28 colleges in Kentucky, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Berea College at $6,106.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berea College Berea, KY |
$6,106$60,718 | 58% | 19% |
| 2 | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY |
$8,040$21,727 | 32% | 96% |
| 3 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY |
$8,191$19,725 | 52% | 68% |
| 4 | Brescia University Owensboro, KY |
$8,709$44,328 | 54% | 35% |
| 5 | Murray State University Murray, KY |
$9,096$23,485 | 61% | 86% |
| 6 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY |
$9,793$21,961 | 52% | 77% |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY |
$10,990$24,188 | 56% | 94% |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY |
$11,040$23,735 | 50% | 78% |
| 9 | Georgetown College Georgetown, KY |
$14,095$56,886 | 49% | 91% |
| 10 | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY |
$14,107$25,567 | 50% | 99% |
| 11 | Lindsey Wilson University Columbia, KY |
$15,070$40,879 | 44% | — |
| 12 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY |
$17,131$46,203 | 47% | 72% |
| 13 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
$17,988$32,941 | 61% | 79% |
| 14 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY |
$18,540 | 61% | — |
| 15 | Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY |
$18,600$31,200 | 39% | 75% |
| 16 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY |
$18,851$34,391 | 71% | 93% |
| 17 | Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY |
$19,341$42,603 | 42% | 80% |
| 18 | University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY |
$20,311$33,420 | 42% | — |
| 19 | Centre College Danville, KY |
$20,781$67,787 | 81% | 54% |
| 20 | Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY |
$21,311$44,322 | 32% | 63% |
| 21 | Asbury University Wilmore, KY |
$21,401$47,459 | 65% | 63% |
| 22 | Bellarmine University Louisville, KY |
$21,499$61,691 | 64% | 86% |
| 23 | Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY |
$21,835$49,452 | 41% | 90% |
| 24 | Transylvania University Lexington, KY |
$21,913$60,993 | 71% | 87% |
| 25 | Spalding University Louisville, KY |
$25,491$45,530 | 52% | 99% |
| 26 | Sullivan University Louisville, KY |
$25,532$31,766 | 71% | — |
| 27 | Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY |
$28,133$34,541 | 32% | — |
| 28 | Midway University Midway, KY |
$29,579$48,805 | 41% | 95% |