Universities in Kentucky

Kentucky has 34 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education — 8 public, 25 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 118,428 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile. 2 are historically Black colleges or universities.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	University of KentuckyLexington · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	24,763
2	University of LouisvilleLouisville · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	14,727
3	Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Doctoral/Professional University	Public	12,318
4	Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · Doctoral/Professional University	Public	12,155
5	Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Doctoral/Professional University	Public	8,246
6	University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	6,941
7	Murray State UniversityMurray · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	6,688
8	Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private for-profit	4,801
9	Morehead State UniversityMorehead · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	4,578
10	Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	2,840
11	Bellarmine UniversityLouisville · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	2,161
12	Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	1,585
13	Berea CollegeBerea · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,513
14	Asbury UniversityWilmore · Master's, Small Programs	Private	1,420
15	Centre CollegeDanville · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,400
16	Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	1,309
17	Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills · Master's, Small Programs	Private	1,293
18	Midway UniversityMidway · Master's, Small Programs	Private	1,262
19	University of PikevillePikeville · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,135
20	Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,097
21	Transylvania UniversityLexington · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,005
22	The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	848
23	Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	842
24	Union Commonwealth UniversityBarbourville · Master's, Small Programs	Private	746
25	Spalding UniversityLouisville · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	583
26	Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	558
27	Brescia UniversityOwensboro · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	545
28	Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	481
29	Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	429
30	Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	159
31	Asbury Theological SeminaryWilmore · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	—
32	Frontier Nursing UniversityVersailles · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private	—
33	Lexington Theological SeminaryLexington · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	—
34	Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisville · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	—

A directory, not a ranking — listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.