Kentucky Online Colleges Comparison
52 Kentucky colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 2 schools are online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely in Kentucky. In addition, 7 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of Kentucky online colleges is $16,974 for Kentucky residents and $17,492 for out-of-state students. Bellarmine University has the highest tuition & fees of $46,780 and Ashland Community and Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,192.
- Total 76,363 students have enrolled in online colleges in Kentucky. University of the Cumberlands is the largest online college with 10,276 online students.
- University of the Cumberlands offers the most number of online programs of 37 programs via distance learning.
- Campbellsville University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
52 Online Colleges in Kentucky
The next table lists all online colleges located in Kentucky. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Kentucky Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $29,500 | $33,640 | 1,650 | 388 | 77 | 23 | 11 to 1 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 1,747 | 587 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 2,515 | 823 | 69 | 17 | 17 to 1 |
| Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $40,350 | $46,780 | 2,970 | 166 | 79 | 9 | 12 to 1 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 4,732 | 1,635 | 58 | 10 | 20 to 1 |
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $21,550 | $30,450 | 646 | 241 | 45 | 4 | 9 to 1 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,400 | $26,990 | 11,775 | 1,625 | 120 | 18 | 23 to 1 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,706 | $6,242 | 10,318 | 4,245 | 118 | 34 | 18 to 1 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $9,020 | $10,120 | 147 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 10 to 1 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | $41,760 | 4,443 | 2,798 | 4 | 1 | 13 to 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $23,000 | $9,875 | 18,053 | 10,276 | 96 | 66 | 18 to 1 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $10,130 | $20,820 | 14,324 | 4,278 | 176 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 5,648 | 2,204 | 80 | 21 | 23 to 1 |
| Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 2,335 | 2,335 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $37,160 | $42,010 | 1,548 | 315 | 48 | 7 | 14 to 1 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 2,556 | 1,197 | 79 | 22 | 15 to 1 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 1,506 | 414 | 36 | 10 | 17 to 1 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 2,028 | 875 | 62 | 15 | 17 to 1 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,706 | $6,242 | 12,053 | 3,956 | 111 | 20 | 23 to 1 |
| American National University-Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $14,886 | $11,484 | 296 | 238 | 9 | 7 | 17 to 1 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $7,760 | $10,060 | 78 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 12 to 1 |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $9,214 | $13,260 | 1,726 | 494 | 42 | 2 | 11 to 1 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $25,070 | $33,393 | 813 | 93 | 31 | 7 | 12 to 1 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $13,212 | $33,406 | 31,547 | 4,064 | 428 | 40 | 17 to 1 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $19,255 | $25,000 | 629 | 61 | 25 | 5 | 13 to 1 |
| Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 90 | 90 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $24,246 | $27,274 | 3,159 | 710 | 38 | 6 | 17 to 1 |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $12,828 | $29,174 | 22,017 | 4,193 | 245 | 10 | 13 to 1 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 3,493 | 1,208 | 92 | 16 | 16 to 1 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 3,974 | 1,408 | 85 | 21 | 19 to 1 |
| Midway University Midway, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $23,950 | $26,080 | 1,441 | 520 | 30 | 23 | 15 to 1 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $9,838 | $14,706 | 8,807 | 1,202 | 93 | 18 | 14 to 1 |
| Murray State University Murray, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $9,708 | $19,452 | 9,479 | 1,944 | 148 | 36 | 16 to 1 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 4,440 | 1,664 | 75 | 11 | 18 to 1 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $10,896 | $21,480 | 15,801 | 6,567 | 129 | 10 | 17 to 1 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 5,309 | 1,410 | 87 | 8 | 18 to 1 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $20,338 | $24,150 | 2,434 | 195 | 45 | 4 | 15 to 1 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 2,576 | 1,241 | 86 | 22 | 13 to 1 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 5,529 | 2,331 | 86 | 22 | 17 to 1 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 2,625 | 765 | 70 | 20 | 18 to 1 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $18,860 | $13,086 | 4,266 | 953 | 40 | 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $24,000 | $27,672 | 1,532 | 313 | 58 | 7 | 9 to 1 |
| Sullivan University Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $20,990 | $14,220 | 2,309 | 1,288 | 64 | 21 | 13 to 1 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $30,270 | $37,650 | 1,958 | 294 | 53 | 4 | 14 to 1 |
| Transylvania University Lexington, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $37,290 | $44,980 | 979 | 1 | 42 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Union College Barbourville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $26,080 | $31,071 | 970 | 179 | 70 | 30 | 9 to 1 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, 4 years four-years | $11,436 | $27,000 | 16,493 | 3,162 | 236 | 83 | 18 to 1 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $13,281 | $13,295 | 653 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 16 to 1 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY Public, 2-4 years | $4,656 | $6,192 | 4,621 | 1,175 | 92 | 12 | 22 to 1 |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY Private, Less than 2 years | - | $17,795 | 128 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 17 to 1 |
| ATA College Louisville, KY Private, 2-4 years | $11,545 | $13,790 | 264 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 14 to 1 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Private, 4 years four-years | $5,310 | $16,398 | 237 | 6 | 19 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Average | $16,974 | $17,492 | 261,667 | 76,363 | - | - | 15 to 1 |