University of Kentucky ..... Location Lexington ...

University of Kentucky is a public institution that was founded in 1865. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 20,827, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 779 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Kentucky's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 119. Its in-state tuition and fees are $10,110 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $21,192 (2013-14).

University of Louisville ..... Location Louisville ...

University of Louisville is a public institution that was founded in 1798. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,727, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 345 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Louisville's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 161. Its in-state tuition and fees are $9,750 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $23,638 (2013-14).

Western Kentucky University ..... Location Bowling Green ...

Western Kentucky University is a public institution that was founded in 1906. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,101, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 235 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Western Kentucky University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 30. Its in-state tuition and fees are $8,722 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $22,248 (2013-14).

Eastern Kentucky University ..... Location Richmond ...

Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution that was founded in 1906. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,947, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 675 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Eastern Kentucky University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 55. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,536 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $16,608 (2013-14).

Northern Kentucky University ..... Location Highland Heights ...

Northern Kentucky University is a public institution that was founded in 1968. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,318, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 398 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Northern Kentucky University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 77. Its in-state tuition and fees are $8,376 (2013-14); out-of-state tuition and fees are $16,464 (2013-14).

Kentucky Private Colleges & UniversitiesKentucky Christian University is a private institution that was founded in 1919. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 574, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 121 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Kentucky Christian University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges (South), 66. Its tuition and fees are $17,418 (2013-14).


The twenty nonprofit, independent (or private) colleges and universities in Kentucky: Alice Lloyd College, Asbury University, Bellarmine University, Berea College, Brescia University, Campbellsville University, Centre College, Georgetown College, Kentucky Christian University, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Lindsey Wilson College, Mid-Continent University, Midway College, St. Catharine College, Spalding University, Thomas More College, Transylvania University, Union College, University of the Cumberlands, and the University of Pikeville