Public colleges
Public Colleges in Kentucky
CampusPin lists 24 public colleges and universities in Kentucky, about 41.4% of the state's 58 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $10,513 in this snapshot.
Kentucky public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 24
- Share of state colleges
- 41.4%
- Median in-state tuition
- $10,513
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $21,150
- Out-of-state premium
- +$10,637
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in Kentucky
- Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · $10,130 in-state
- Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort · $9,214 in-state
- Morehead State UniversityMorehead · $9,838 in-state
- Murray State UniversityMurray · $9,708 in-state
- Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · $10,896 in-state
- University of KentuckyLexington · $13,212 in-state
- University of LouisvilleLouisville · $12,828 in-state
- Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · $11,436 in-state
Public community colleges in Kentucky
- Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland · $4,656
- Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg · $4,656
- Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington · $4,706
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown · $4,656
- Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence · $4,656
- Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard · $4,656
- Henderson Community CollegeHenderson · $4,656
- Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville · $4,656
- Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville · $4,706
- Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville · $4,656
- Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville · $4,656
- Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro · $4,656
- Somerset Community CollegeSomerset · $4,656
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green · $4,656
- Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland · $4,656
- West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah · $4,656
Public vs private in Kentucky
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
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Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for Kentucky come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in Kentucky. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/kentucky