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Most Affordable Universities in Kentucky

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Kentucky.

30 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Tuition
1 Kentucky State University
Public KY ROI
$9,214 $29,640 29% $9,214
2 Murray State University
Public KY ROI
$9,708 $38,473 59% $9,708
3 Morehead State University
Public KY ROI
$9,838 $37,131 48% $9,838
4 University of the Cumberlands
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$9,875 $39,046 45% $9,875
5 Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$10,060 $21,778 47% $10,060
6 Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$10,120 $35,559 36% $10,120
7 Eastern Kentucky University
Public KY ROI
$10,130 $38,611 50% $10,130
8 Northern Kentucky University
Public KY ROI
$10,896 $42,105 49% $10,896
9 Western Kentucky University
Public KY ROI
$11,436 $38,156 53% $11,436
10 University of Louisville
Public KY ROI
$12,828 $46,571 61% $12,828
11 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$13,086 $0 44% $13,086
12 University of Kentucky
Public KY ROI
$13,212 $47,266 69% $13,212
13 Alice Lloyd College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$14,080 $35,174 33% $14,080
14 Simmons College of Kentucky
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$16,398 $22,732 32% $16,398
15 University of Pikeville
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$24,150 $34,508 37% $24,150
16 Kentucky Christian University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$25,000 $39,921 32% $25,000
17 Midway University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$26,080 $40,738 45% $26,080
18 Campbellsville University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$26,990 $34,639 44% $26,990
19 Lindsey Wilson College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$27,274 $34,861 38% $27,274
20 Spalding University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$27,850 $42,870 51% $27,850
21 Brescia University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$30,450 $39,897 45% $30,450
22 Union Commonwealth University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$30,946 $36,529 35% $30,946
23 Kentucky Wesleyan College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$33,393 $35,895 51% $33,393
24 Asbury University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$33,640 $35,563 68% $33,640
25 Thomas More University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$38,400 $47,148 43% $38,400
26 Georgetown College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$42,010 $40,393 47% $42,010
27 Transylvania University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$44,980 $40,447 69% $44,980
28 Bellarmine University
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$47,180 $49,819 64% $47,180
29 Berea College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$49,326 $35,676 62% $49,326
30 Centre College
Private Non-Profit KY ROI
$50,550 $50,073 86% $50,550

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Most Affordable university in Kentucky is Kentucky State University, followed by Murray State University. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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