There are 87 colleges in Kentucky - 24 public and 63 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Kentucky colleges is $10,908 for state residents and $26,197 for out-of-state students.

44 Kentucky cities have at least one college and, of them, Louisville has the most of 17 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 50,979 students. Lexington and Bowling Green also has a number of colleges of 8 and 6 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Kentucky colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

87 Kentucky Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Louisville 17836 $27,013
($12,828)		 $15,297
($14,418)		 50,979 39,234 11,745 12 to 1
Lexington 8314 $39,193
($13,212)		 $22,440
($14,330)		 43,417 34,515 8,902 13 to 1
Bowling Green 6114 $27,000
($11,436)		 $18,340
($12,140)		 21,610 19,557 2,053 14 to 1
Florence 4112 $13,295 - 5,188 5,188 - 15 to 1
Owensboro 4211 $31,922 $17,020 6,110 6,015 95 18 to 1
Richmond 31-2 $20,820
($10,130)		 $14,340
($10,596)		 14,443 12,191 2,252 12 to 1
Pikeville 321- $17,817 $10,795 2,756 1,754 1,002 15 to 1
Elizabethtown 2-11 - - 5,754 5,754 - 22 to 1
Hazard 2-2- - - 3,026 3,026 - 14 to 1
Hopkinsville 2-2- - - 2,076 2,076 - 14 to 1
Newport 2-11 - - 183 183 - 10 to 1
Wilmore 22-- $33,640 $13,319 3,397 1,404 1,993 6 to 1
Danville 11-- $50,550 - 1,357 1,357 - 10 to 1
Erlanger 1--1 - - 52 52 - 13 to 1
Maysville 1-1- - - 3,974 3,974 - 19 to 1
Williamsburg 11-- $9,875 $4,560 18,053 5,174 12,879 18 to 1
Manchester 1--1 - - 47 47 - 20 to 1
Morehead 11-- $14,706
($9,838)		 $10,512
($10,512)		 8,807 8,215 592 14 to 1
Georgetown 11-- $42,010 $11,880 1,548 1,233 315 14 to 1
Pippa Passes 11-- $14,080 - 565 565 - 16 to 1
Paducah 1-1- - - 5,309 5,309 - 18 to 1
Ashland 1-1- - - 2,515 2,515 - 17 to 1
Somerset 1-1- - - 5,529 5,529 - 17 to 1
Berea 11-- $49,326 - 1,433 1,433 - 8 to 1
Crestview Hills 11-- $37,650 $15,600 1,958 1,829 129 14 to 1
Jackson 11-- $10,060 - 78 78 - 12 to 1
Belfry 1--1 - - 39 39 - 20 to 1
Grayson 11-- $25,000 $5,350 629 577 52 13 to 1
Madisonville 1-1- - - 3,493 3,493 - 16 to 1
Pineville 11-- $10,120 $4,300 147 133 14 10 to 1
Paintsville 1--1 - - 19 19 - 20 to 1
Midway 11-- $26,080 $7,350 1,441 1,203 238 15 to 1
Murray 11-- $19,452
($9,708)		 $10,368
($10,368)		 9,479 7,679 1,800 16 to 1
Versailles 11-- - $18,500 2,335 - 2,335 -
Highland Heights 11-- $21,480
($10,896)		 $16,044
($10,590)		 15,801 10,776 5,025 17 to 1
Glasgow 1--1 - - 44 44 - 10 to 1
Prestonsburg 1-1- - - 2,576 2,576 - 13 to 1
Henderson 1-1- - - 1,506 1,506 - 17 to 1
Cumberland 1-1- - - 2,625 2,625 - 18 to 1
Barbourville 11-- $31,071 $8,930 970 724 246 9 to 1
Frankfort 11-- $13,260
($9,214)		 $11,034
($11,034)		 1,726 1,610 116 11 to 1
Campbellsville 11-- $26,990 $9,920 11,775 6,411 5,364 23 to 1
Whitesburg 1--1 - - 25 25 - 10 to 1
Columbia 11-- $27,274 $9,809 3,159 1,753 1,406 17 to 1