21 colleges in Kentucky with an average net price under $20,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Galen College of Nursing-Louisville at $4,058.
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 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY |
$4,058 | 44% | — |
| 2 | Berea College Berea, KY |
$5,836$63,512 | 66% | 19% |
| 3 | Murray State University Murray, KY |
$7,350$22,404 | 60% | 86% |
| 4 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY |
$8,976$19,772 | 54% | 68% |
| 5 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY |
$9,912$24,067 | 48% | 77% |
| 6 | Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY |
$11,010$44,272 | 40% | 63% |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY |
$11,789$24,535 | 56% | 94% |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY |
$11,925$25,132 | 51% | 78% |
| 9 | Georgetown College Georgetown, KY |
$13,270$57,846 | 49% | 91% |
| 10 | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY |
$13,885$28,711 | 50% | 99% |
| 11 | Lindsey Wilson University Columbia, KY |
$14,300$41,076 | 41% | — |
| 12 | Brescia University Owensboro, KY |
$14,909$46,853 | 49% | 35% |
| 13 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
$14,960$30,975 | 60% | 79% |
| 14 | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY |
$17,637$24,233 | 30% | 96% |
| 15 | Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY |
$17,734$43,646 | 34% | 80% |
| 16 | Bellarmine University Louisville, KY |
$17,991$60,872 | 71% | 86% |
| 17 | Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY |
$18,367$31,878 | 41% | 75% |
| 18 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY |
$18,868$35,083 | 72% | 93% |
| 19 | University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY |
$19,224$41,482 | 41% | — |
| 20 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY |
$19,409$50,189 | 46% | 72% |
| 21 | Centre College Danville, KY |
$19,980$70,693 | 79% | 54% |