Colleges in Kentucky and what each costs

31 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of Kentucky cost of attendance	Lexington	Public, 4-year	$38,647
University of Louisville cost of attendance	Louisville	Public, 4-year	$36,980
Eastern Kentucky University cost of attendance	Richmond	Public, 4-year	$28,034
Western Kentucky University cost of attendance	Bowling Green	Public, 4-year	$29,569
Northern Kentucky University cost of attendance	Highland Heights	Public, 4-year	$28,758
University of the Cumberlands cost of attendance	Williamsburg	Private, 4-year	$27,265
Murray State University cost of attendance	Murray	Public, 4-year	$27,255
Morehead State University cost of attendance	Morehead	Public, 4-year	$26,236
Campbellsville University cost of attendance	Campbellsville	Private, 4-year	$48,582
Bellarmine University cost of attendance	Louisville	Private, 4-year	$68,476
Sullivan University cost of attendance	Louisville	Private, 2-year	$35,589
Lindsey Wilson University cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$46,367
Berea College cost of attendance	Berea	Private, 4-year	$70,578
Asbury University cost of attendance	Wilmore	Private, 4-year	$52,931
Centre College cost of attendance	Danville	Private, 4-year	$76,334
Kentucky State University cost of attendance	Frankfort	Public, 4-year	$28,066
Thomas More University cost of attendance	Crestview Hills	Private, 4-year	$59,068
Midway University cost of attendance	Midway	Private, 4-year	$53,993
University of Pikeville cost of attendance	Pikeville	Private, 4-year	$45,984
Georgetown College cost of attendance	Georgetown	Private, 4-year	$61,610
Transylvania University cost of attendance	Lexington	Private, 4-year	$69,828
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary cost of attendance	Louisville	Private, 4-year	$23,929
Kentucky Wesleyan College cost of attendance	Owensboro	Private, 4-year	$54,194
Union Commonwealth University cost of attendance	Barbourville	Private, 4-year	$47,040
Spalding University cost of attendance	Louisville	Private, 4-year	$52,667
Alice Lloyd College cost of attendance	Pippa Passes	Private, 4-year	$33,533
Brescia University cost of attendance	Owensboro	Private, 4-year	$53,200
Simmons College of Kentucky cost of attendance	Louisville	Private, 2-year	$31,384
Kentucky Christian University cost of attendance	Grayson	Private, 4-year	$46,306
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College cost of attendance	Pineville	Private, 4-year	$25,732
Kentucky Mountain Bible College cost of attendance	Jackson	Private, 4-year	$17,500

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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