.48 | $11,795 | ||
| Midway University Midway, KY | $7,350 0.00 | $7,350 | ||
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY | $10,512 0.00 |
$10,512 0.00 | $10,512 | $10,512 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY | $10,071 0.00 |
$10,368 2.95 | $10,071 | $10,071 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | $10,590 2.98 |
$16,044 2.89 | $10,284 | $15,594 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY | $8,550 0.00 | $8,550 | ||
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY | $10,002 11.13 | $9,000 | ||
| Spalding University Louisville, KY | $13,110 -0.87 | $13,225 | ||
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY | $15,840 0.00 | $15,840 | ||
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY | $15,600 21.02 | $12,890 | ||
| Union College Barbourville, KY | $8,930 -19.48 | $11,090 | ||
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | $12,140 0.00 |
$18,340 0.00 | $12,140 | $18,340 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY | $13,150 | - | ||
| Average | $11,160 1.42 | $18,150 2.30 | $11,003 | $17,742 |
| School Name | 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Residents | Out-of-State | Kentucky Residents | Out-of-State | |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY |
$4,706 1.42 |
$6,242 -59.88 | $4,640 | $15,560 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY |
$4,706 1.42 |
$6,242 -59.88 | $4,640 | $15,560 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY |
$4,656 0.34 |
$6,192 -60.21 | $4,640 | $15,560 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY |
$4,656 2.11 |
$6,192 -60.00 | $4,560 | $15,480 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY |
$9,770 | $10,970 3.39 | $10,610 | $10,610 |
| ATA College Louisville, KY |
$11,545 | $13,930 1.02 | $13,790 | $13,790 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville Pikeville, KY |
- | $15,860 -49.84 | $31,620 | $31,620 |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY |
- | $15,860 | - | - |
| School Name | Largest Program | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville Louisville, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,616 8.13 | $17,216 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,795 43.51 | $12,400 |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport, KY |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | $9,185 0.00 | $9,185 |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | $16,297 0.00 | $16,297 |
| Allure Beauty College Whitesburg, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $11,100 5.71 | $10,500 |
| Appalachian Beauty School Belfry, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $10,915 0.00 | $10,915 |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,145 0.00 | $17,145 |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,345 0.00 | $18,345 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,345 0.00 | $18,345 |
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $17,145 0.00 | $17,145 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington, KY |
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $7,800 0.00 | $7,800 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,789 0.40 | $18,715 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,616 8.13 | $17,216 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $41,760 -1.56 | $42,420 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $19,391 0.39 | $19,316 |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $18,616 8.13 | $17,216 |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY |
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $13,000 4.00 | $12,500 |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $15,100 0.00 | $15,100 |
| Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville, KY |
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist | $13,500 -0.74 | $13,600 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | $16,297 0.00 | $16,297 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | $16,297 0.00 | $16,297 |
| MedQuest College Louisville, KY |
Dental Assisting/Assistant | $14,672 6.50 | $13,776 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro, KY |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | $16,297 0.00 | $16,297 |
| American College of Barbering Louisville, KY |
Barbering/Barber | $17,675 2.46 | $17,250 |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond, KY |
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management | $30,000 3.45 | $29,000 |
| Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $15,500 0.00 | $15,500 |
| Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | $15,600 2.13 | $15,275 |
| South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $12,400 0.00 | $12,400 |
| Edge Academy of Beauty Manchester, KY |
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | $16,626 9.92 | $15,126 |
| American College of Barbering - Florence Florence, KY |
Barbering/Barber | $17,675 2.46 | $17,250 |
