There are 8 National Universities in Kentucky - 5 public and 3 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $11,940 for Kentucky residents and $26,753 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $27,832. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $12,699 for Kentucky residents and $23,220 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $8,835 in average.

Bellarmine University has the highest tuition & fees of $48,770 and University of the Cumberlands has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,875 among National Universities in Kentucky.

University of Kentucky is the largest school with 34,709 students and University of Pikeville is the smallest school with 2,547 students among those schools.

Comparison between 8 National Universities in Kentucky with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in Kentucky
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KYPrivate, 4-year $48,770$14,760 86.11%64% 12 to 1 2,886
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYPublic, 4-year $21,230
($10,320)		$14,628
($10,794)		 77.61%50% 17 to 1 15,673
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year $21,912
($11,088)		$16,350
($10,788)		 67.65%52% 19 to 1 15,347
University of KentuckyLexington, KYPublic, 4-year $34,140
($13,502)		$36,238
($14,644)		 92.94%71% 18 to 1 34,709
University of LouisvilleLouisville, KYPublic, 4-year $29,482
($13,136)		$30,546
($15,128)		 79.41%61% 14 to 1 23,065
University of PikevillePikeville, KYPrivate, 4-year $24,850$8,550 -42% 14 to 1 2,547
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KYPrivate, 4-year $9,875$3,195 98.81%50% 23 to 1 22,120
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year $27,000
($11,652)		$18,340
($12,140)		 93.87%56% 19 to 1 16,291