List of colleges and universities in Kentucky

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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky also has two early entrance to college programs, for academically gifted high school juniors and seniors, that allows the students to take college credits while finishing high school. They are the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, and the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science.

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Public universities

InstitutionEndowment (2022)Total students (2023)
Eastern Kentucky University $78.8 million [1] 15,008 [2]
Kentucky State University $21.9 million [3] 1,689 [2]
Morehead State University $71 million [4] 8,619 [2]
Murray State University $100.2 million [1] 9,857 [2]
Northern Kentucky University $119.2 million [1] 14,985 [2]
University of Kentucky $1.68 billion [1] 33,885 [2]
University of Louisville $883.6 million [1] 23,225 [2]
Western Kentucky University $209.5 million [1] 16,762 [2]
Total$3.16 billion124,030

Private liberal arts colleges

Private colleges and universities

Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Kentucky dental schools

Kentucky law schools

Kentucky medical schools

Former institutions

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 As of June 30, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "CPE Interactive Data Center" . Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Current Financial Status of Kentucky State University" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Morehead State University Foundation - FY2021-2022 Dashboard". Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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