Tightest Kentucky Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Kentucky colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Berea College has the lowest acceptance rate as of 19.34% for academic year 2023-2024 in Kentucky. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Kentucky.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berea CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBerea, KY | 19.34% | 3,857 | 746 | 401 | 53.75% |
| 2 | Brescia UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwensboro, KY | 35.24% | 2,145 | 756 | 141 | 18.65% |
| 3 | Centre CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDanville, KY | 54.36% | 3,747 | 2,037 | 395 | 19.39% |
| 4 | The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY | 55.87% | 605 | 338 | 189 | 55.92% |
| 5 | Kentucky Christian UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrayson, KY | 60.91% | 962 | 586 | 164 | 27.99% |
| 6 | Union CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBarbourville, KY | 63.15% | 996 | 629 | 244 | 38.79% |
| 7 | Asbury UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilmore, KY | 63.40% | 2,063 | 1,308 | 342 | 26.15% |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky UniversityPublic, four-yearsHighland Heights, KY | 67.65% | 6,058 | 4,098 | 1,510 | 36.85% |
| 9 | Kentucky Wesleyan CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwensboro, KY | 71.60% | 2,113 | 1,513 | 268 | 17.71% |
| 10 | Alice Lloyd CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPippa Passes, KY | 75.23% | 2,673 | 2,011 | 213 | 10.59% |
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