For Kentucky Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,759 for Kentucky residents and $11,603 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,820 for Kentucky residents and $18,221 for out-of-state students.

University of Kentucky has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $33,406 and Ashland Community and Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,192 among Kentucky Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Kentucky has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,459 and Murray State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $10,368 among Kentucky Public colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $23,262 for state residents and $28,107 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Kentucky Public colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,759$11,603$11,820$18,221
Books & Supplies$1,158$1,158
Room & Board$11,262$11,262
Other Expenses$4,084$4,084
COA$23,262$28,107$28,323$34,725

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kentucky Public colleges is $6,759 for state residents and $11,603 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kentucky Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$6,008$337$16,890$323
2020-2021$6,102$368$16,958$353
2021-2022$6,143$368$17,038$353
2022-2023$6,244$359$17,294$344
2023-2024$6,405$354$11,264$339
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $11,820 for state residents and $18,221 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kentucky Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$10,520$574$17,863$574
2020-2021$10,541$677$17,977$677
2021-2022$10,572$681$17,765$681
2022-2023$10,560$507$17,299$507
2023-2024$11,250$570$17,651$570

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $269 for state residents and $471 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $617 for state residents and $968 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Kentucky Public colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$253$706 $582$984
2020-2021$257$709 $584$964
2021-2022$258$712 $579$924
2022-2023$263$723 $587$956
2023-2024$269$471 $617$968

Kentucky Public colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Kentucky Public colleges in 2024 is $15,346 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,820 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 Public colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Kentucky Public colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,658$3,178 $7,871$3,368
2020-2021 $9,990$3,300 $8,094$3,610
2021-2022 $10,253$3,276 $8,523$3,724
2022-2023 $10,736$3,730 $8,839$3,959
2023-2024 $11,262$4,084 $9,581$4,240