Debt by Degrees » Kentucky
This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.
Kentucky Colleges
Research University (4)
Predominately Associate Degrees College (29)
Predominately Bachelor's Degrees College (15)
Medical & Nursing School (2)
Tech & Engineering School (1)
Business School (1)
Art School (1)
Master's College (13)
Unclassified (35)
| Name | Type | Students Receiving Pell Grants | Avg. Cost for Low-Income Students | Median Federal Debt of Pell Grantees | Nonrepayment Rate of Pell Grantees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | Private for-profit, 2-year | 78% | $11,524 | $7,340 | 67.8% |
| Empire Beauty School-Highland | Private for-profit, 2-year | 81% | $12,076 | $8,100 | 88.9% |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | Private for-profit, 2-year | 59% | $5,286 | $7,389 | 87.0% |
| Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 81% | $18,630 | $6,868 | 70.3% |
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year | 72% | $8,680 | ||
| Bellefonte Academy of Beauty | Private for-profit, 2-year | 66% | $9,581 | ||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | Private for-profit, 2-year | 58% | $11,087 | $12,750 | 71.6% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Private for-profit, 2-year | 53% | $9,359 | $11,888 | 71.6% |
| Heads West Kentucky Beauty College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 44% | $9,297 | ||
| Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 41% | $5,970 | ||
| Southeast School of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 69% | $7,062 | ||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Private for-profit, 2-year | 34% | $9,587 | $9,500 | 72.0% |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 26% | $7,389 | 48.6% | |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 77% | $19,943 | $9,500 | 76.1% |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 74% | $22,027 | $9,500 | 76.5% |
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 29% | $11,763 | ||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 44% | $17,840 | ||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | Private for-profit, 2-year | 25% | $12,308 | ||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | Private for-profit, 2-year | 71% | $18,576 | $9,500 | 77.6% |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | Private for-profit, 2-year | 90% | $6,931 | 83.7% | |
| MedQuest College | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 37% | $20,719 | $9,454 | |
| Daymar College-Louisville | Private for-profit, 4-year | 73% | $14,655 | 87.7% | |
| Collins School of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 96% | $3,524 | ||
| Nutek Academy of Beauty Inc | Private for-profit, 2-year | 41% | $10,594 | ||
| Pat Wilson's Beauty College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 24% | $6,040 | ||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Private not-for-profit, 2-year | 85% | $14,109 | ||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | Private for-profit, 2-year | 75% | $10,491 | ||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | Private for-profit, 2-year | 65% | $9,945 | $7,427 | 73.2% |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | Private for-profit, 2-year | 68% | $11,018 | $8,161 | 78.9% |
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | Private for-profit, 2-year | 83% | $10,518 | $6,890 | 78.5% |
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | Private for-profit, 2-year | 80% | $11,589 | $7,340 | 67.8% |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | Private for-profit, 2-year | 64% | $10,339 | ||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | Private for-profit, 2-year | 100% | $10,712 | 83.7% | |
| Appalachian Beauty School | Private for-profit, 2-year | 71% | $4,602 | ||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | Private for-profit, 2-year | 73% | $12,130 | 83.7% | |
| Spalding University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 44% | $17,507 | $20,000 | 64.3% |
| University of Louisville | Public, 4-year | 29% | $10,479 | $14,854 | 47.8% |
| University of the Cumberlands | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 41% | $15,327 | $8,816 | 52.0% |
| University of Kentucky | Public, 4-year | 25% | $10,051 | $16,650 | 47.1% |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 52% | $5,759 | $6,724 | 77.2% |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 53% | $6,069 | $6,750 | 76.7% |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 50% | $5,018 | $7,444 | 76.6% |
| Henderson Community College | Public, 2-year | 39% | $4,862 | $6,441 | 70.5% |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 45% | $5,904 | $6,794 | 78.6% |
| Madisonville Community College | Public, 2-year | 31% | $4,897 | $6,183 | 63.4% |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 59% | $6,390 | $7,797 | 80.3% |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 19% | $5,160 | $9,209 | 81.9% |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 41% | $4,577 | $6,616 | 68.0% |
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | Private for-profit, 4-year | 85% | $18,173 | $12,267 | 85.2% |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 37% | $5,191 | $6,211 | 71.1% |
| Beckfield College-Florence | Private for-profit, 4-year | 80% | $17,845 | $12,667 | 83.9% |
| Daymar College-Louisville | Private for-profit, 4-year | 85% | $14,655 | 87.7% | |
| Daymar College-Bellevue | Private for-profit, 4-year | 82% | $25,326 | $14,655 | 87.7% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | Private for-profit, 4-year | 81% | $23,229 | $13,947 | 80.6% |
| MedTech College-Lexington Campus | Private for-profit, 2-year | 54% | $23,507 | $14,313 | 79.1% |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 44% | $5,230 | $8,421 | 78.8% |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 45% | $6,574 | $7,196 | 78.9% |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Private for-profit, 2-year | 64% | $14,566 | 66.2% | |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 50% | $5,320 | $6,250 | 75.2% |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Public, 2-year | 60% | $5,832 | $7,197 | 74.4% |
| American National University-Lexington | Private for-profit, 4-year | 85% | $18,174 | $15,001 | 88.5% |
| Somerset Community College | Public, 2-year | 63% | $5,457 | $8,186 | 76.6% |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Public, 2-year | 48% | $6,458 | $5,266 | 68.9% |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | Private for-profit, 2-year | 91% | $12,097 | 55.1% | |
| Brown Mackie College-Hopkinsville | Private for-profit, 2-year | 87% | $19,569 | $12,267 | 85.2% |
| Spencerian College-Lexington | Private for-profit, 2-year | 72% | $19,335 | $11,448 | 76.9% |
| ATA College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 84% | $19,654 | $14,777 | 81.6% |
| Daymar College-Madisonville | Private for-profit, 2-year | 82% | $26,254 | $14,655 | 87.7% |
| Daymar College-Online | Private for-profit, 4-year | 82% | $22,757 | $14,655 | 87.7% |
| Kentucky State University | Public, 4-year | 59% | $8,544 | $14,250 | 80.5% |
| Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky | Private for-profit, 4-year | 79% | $18,560 | $12,267 | 85.2% |
| University of Pikeville | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 49% | $16,425 | $10,498 | 63.8% |
| Saint Catharine College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 49% | $24,509 | $16,981 | 62.5% |
| Transylvania University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 27% | $16,705 | $24,600 | 37.3% |
| Alice Lloyd College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 57% | $10,875 | $7,075 | 56.9% |
| Berea College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 84% | $2,453 | ||
| Daymar College-Bowling Green | Private for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $20,801 | $15,749 | 85.8% |
| Georgetown College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 37% | $15,414 | $21,000 | 37.7% |
| Centre College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 15% | $15,528 | $25,683 | 26.9% |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 50% | $14,512 | $12,658 | 48.1% |
| Daymar College-Paducah Main | Private for-profit, 4-year | 87% | $24,673 | 85.5% | |
| Brescia University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 50% | $9,648 | $16,750 | 54.0% |
| Kentucky Christian University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 49% | $18,385 | $9,895 | 46.7% |
| Daymar College-Owensboro | Private for-profit, 4-year | 78% | $23,969 | $14,655 | 87.7% |
| Spencerian College-Louisville | Private for-profit, 4-year | 60% | $25,320 | $11,448 | 76.9% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | Private for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $23,137 | $13,947 | 80.6% |
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | Private for-profit, 4-year | 70% | $17,746 | $14,250 | 81.7% |
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | Private for-profit, 4-year | 58% | $27,056 | $19,994 | 70.6% |
| Western Kentucky University | Public, 4-year | 37% | $10,933 | $17,231 | 62.7% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Public, 4-year | 42% | $8,483 | $15,000 | 56.7% |
| Union College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 56% | $13,759 | $11,448 | 67.4% |
| Murray State University | Public, 4-year | 34% | $6,787 | $15,000 | 50.5% |
| Northern Kentucky University | Public, 4-year | 34% | $4,085 | $16,755 | 55.2% |
| Thomas More College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 25% | $17,247 | $21,500 | 48.9% |
| Lindsey Wilson College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 62% | $15,472 | $14,237 | 62.7% |
| Bellarmine University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 24% | $18,508 | $21,500 | 33.5% |
| Sullivan University | Private for-profit, 4-year | 57% | $25,142 | $12,668 | 74.9% |
| Asbury University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 33% | $19,508 | $20,250 | 38.8% |
| Midway University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 51% | $16,569 | $15,206 | 62.9% |
| Morehead State University | Public, 4-year | 37% | $8,727 | $15,457 | 62.8% |
| Campbellsville University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 42% | $12,526 | $10,050 | 60.1% |