Private Colleges in Kentucky

How much does it cost to attend private college in Kentucky?   The average annual in-state four year, not for profit private college tuition in Kentucky was $23,826 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is a change of ($339) from the 2019-2020 average of $24,165 and represents a -1.4% annual decline. The list of Kentucky private colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 42 private colleges and universities in Kentucky, the most popular being Campbellsville University with 9,098 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $24,900. Centre College is the most expensive private school in Kentucky with an in-state tuition of $44,300.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Kentucky colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Kentucky or cheap Kentucky colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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