Universities in Kentucky
2 indexed campuses in Southeast, 31,200 students in total. Ranked by the Campus Atlas quality index; tuition shown as the in-state / out-of-state band.
Top 10 by quality index
Largest campuses
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · public · 30k students
Medicine, mining engineering and architecture at the Kentucky flagship.
Score 5830k students$12k in-state
computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine
Centre College
Danville, KY · private · 1.2k students
Small Kentucky liberal-arts college with an exceptional study-abroad rate.
Score 641.2k students$52k tuition
computer data sciencebusinesslaw public policynatural sciences
City clusters
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.