Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Kentucky
Online colleges in Kentucky
Across the 51 Kentucky colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 79,544 students (29%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 60% took at least one distance course. 26 of those colleges enrol at least a quarter of their students that way; they are listed below, largest online intake first.
Colleges with federal figures
51
In Kentucky
Students studying entirely online
79,544
29% of the 271,858 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
60%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
26
At least 25% of students studying entirely online AND at least 50 of them. CampusPin thresholds, not federal categories.
Why your state still matters for online study
Distance study has no postcode, but the price and the paperwork do. Most public institutions charge residents less than non-residents, including for online courses at many of them, and states authorise which out-of-state institutions may enrol their residents at all. Starting from the colleges in Kentucky is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Kentucky colleges where students actually study online
Every Kentucky college where at least 25% of students were enrolled entirely at a distance and at least 50students did so, ordered by how many. Share alone would let a twenty-student campus open the list ahead of a community college teaching thousands at a distance. It is a measurement of enrolment, not a ranking, and nobody paid to be on it.
11,858 of 20,327 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 7,220 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $9,875 in-state.
8,189 of 14,961 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 5,577 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $10,896 in-state / $21,480 out-of-state.
4,690 of 15,008 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 6,183 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $10,130 in-state / $20,820 out-of-state.
4,256 of 11,619 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,802 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,706 in-state / $6,242 out-of-state.
3,838 of 12,574 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,508 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,706 in-state / $6,242 out-of-state.
3,253 of 4,794 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,541 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $16,925 in-state.
2,519 of 5,766 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,146 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
2,302 of 6,204 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,607 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
2,011 of 4,752 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,216 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
1,743 of 4,296 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 861 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
1,627 of 5,084 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,170 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
1,490 of 2,855 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 564 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $14,220 in-state.
1,363 of 5,132 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,081 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
1,128 of 2,583 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 586 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
1,109 of 3,535 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 796 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
1,104 of 3,039 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 364 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
966 of 3,144 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 709 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
878 of 2,559 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 709 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
873 of 2,156 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 616 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
630 of 1,715 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 491 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $16,925 in-state.
600 of 1,942 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 421 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $33,640 in-state.
519 of 1,945 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 655 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $26,080 in-state.
462 of 1,606 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 326 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,656 in-state / $6,192 out-of-state.
214 of 638 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 241 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $30,450 in-state.
157 of 329 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 161 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $11,484 in-state.
127 of 159 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 10 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $10,120 in-state.
Tuition shown is the published institution-wide rate, not the price of an online programme. Many colleges price online study on a separate schedule, and some charge a single rate regardless of where the student lives, so treat them as headline figures for the institution and confirm the online rate with the institution.
What this list is not
- It is not the complete set of your options. It counts students, not programmes. A college below the threshold may run an excellent online degree that few students happened to take exclusively that term, and residents of Kentucky can enrol with institutions anywhere.
- It is not a ranking. A high share describes how an institution enrols, not how good it is. Some of the largest shares belong to institutions worth reading carefully before applying, which is why every row links to the full profile with cost, debt and graduation figures.
- It is one term. These are Fall 2023 enrolments, on the federal reporting cycle.
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Source & methodology
Enrolment figures are from the U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023. Published tuition and control are from CampusPin's committed institution snapshot. Federal data is public domain; credit the U.S. Department of Education.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Online study at Kentucky colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/kentucky
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