Colleges with the Lowest Net Price in Kentucky
Ranked by average net price after grants (54 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Average net price after grants | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY · Public | $2,955 | $2,955 | $29,868 |
| 2 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Public | $3,537 | $3,537 | $34,242 |
| 3 | Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY · Public | $3,731 | $3,731 | $29,482 |
| 4 | Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY · Public | $3,873 | $3,873 | $32,954 |
| 5 | Henderson Community College Henderson, KY · Public | $4,232 | $4,232 | $35,714 |
| 6 | Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Public | $4,398 | $4,398 | $30,787 |
| 7 | Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Public | $4,605 | $4,605 | $32,194 |
| 8 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Public | $5,143 | $5,143 | $36,143 |
| 9 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY · Public | $5,353 | $5,353 | $34,891 |
| 10 | Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY · Public | $5,406 | $5,406 | $35,733 |
| 11 | Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY · Public | $5,717 | $5,717 | $34,504 |
| 12 | Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Public | $5,725 | $5,725 | $36,147 |
| 13 | Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Public | $5,800 | $5,800 | $35,798 |
| 14 | Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY · Public | $5,875 | $5,875 | $36,323 |
| 15 | Berea College Berea, KY · Private nonprofit | $6,106 | $6,106 | $43,150 |
| 16 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Public | $6,113 | $6,113 | $36,343 |
| 17 | Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY · Public | $6,376 | $6,376 | $38,171 |
| 18 | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY · Public | $8,040 | $8,040 | $36,382 |
| 19 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public | $8,191 | $8,191 | $50,220 |
| 20 | Brescia University Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit | $8,709 | $8,709 | $45,500 |
| 21 | Murray State University Murray, KY · Public | $9,096 | $9,096 | $44,737 |
| 22 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY · Public | $9,793 | $9,793 | $43,197 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public | $10,990 | $10,990 | $43,889 |
| 24 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public | $11,040 | $11,040 | $45,795 |
| 25 | Georgetown College Georgetown, KY · Private nonprofit | $14,095 | $14,095 | $52,074 |
| 26 | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY · Private nonprofit | $14,107 | $14,107 | $45,036 |
| 27 | Lindsey Wilson University Columbia, KY · Private nonprofit | $15,070 | $15,070 | $41,129 |
| 28 | American National University-Louisville Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $17,010 | $17,010 | $28,188 |
| 29 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit | $17,131 | $17,131 | $46,747 |
| 30 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public | $17,988 | $17,988 | $53,899 |
| 31 | Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit | $18,434 | $18,434 | — |
| 32 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $18,540 | $18,540 | $61,480 |
| 33 | Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY · Private nonprofit | $18,600 | $18,600 | $40,573 |
| 34 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public | $18,851 | $18,851 | $59,025 |
| 35 | Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY · Private nonprofit | $19,341 | $19,341 | $41,583 |
| 36 | University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY · Private nonprofit | $20,311 | $20,311 | $48,231 |
| 37 | Centre College Danville, KY · Private nonprofit | $20,781 | $20,781 | $66,240 |
| 38 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY · Private for-profit | $21,164 | $21,164 | $61,480 |
| 39 | Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY · Private nonprofit | $21,311 | $21,311 | $42,002 |
| 40 | Asbury University Wilmore, KY · Private nonprofit | $21,401 | $21,401 | $42,368 |
| 41 | Bellarmine University Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit | $21,499 | $21,499 | $62,069 |
| 42 | MedQuest College Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $21,782 | $21,782 | — |
| 43 | Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY · Private nonprofit | $21,835 | $21,835 | $59,384 |
| 44 | Transylvania University Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit | $21,913 | $21,913 | $54,705 |
| 45 | Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit | $22,871 | $22,871 | $20,156 |
| 46 | Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY · Private nonprofit | $24,038 | $24,038 | $42,375 |
| 47 | Spalding University Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit | $25,491 | $25,491 | $49,438 |
| 48 | Sullivan University Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $25,532 | $25,532 | $38,008 |
| 49 | PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · Private for-profit | $26,577 | $26,577 | $20,392 |
| 50 | Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY · Private for-profit | $28,005 | $28,005 | — |
| 51 | Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY · Private for-profit | $28,133 | $28,133 | $37,114 |
| 52 | ATA College Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $28,611 | $28,611 | $34,577 |
| 53 | Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $29,401 | $29,401 | $28,449 |
| 54 | Midway University Midway, KY · Private nonprofit | $29,579 | $29,579 | $44,246 |