Kentucky Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Kentucky, 48,261 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,796 from last year.

University of the Cumberlands has the most online students of 13,667 out of 22,120.00 total students (61.79%) among 21 Kentucky colleges that offer online programs.

Northern Kentucky University with 6,624 online students and Eastern Kentucky University with 5,246 online students are following it in Largest Online Kentucky Colleges ranking.

University of the Cumberlands stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Northern Kentucky University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,064 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,818 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Kentucky Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 84.46%, 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 Colleges

Table. Largest Online Kentucky Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KYPrivate, 4-year 13,667
1,809		22,1207,61214,5089,33912,781$9,875
2
-		Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year 6,624
1,565		15,34710,1635,1845,6979,650$21,912
($11,088)
3
1		Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KYPublic, 4-year 5,246
556		15,67313,4482,2256,0779,596$21,230
($10,320)
4
1		University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, 4-year 5,063
368		34,70925,5349,17513,83320,876$34,140
($13,502)
5
-		University of Louisville Louisville, KYPublic, 4-year 4,555
335		23,06517,0865,97910,05813,007$29,482
($13,136)
6
1		Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KYPrivate, 4-year 3,957
704		5,5854,8017845845,001$43,104
7
1		Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year 3,505
178		16,29114,1512,1406,14610,145$27,000
($11,652)
8
-		Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KYPrivate, 4-year 2,664
116		2,664-2,6641632,501-
9
-		Murray State University Murray, KYPublic, 4-year 1,796
236		10,0207,8512,1693,6986,322$19,836
($9,900)
10
1		Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KYPrivate, 4-year 1,713
376		10,8366,8483,9885,0395,797$27,998
Average4,87915,63111,9444,8826,0639,568$26,064
($11,600)