Acceptance Rate
80.82%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
22.46%
Applicants
141,626
Admitted
114,468
Enrolled
25,711
Applying To Kentucky Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 80.82% at Kentucky colleges and universities, a total of 141,626 students applied and 114,468 were accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $67 and the graduate application fees is $45. The following table presents the general admission information for applying to Kentucky colleges.
| Open Admission Policy | 55 out of 87 schools |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fees | $67 |
| Graduate Application Fees | $45 |
| Acceptance Rate | 80.82% |
| Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 22.46% |
| Test Scores | 1,088 SAT / 22 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For the academic year 2024-2025, total 141,626 students (57,892 men and 82,264 women) applied to and 114,468 (45,524 men and 67,937 women) students were accepted to admit Kentucky Colleges. Among them, 10,882 men and 14,726 women were enrolled into Kentucky schools.
The average acceptance rate is 80.82% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 22.46%. The table below shows the Kentucky colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 141,626 | 57,892 | 82,264 |
| Admitted | 114,468 | 45,524 | 67,937 |
| Enrolled | 25,711 | 10,882 | 14,726 |
| Acceptance Rate | 80.82% | 78.64% | 82.58% |
| Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 22.46% | 23.90% | 21.68% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
In Kentucky, 2 colleges require SAT and ACT score and 0 colleges recommend them to their applicant. In addition, 20 colleges consider the test score in selection process, while it is not required.
1,709 students (10.00%) submitted their SAT scores and 12,667 students (49.00%) submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,192 and 25th percentile score is 983. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 25 and 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of first-time enrolled students at Kentucky colleges and universities.
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 500 | 603 |
| SAT Math | 483 | 589 |
| ACT Composite | 18 | 25 |
| ACT Math | 17 | 23 |
| ACT English | 18 | 25 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In Kentucky State, 44 schools use semester calendar systems and 5 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that Kentucky colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
27 Kentucky schools require High School GPA and 25 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 2 Kentucky colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Kentucky colleges.
| Required | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| High School GPA | 27 | 0 |
| High School Rank | 1 | 0 |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | 25 | 0 |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | 9 | 0 |
| Recommendations | 6 | 0 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 0 | 0 |
| Admission Test Scores | 2 | 0 |
| TOEFL | 24 | 0 |
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 1 | 0 |
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