Kentucky Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Kentucky, 27,896 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 368 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

Northern Kentucky University has the most online students of 6,624 out of 15,347.00 total students (43.16%) among 7 Kentucky colleges that offer online programs.

Eastern Kentucky University with 5,246 online students and University of Kentucky with 5,063 online students are following it in Largest Online Kentucky Public Colleges ranking.

Northern Kentucky University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Eastern Kentucky University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,770 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,592 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Kentucky Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 83.81%, and the average SAT score is 1,055, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Kentucky Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online Kentucky Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year 6,624
1,565		15,34710,1635,1845,6979,650$21,912
($11,088)
2
1		Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KYPublic, 4-year 5,246
556		15,67313,4482,2256,0779,596$21,230
($10,320)
3
1		University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, 4-year 5,063
368		34,70925,5349,17513,83320,876$34,140
($13,502)
4
-		University of Louisville Louisville, KYPublic, 4-year 4,555
335		23,06517,0865,97910,05813,007$29,482
($13,136)
5
-		Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year 3,505
178		16,29114,1512,1406,14610,145$27,000
($11,652)
6
-		Murray State University Murray, KYPublic, 4-year 1,796
236		10,0207,8512,1693,6986,322$19,836
($9,900)
7
-		Morehead State University Morehead, KYPublic, 4-year 1,107
4		8,7918,2585333,4285,363$14,980
($10,024)
8
-		Kentucky State University Frankfort, KYPublic, 4-year 751
582		2,0201,7932279021,118$13,578
($9,387)
Average3,58115,74012,2863,4546,2309,510$22,770
($11,126)