Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Colleges in Kentucky. The average acceptance rate of Colleges in Kentucky is 80.82% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 22.45%.
Berea College has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 19.34% and Summit Salon Academy-Lexington has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 100.00% among Colleges in Kentucky. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | 2,673 (1,133/1,540) | 2,011 (827/1,184) | 213 (93/120) | 75% (73%/77%) | 11% (11%/8%) | |
| Asbury University | 2,063 (922/1,141) | 1,308 (531/777) | 342 (129/213) | 63% (58%/68%) | 26% (24%/19%) | |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Ashland Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Bellarmine University | 4,779 (1,677/3,084) | 4,115 (1,451/2,648) | 539 (205/334) | 86% (87%/86%) | 13% (14%/11%) | |
| Berea College | 3,857 (1,793/2,064) | 746 (295/451) | 401 (166/235) | 19% (16%/22%) | 54% (56%/11%) | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Brescia University | 2,145 (954/1,057) | 756 (225/490) | 141 (59/78) | 35% (24%/46%) | 19% (26%/7%) | |
| Campbellsville University | 5,000 (2,189/2,774) | 3,987 (1,782/2,178) | 557 (285/263) | 80% (81%/79%) | 14% (16%/9%) | |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Centre College | 3,747 (1,965/1,782) | 2,037 (988/1,049) | 395 (195/200) | 54% (50%/59%) | 19% (20%/11%) | |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of the Cumberlands | 3,037 (1,103/1,922) | 3,001 (1,076/1,913) | 999 (370/625) | 99% (98%/100%) | 33% (34%/33%) | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 17,024 (6,313/10,711) | 13,212 (4,889/8,323) | 2,635 (1,137/1,498) | 78% (77%/78%) | 20% (23%/14%) | |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Frontier Nursing University | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Georgetown College | 1,353 (598/751) | 1,232 (538/690) | 320 (170/149) | 91% (90%/92%) | 26% (32%/20%) | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Hazard Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Henderson Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Hopkinsville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | 16 (0/16) | 13 (0/13) | 13 (0/13) | 81% (0%/81%) | 100% (0%/81%) | |
| American National University-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 31 (22/9) | 31 (22/9) | 17 (11/6) | 100% (100%/100%) | 55% (50%/67%) | |
| Kentucky State University | 1,453 (604/849) | 1,396 (584/812) | 377 (176/201) | 96% (97%/96%) | 27% (30%/24%) | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 2,113 (1,158/940) | 1,513 (795/711) | 268 (140/128) | 72% (69%/76%) | 18% (18%/14%) | |
| University of Kentucky | 31,517 (12,769/18,485) | 29,293 (11,655/17,396) | 6,513 (2,604/3,880) | 93% (91%/94%) | 22% (22%/21%) | |
| Kentucky Christian University | 962 (739/223) | 586 (435/151) | 164 (118/46) | 61% (59%/68%) | 28% (27%/21%) | |
| Lexington Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Lindsey Wilson College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| University of Louisville | 15,668 (6,718/8,950) | 12,442 (5,361/7,081) | 3,120 (1,438/1,682) | 79% (80%/79%) | 25% (27%/19%) | |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Madisonville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Maysville Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Midway University | 1,071 (521/550) | 1,019 (485/534) | 234 (106/128) | 95% (93%/97%) | 23% (22%/23%) | |
| Morehead State University | 9,134 (3,587/4,806) | 7,052 (2,602/3,973) | 1,284 (511/773) | 77% (73%/83%) | 18% (20%/16%) | |
| Murray State University | 10,486 (3,959/6,527) | 8,984 (3,362/5,622) | 1,562 (581/981) | 86% (85%/86%) | 17% (17%/15%) | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Northern Kentucky University | 6,058 (2,009/3,999) | 4,098 (1,379/2,704) | 1,510 (614/895) | 68% (69%/68%) | 37% (45%/22%) | |
| Daymar College-Owensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Somerset Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 605 (346/259) | 338 (193/145) | 189 (107/82) | 56% (56%/56%) | 56% (55%/32%) | |
| Spalding University | 727 (266/461) | 723 (264/459) | 113 (53/60) | 99% (99%/100%) | 16% (20%/13%) | |
| Spencerian College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Sullivan University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Thomas More University | 3,242 (1,625/1,617) | 2,929 (1,441/1,488) | 367 (195/172) | 90% (89%/92%) | 13% (14%/11%) | |
| Transylvania University | 1,851 (674/1,177) | 1,602 (562/1,040) | 261 (104/157) | 87% (83%/88%) | 16% (19%/13%) | |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Union College | 996 (549/427) | 629 (348/281) | 244 (171/73) | 63% (63%/66%) | 39% (49%/17%) | |
| Western Kentucky University | 9,840 (3,622/6,042) | 9,237 (3,357/5,714) | 2,788 (1,067/1,666) | 94% (93%/95%) | 30% (32%/28%) | |
| Appalachian Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | |||||
| Beckfield College-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Allure Beauty College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Daymar College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Spencerian College-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/03/2018) | |||||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Daymar College-Bellevue | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| ATA College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Daymar College-Madisonville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/11/2016) | |||||
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Daymar College-Online | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | |||||
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Simmons College of Kentucky | 178 (77/101) | 178 (77/101) | 145 (77/68) | 100% (100%/100%) | 81% (100%/67%) | |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | |||||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2018) | |||||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| MedQuest College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| American College of Barbering | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tri-State Barber College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Regina Webb Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Medical Career & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Edge Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| American College of Barbering - Florence | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Average | 5,058 (2,068/2,068) | 4,088 (1,626/2,426) | 952 (403/545) | 80.82% (78.7%/117.3%) | 22.45% (23.9%/21.7%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in Kentucky is 1094. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 552 and the average SAT Math score is 542.
Centre College has the highest SAT scores of 1,360 and Alice Lloyd College has the lowest SAT scores of 870 among Colleges in Kentucky. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in Kentucky for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | 3% (7) | 870 | 440 | 430 | |
| Asbury University | Test Score is NOT considered for Asbury University admission. | ||||
| Asbury Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Ashland Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Bellarmine University | 4% (23) | 1150 | 560 | 590 | |
| Berea College | 6% (24) | 1240 | 630 | 610 | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brescia University | Test Score is NOT considered for Brescia University admission. | ||||
| Campbellsville University | Test Score is NOT considered for Campbellsville University admission. | ||||
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Centre College | 8% (33) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of the Cumberlands | Test Score is NOT considered for University of the Cumberlands admission. | ||||
| Eastern Kentucky University | 1% (9) | 970 | 480 | 490 | |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Frontier Nursing University | No data is available. | ||||
| Georgetown College | 6% (20) | 1060 | 530 | 530 | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hazard Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Henderson Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hopkinsville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Test Score is NOT considered for Summit Salon Academy-Lexington admission. | ||||
| American National University-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 35% (6) | 1070 | 555 | 515 | |
| Kentucky State University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 15% (37) | 1020 | 510 | 510 | |
| University of Kentucky | 7% (481) | 1180 | 600 | 580 | |
| Kentucky Christian University | 2% (3) | - | |||
| Lexington Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Lindsey Wilson College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of Louisville | 18% (569) | 1150 | 580 | 570 | |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Madisonville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Maysville Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Midway University | 3% (7) | 1140 | 580 | 560 | |
| Morehead State University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Murray State University | 19% (291) | 1060 | 530 | 530 | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Northern Kentucky University | 5% (74) | 1040 | 530 | 510 | |
| Daymar College-Owensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Somerset Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 30% (57) | 1120 | 590 | 530 | |
| Spalding University | 16% (18) | 965 | 480 | 485 | |
| Spencerian College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Sullivan University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Thomas More University | 6% (21) | 1110 | 550 | 560 | |
| Transylvania University | 5% (14) | 1250 | 620 | 630 | |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Union College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Western Kentucky University | 3% (15) | 930 | 490 | 440 | |
| Appalachian Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | ||||
| Beckfield College-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Allure Beauty College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Daymar College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Spencerian College-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/03/2018) | ||||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Daymar College-Bellevue | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| ATA College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Daymar College-Madisonville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/11/2016) | ||||
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Daymar College-Online | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | ||||
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Test Score is NOT considered for Simmons College of Kentucky admission. | ||||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | ||||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2018) | ||||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| MedQuest College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| American College of Barbering | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tri-State Barber College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Regina Webb Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Medical Career & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Edge Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | No data is available. | ||||
| American College of Barbering - Florence | No data is available. | ||||
| Average | 10.11% | 1094 | 552 | 542 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in Kentucky is 22. By subject, the average ACT English score is 22 and the ACT math score is 21.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in Kentucky for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | 88% (188) | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
| Asbury University | Test Score is NOT considered for Asbury University admission. | ||||
| Asbury Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Ashland Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Bellarmine University | 26% (140) | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
| Berea College | 35% (142) | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brescia University | Test Score is NOT considered for Brescia University admission. | ||||
| Campbellsville University | Test Score is NOT considered for Campbellsville University admission. | ||||
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Centre College | 46% (182) | 29 | 29 | 26 | |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of the Cumberlands | Test Score is NOT considered for University of the Cumberlands admission. | ||||
| Eastern Kentucky University | 97% (2,561) | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Frontier Nursing University | No data is available. | ||||
| Georgetown College | 42% (134) | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hazard Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Henderson Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hopkinsville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | Test Score is NOT considered for Summit Salon Academy-Lexington admission. | ||||
| American National University-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 35% (6) | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
| Kentucky State University | 21% (80) | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 64% (162) | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
| University of Kentucky | 50% (3,230) | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
| Kentucky Christian University | 34% (55) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| Lexington Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Lindsey Wilson College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of Louisville | 85% (2,647) | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Madisonville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Maysville Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Midway University | 31% (73) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| Morehead State University | 1% (1) | ||||
| Murray State University | 82% (1,277) | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Northern Kentucky University | 73% (1,098) | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| Daymar College-Owensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Somerset Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 48% (90) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| Spalding University | 69% (78) | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
| Spencerian College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Sullivan University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Thomas More University | 40% (146) | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
| Transylvania University | 67% (175) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Union College | 54% (130) | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
| Western Kentucky University | 3% (72) | 18 | 19 | 16 | |
| Appalachian Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | ||||
| Beckfield College-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Allure Beauty College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Daymar College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Spencerian College-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/03/2018) | ||||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Daymar College-Bellevue | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| ATA College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Daymar College-Madisonville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/11/2016) | ||||
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Daymar College-Online | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | ||||
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Test Score is NOT considered for Simmons College of Kentucky admission. | ||||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | ||||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2018) | ||||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| MedQuest College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| American College of Barbering | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tri-State Barber College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Regina Webb Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Medical Career & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Edge Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | No data is available. | ||||
| American College of Barbering - Florence | No data is available. | ||||
| Average | 49.59% | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Colleges in Kentucky based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Asbury University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Ashland Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Bellarmine University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Berea College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Brescia University | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| Campbellsville University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Centre College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of the Cumberlands | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Frontier Nursing University | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Georgetown College | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Hazard Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Henderson Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Hopkinsville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| American National University-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Kentucky State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| University of Kentucky | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Kentucky Christian University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Lexington Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Lindsey Wilson College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| University of Louisville | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Madisonville Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Maysville Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Midway University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Morehead State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Murray State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Northern Kentucky University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Daymar College-Owensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Somerset Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Spalding University | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Spencerian College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Sullivan University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Thomas More University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Transylvania University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Union College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Western Kentucky University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Appalachian Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | ||||||||
| Beckfield College-Florence | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Allure Beauty College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Daymar College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Spencerian College-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/03/2018) | ||||||||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Daymar College-Bellevue | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| ATA College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Daymar College-Madisonville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/11/2016) | ||||||||
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Daymar College-Online | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | ||||||||
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Simmons College of Kentucky | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | ||||||||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2018) | ||||||||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| MedQuest College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| American College of Barbering | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tri-State Barber College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Regina Webb Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Medical Career & Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Edge Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| American College of Barbering - Florence | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.