For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Kentucky Colleges is 81.86%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.64%. A total of 117,891 have applied, 96,501 admitted, and 23,778 students have enrolled one of Kentucky Colleges.
Of the Kentucky colleges, Berea College is the tightest school to admit with 24.58% acceptance rate, and Kentucky Christian University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 44.39%.
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Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Kentucky Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY | 1,978 | 1,945 | 187 |
98.33% | 9.61% |
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Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY | 1,105 | 870 | 295 |
78.73% | 33.91% |
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Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY | 3,878 | 3,404 | 546 |
87.78% | 16.04% |
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Berea CollegeBerea, KY | 2,217 | 545 | 353 |
24.58% | 64.77% |
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Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY | 1,936 | 975 | 102 |
50.36% | 10.46% |
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Centre CollegeDanville, KY | 2,724 | 1,712 | 400 |
62.85% | 23.36% |
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Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY | 15,821 | 10,174 | 2,737 |
64.31% | 26.90% |
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Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY | 2,532 | 1,811 | 359 |
71.52% | 19.82% |
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Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, KY | 606 | 269 | 114 |
44.39% | 42.38% |
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Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegeJackson, KY | 60 | 27 | 18 |
45.00% | 66.67% |
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Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY | 2,870 | 2,626 | 369 |
91.50% | 14.05% |
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Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY | 1,434 | 983 | 220 |
68.55% | 22.38% |
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Midway UniversityMidway, KY | 1,057 | 991 | 239 |
93.76% | 24.12% |
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Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY | 7,911 | 6,643 | 1,199 |
83.97% | 18.05% |
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Murray State UniversityMurray, KY | 10,251 | 8,609 | 1,366 |
83.98% | 15.87% |
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Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY | 6,905 | 5,939 | 1,638 |
86.01% | 27.58% |
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Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville, KY | 286 | 192 | 61 |
67.13% | 31.77% |
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Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY | 720 | 703 | 132 |
97.64% | 18.78% |
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The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY | 368 | 321 | 187 |
87.23% | 58.26% |
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Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY | 2,919 | 2,751 | 388 |
94.24% | 14.10% |
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Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY | 1,781 | 1,617 | 281 |
90.79% | 17.38% |
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Union CollegeBarbourville, KY | 1,142 | 610 | 200 |
53.42% | 32.79% |
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University of KentuckyLexington, KY | 22,109 | 20,979 | 6,061 |
94.89% | 28.89% |
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University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY | 15,462 | 12,608 | 2,931 |
81.54% | 23.25% |
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University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY | 2,314 | 1,921 | 640 |
83.02% | 33.32% |
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Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY | 7,505 | 7,276 | 2,755 |
96.95% | 37.86% |
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| Average | 4,534 | 3,712 | 915 | 81.86% | 24.64% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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