Largest Kentucky Colleges and Universities

Largest Kentucky Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Kentucky has the most students of 34,709 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Kentucky. University of Louisville is ranked second with 23,065 students and University of the Cumberlands follows them with 22,120 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Kentucky Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Kentucky Public, four-yearsLexington, KY	34,709	20,876	13,833
2	University of Louisville Public, four-yearsLouisville, KY	23,065	13,007	10,058
3	University of the Cumberlands Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamsburg, KY	22,120	12,781	9,339
4	Western Kentucky University Public, four-yearsBowling Green, KY	16,291	10,145	6,146
5	Eastern Kentucky University Public, four-yearsRichmond, KY	15,673	9,596	6,077
6	Northern Kentucky University Public, four-yearsHighland Heights, KY	15,347	9,650	5,697
7	Campbellsville University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCampbellsville, KY	10,836	5,797	5,039
8	Murray State University Public, four-yearsMurray, KY	10,020	6,322	3,698
9	Morehead State University Public, four-yearsMorehead, KY	8,791	5,363	3,428
10	Lindsey Wilson College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, KY	4,193	1,899	2,294
11	Bellarmine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY	2,886	1,773	1,113
12	University of Pikeville Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPikeville, KY	2,547	1,393	1,154
13	Thomas More University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCrestview Hills, KY	2,350	1,229	1,121
14	Asbury University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilmore, KY	2,100	1,266	834
15	Kentucky State University Public, four-yearsFrankfort, KY	2,020	1,118	902
16	Spalding University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY	1,553	1,082	471
17	Berea College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBerea, KY	1,527	898	629
18	Centre College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDanville, KY	1,404	731	673
19	Georgetown College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGeorgetown, KY	1,345	706	639
20	Transylvania University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, KY	1,006	575	431

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