Student Age Distribution at Kentucky Colleges

251,560

Total

39,963

Under 18 (15.89%)

56,522

18-19 (22.47%)

77,326

20-24 (30.74%)

27,721

25-29 (11.02%)

49,978

Over 30 (19.87%)

A total of 251,560 students are enrolled in Kentucky colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Kentucky colleges and universites, 39,963 students are 18 years old or younger(15.89%), 56,522 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.47%), 45,463 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.07%), 31,863 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.67%), and 27,721 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.02%).

28,994 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.53%), 14,015 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.57%), 6,969 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%).

Student Population by Age for Kentucky Colleges

In Kentucky 4-year colleges and universites, 12,241 students are 18 years old or younger(7.35%), 39,892 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.96%), 35,795 students are between 20 and 22 years old (21.49%), 24,448 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.68%), 19,849 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.92%), 19,755 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.86%), 9,721 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.84%), 4,780 students are 50 years old or older (2.87%)

In Kentucky community colleges, there are 44,080 students are younger than 20 years old (52.42%), 16,751 students are between 20 and 24 years old (19.92%), 7,708 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.17%), and 15,554 students are 30 years old or older (18.50%).

In Kentucky trade schools, there are 272 students are younger than 20 years old (29.06%), 332 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.47%), 164 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.52%), and 168 students are 30 years old or older (17.95%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Kentucky Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels251,560 39,963
(15.89%)
56,522
(22.47%)
45,463
(18.07%)
31,863
(12.67%)
27,721
(11.02%)
28,994
(11.53%)
14,015
(5.57%)
6,969
(2.77%)
4-Year Colleges166,528 12,241
(7.35%)
39,892
(23.96%)
35,795
(21.49%)
24,448
(14.68%)
19,849
(11.92%)
19,755
(11.86%)
9,721
(5.84%)
4,780
(2.87%)
Community Colleges84,096 27,716
(32.96%)
16,364
(19.46%)
9,497
(11.29%)
7,254
(8.63%)
7,708
(9.17%)
9,115
(10.84%)
4,262
(5.07%)
2,177
(2.59%)
Trade Schools936 6
(0.64%)
266
(28.42%)
171
(18.27%)
161
(17.20%)
164
(17.52%)
124
(13.25%)
32
(3.42%)
12
(1.28%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Kentucky Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Kentucky colleges. A total of 251,560 students have enrolled in Kentucky colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Kentucky Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate, 4-year58930
(5.09%)
288
(48.90%)
193
(32.77%)
63
(10.70%)
7
(1.19%)
6
(1.02%)
1
(0.17%)
-
Asbury UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,100239
(11.38%)
621
(29.57%)
535
(25.48%)
228
(10.86%)
96
(4.57%)
184
(8.76%)
133
(6.33%)
64
(3.05%)
Asbury Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year1,689- - 12
(0.71%)
126
(7.46%)
253
(14.98%)
427
(25.28%)
412
(24.39%)
456
(27.00%)
Ashland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,552674
(26.41%)
600
(23.51%)
327
(12.81%)
228
(8.93%)
212
(8.31%)
299
(11.72%)
153
(6.00%)
59
(2.31%)
Bellarmine UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,886110
(3.81%)
958
(33.19%)
882
(30.56%)
428
(14.83%)
191
(6.62%)
180
(6.24%)
82
(2.84%)
55
(1.91%)
Berea CollegePrivate, 4-year1,52739
(2.55%)
627
(41.06%)
579
(37.92%)
227
(14.87%)
38
(2.49%)
11
(0.72%)
4
(0.26%)
2
(0.13%)
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,8252,234
(38.35%)
1,356
(23.28%)
625
(10.73%)
438
(7.52%)
403
(6.92%)
487
(8.36%)
215
(3.69%)
67
(1.15%)
Brescia UniversityPrivate, 4-year6905
(0.72%)
167
(24.20%)
166
(24.06%)
110
(15.94%)
70
(10.14%)
78
(11.30%)
37
(5.36%)
19
(2.75%)
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year12,9653,881
(29.93%)
2,510
(19.36%)
1,779
(13.72%)
1,351
(10.42%)
1,330
(10.26%)
1,338
(10.32%)
564
(4.35%)
209
(1.61%)
Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year189- 66
(34.92%)
27
(14.29%)
20
(10.58%)
30
(15.87%)
34
(17.99%)
6
(3.17%)
6
(3.17%)
University of the CumberlandsPrivate, 4-year22,120537
(2.43%)
1,401
(6.33%)
1,453
(6.57%)
2,342
(10.59%)
5,580
(25.23%)
6,786
(30.68%)
2,833
(12.81%)
1,188
(5.37%)
Eastern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year15,6731,023
(6.53%)
4,379
(27.94%)
3,660
(23.35%)
2,247
(14.34%)
1,397
(8.91%)
1,636
(10.44%)
944
(6.02%)
387
(2.47%)
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4202,069
(32.23%)
1,365
(21.26%)
735
(11.45%)
468
(7.29%)
596
(9.28%)
664
(10.34%)
327
(5.09%)
196
(3.05%)
Georgetown CollegePrivate, 4-year1,34529
(2.16%)
494
(36.73%)
495
(36.80%)
110
(8.18%)
45
(3.35%)
88
(6.54%)
67
(4.98%)
17
(1.26%)
Hazard Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1341,138
(36.31%)
542
(17.29%)
302
(9.64%)
193
(6.16%)
230
(7.34%)
331
(10.56%)
217
(6.92%)
181
(5.78%)
Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvillePrivate, Less than 2-year2331
(0.43%)
72
(30.90%)
38
(16.31%)
52
(22.32%)
39
(16.74%)
23
(9.87%)
7
(3.00%)
1
(0.43%)
Henderson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,944937
(48.20%)
313
(16.10%)
163
(8.38%)
145
(7.46%)
133
(6.84%)
157
(8.08%)
69
(3.55%)
27
(1.39%)
Hopkinsville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,211484
(21.89%)
368
(16.64%)
225
(10.18%)
258
(11.67%)
336
(15.20%)
353
(15.97%)
133
(6.02%)
54
(2.44%)
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year13,4294,857
(36.17%)
2,223
(16.55%)
1,450
(10.80%)
1,289
(9.60%)
1,284
(9.56%)
1,381
(10.28%)
645
(4.80%)
300
(2.23%)
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year88728
(3.16%)
352
(39.68%)
282
(31.79%)
116
(13.08%)
44
(4.96%)
42
(4.74%)
15
(1.69%)
8
(0.90%)
University of KentuckyPublic, 4-year34,709597
(1.72%)
11,238
(32.38%)
9,894
(28.51%)
5,356
(15.43%)
3,369
(9.71%)
2,513
(7.24%)
1,135
(3.27%)
607
(1.75%)
Lindsey Wilson UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,193166
(3.96%)
569
(13.57%)
536
(12.78%)
998
(23.80%)
1,040
(24.80%)
569
(13.57%)
229
(5.46%)
86
(2.05%)
University of LouisvillePublic, 4-year23,0651,913
(8.29%)
5,402
(23.42%)
4,819
(20.89%)
4,124
(17.88%)
2,942
(12.76%)
2,317
(10.05%)
1,009
(4.37%)
539
(2.34%)
Madisonville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,5691,033
(28.94%)
602
(16.87%)
332
(9.30%)
225
(6.30%)
351
(9.83%)
511
(14.32%)
308
(8.63%)
207
(5.80%)
Maysville Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4341,947
(43.91%)
724
(16.33%)
343
(7.74%)
275
(6.20%)
343
(7.74%)
487
(10.98%)
229
(5.16%)
86
(1.94%)
Morehead State UniversityPublic, 4-year8,7912,717
(30.91%)
2,519
(28.65%)
1,656
(18.84%)
902
(10.26%)
320
(3.64%)
350
(3.98%)
195
(2.22%)
132
(1.50%)
Murray State UniversityPublic, 4-year10,0201,008
(10.06%)
2,849
(28.43%)
2,693
(26.88%)
1,515
(15.12%)
662
(6.61%)
705
(7.04%)
394
(3.93%)
194
(1.94%)
Gateway Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,3201,890
(35.53%)
951
(17.88%)
602
(11.32%)
487
(9.15%)
478
(8.98%)
570
(10.71%)
249
(4.68%)
93
(1.75%)
Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year15,3471,487
(9.69%)
2,409
(15.70%)
2,687
(17.51%)
2,514
(16.38%)
1,950
(12.71%)
2,314
(15.08%)
1,385
(9.02%)
601
(3.92%)
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,2741,149
(21.79%)
1,196
(22.68%)
640
(12.14%)
481
(9.12%)
523
(9.92%)
678
(12.86%)
336
(6.37%)
271
(5.14%)
University of PikevillePrivate, 4-year2,547365
(14.33%)
541
(21.24%)
464
(18.22%)
477
(18.73%)
501
(19.67%)
134
(5.26%)
46
(1.81%)
14
(0.55%)
Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,618740
(28.27%)
682
(26.05%)
357
(13.64%)
213
(8.14%)
193
(7.37%)
269
(10.28%)
121
(4.62%)
43
(1.64%)
Empire Beauty School-ChenowethPrivate, Less than 2-year100- 21
(21.00%)
24
(24.00%)
18
(18.00%)
20
(20.00%)
14
(14.00%)
2
(2.00%)
1
(1.00%)
Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownPrivate, Less than 2-year1714
(2.34%)
48
(28.07%)
28
(16.37%)
29
(16.96%)
29
(16.96%)
23
(13.45%)
8
(4.68%)
2
(1.17%)
Empire Beauty School-DixiePrivate, Less than 2-year1191
(0.84%)
20
(16.81%)
31
(26.05%)
18
(15.13%)
21
(17.65%)
21
(17.65%)
5
(4.20%)
2
(1.68%)
Empire Beauty School-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year124- 39
(31.45%)
23
(18.55%)
24
(19.35%)
25
(20.16%)
9
(7.26%)
4
(3.23%)
-
Somerset Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,1551,613
(26.21%)
1,321
(21.46%)
743
(12.07%)
568
(9.23%)
625
(10.15%)
793
(12.88%)
330
(5.36%)
162
(2.63%)
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,3711,257
(37.29%)
615
(18.24%)
299
(8.87%)
244
(7.24%)
281
(8.34%)
359
(10.65%)
183
(5.43%)
133
(3.95%)
Spalding UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,553120
(7.73%)
199
(12.81%)
209
(13.46%)
245
(15.78%)
247
(15.90%)
238
(15.33%)
182
(11.72%)
113
(7.28%)
Western Kentucky UniversityPublic, 4-year16,2911,804
(11.07%)
4,796
(29.44%)
4,536
(27.84%)
2,261
(13.88%)
1,020
(6.26%)
1,073
(6.59%)
554
(3.40%)
247
(1.52%)
Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,8751,813
(37.19%)
996
(20.43%)
575
(11.79%)
391
(8.02%)
390
(8.00%)
438
(8.98%)
183
(3.75%)
89
(1.83%)
Simmons College of KentuckyPrivate, 4-year50624
(4.74%)
83
(16.40%)
44
(8.70%)
59
(11.66%)
77
(15.22%)
104
(20.55%)
64
(12.65%)
51
(10.08%)