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Colleges in Kentucky

All 34 Kentucky colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Kentucky ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Berea College Berea Highly Selective 19% 66
2 Centre College Danville Moderate 54% 62
3 University of Kentucky Lexington Open 93% 53
4 University of Louisville Louisville Open 79% 53
5 Transylvania University Lexington Open 87% 51
6 Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville Open — 49
7 Bellarmine University Louisville Open 86% 49
8 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights Open 68% 48
9 Brescia University Owensboro Selective 35% 46
10 Murray State University Murray Open 86% 46
11 University of Pikeville Pikeville Open — 45
12 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond Open 78% 44
13 Asbury University Wilmore Moderate 63% 42
14 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia Open — 41
15 Morehead State University Morehead Open 77% 41
16 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green Open 94% 41
17 Georgetown College Georgetown Open 91% 40
18 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro Open 72% 40
19 Thomas More University Crestview Hills Open 90% 40
20 Kentucky Christian University Grayson Moderate 61% 39
21 Spalding University Louisville Open 99% 38
22 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg Open 99% 38
23 Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes Open 75% 37
24 Union Commonwealth University Barbourville Moderate 63% 36
25 Campbellsville University Campbellsville Open 80% 36
26 Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson Open 100% 36
27 Midway University Midway Open 95% 35
28 Kentucky State University Frankfort Open 96% 34
29 Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville Open 100% 23
30 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Moderate 56% 20
— Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore Open — —
— Frontier Nursing University Versailles Open — —
— Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington Open — —
— Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →