There are 8 National Universities in Kentucky - 5 public and 3 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $11,700 for Kentucky residents and $26,376 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $27,068. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $12,415 for Kentucky residents and $22,657 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $8,965 in average.

Bellarmine University has the highest tuition & fees of $47,180 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 31,547 students and University of Pikeville is the smallest school with 2,434 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 $47,180$13,785 87.78%59% 12 to 1 2,970
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYPublic, 4-year $20,820
($10,130)		$14,340
($10,596)		 64.31%49% 16 to 1 14,324
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year $21,480
($10,896)		$16,044
($10,590)		 86.01%50% 17 to 1 15,801
University of KentuckyLexington, KYPublic, 4-year $33,406
($13,212)		$35,459
($14,330)		 94.89%68% 17 to 1 31,547
University of LouisvilleLouisville, KYPublic, 4-year $29,174
($12,828)		$29,102
($14,418)		 81.54%62% 13 to 1 22,017
University of PikevillePikeville, KYPrivate, 4-year $24,150$8,550 -35% 15 to 1 2,434
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KYPrivate, 4-year $9,875$4,560 83.02%44% 18 to 1 18,053
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year $27,000
($11,436)		$18,340
($12,140)		 96.95%51% 18 to 1 16,493