For Kentucky Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $28,665.

Centre College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $50,550 and Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,185 among Kentucky Private colleges. For graduate programs, Frontier Nursing University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $18,500 and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,300 among Kentucky Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Kentucky Private colleges in 2024 is $43,869 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Kentucky Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$28,665$11,066
Books & Supplies$1,240$1,240
Room & Board$9,484$9,484
Other Expenses$4,480$4,480
COA$43,869$26,270

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kentucky Private colleges is $28,665. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Kentucky Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kentucky Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$24,888$717
2020-2021$25,093$807
2021-2022$25,994$829
2022-2023$26,673$877
2023-2024$27,836$829
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kentucky Private colleges in 2024 is $11,066.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Kentucky Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kentucky Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$9,811$522
2020-2021$9,457$467
2021-2022$10,250$502
2022-2023$10,323$494
2023-2024$10,612$455

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kentucky Private colleges in 2024 is $834.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $527.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Kentucky Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$758$519
2020-2021$755$512
2021-2022$743$510
2022-2023$826$522
2023-2024$834$527

Kentucky Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Kentucky Private colleges in 2024 is $13,964 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,254 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Kentucky Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Kentucky Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $8,372$3,659 $7,995$4,435
2020-2021 $8,485$3,938 $8,131$4,746
2021-2022 $8,734$3,865 $8,234$4,967
2022-2023 $9,062$4,054 $8,541$5,263
2023-2024 $9,484$4,480 $9,547$5,707