2025 Tightest Kentucky Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Kentucky colleges, Eastern Kentucky University has the tightest acceptance rate (64.31%) and University of Louisville has the second lowest rate (81.54%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Kentucky Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Kentucky colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Kentucky Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | 15,821 | 10,174 | 2,737 | 64.3% | 26.9% | $20,820 | 15,008 | 1,055 |
| 2 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY | 15,462 | 12,608 | 2,931 | 81.5% | 23.2% | $29,174 | 22,139 | 1,130 |
| 3 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY | 7,911 | 6,643 | 1,199 | 84.0% | 18.0% | $14,706 | 8,618 | - |
| 4 | Murray State University Murray, KY | 10,251 | 8,609 | 1,366 | 84.0% | 15.9% | $19,452 | 9,841 | 1,070 |
| 5 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | 6,905 | 5,939 | 1,638 | 86.0% | 27.6% | $21,480 | 14,961 | 1,025 |
| 6 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | 22,109 | 20,979 | 6,061 | 94.9% | 28.9% | $33,406 | 32,703 | 1,170 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | 7,505 | 7,276 | 2,755 | 96.9% | 37.9% | $27,000 | 16,759 | 945 |
Qualified Kentucky Colleges in Core Admission Stats
