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KY · 87 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Kentucky

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

27 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit+5%2University of KentuckyLexington · Public−39%3Bellarmine UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit−39%4Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills · Private nonprofit−40%5Centre CollegeDanville · Private nonprofit−41%6University of LouisvilleLouisville · Public−45%7Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Public−51%8Spalding UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit−55%9Transylvania UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit−79%10Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Public−79%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Berea CollegeBerea · Private nonprofit6.9×2Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Public6.8×3Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort · Public5.7×4Murray State UniversityMurray · Public5.2×5Brescia UniversityOwensboro · Private nonprofit5.1×6Morehead State UniversityMorehead · Public4.8×7Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Public4.5×8Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · Public4.5×9Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit3.9×10University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Private nonprofit3.5×
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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff
Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit$71,805$18,540+5%+$13,890Galen College of Nursing-ARHHazard · Private for-profit$71,805$21,164+1%+$3,394Galen Health Institutes-PikevillePikeville · Private for-profit$71,805$28,475−9%−$25,850University of KentuckyLexington · Public$60,703$18,851−39%−$98,374Bellarmine UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit$61,131$21,499−39%−$104,686Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills · Private nonprofit$61,067$21,835−40%−$106,670Centre CollegeDanville · Private nonprofit$60,552$20,781−41%−$107,604University of LouisvilleLouisville · Public$58,801$17,988−45%−$113,942Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Public$55,390$8,191−51%−$108,864Spalding UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit$57,549$25,491−55%−$156,474Transylvania UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit$50,583$21,913−79%−$211,822Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Public$49,636$11,040−79%−$177,800Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · Public$48,952$10,990−82%−$184,440Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville · Public$48,567$6,376−83%−$169,834University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Private nonprofit$48,890$14,107−84%−$197,528Midway UniversityMidway · Private nonprofit$49,824$29,579−84%−$250,076University of PikevillePikeville · Private nonprofit$48,770$20,311−86%−$223,544Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro · Private nonprofit$47,632$17,131−89%−$222,204Murray State UniversityMurray · Public$47,259$9,096−90%−$193,794Sullivan UniversityLouisville · Private for-profit$47,630$25,532−91%−$255,828Morehead State UniversityMorehead · Public$46,860$9,793−92%−$200,572Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown · Private nonprofit$46,679$14,095−93%−$219,590Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson · Private nonprofit$46,428$24,038−95%−$261,872Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort · Public$46,010$8,040−95%−$202,060Union Commonwealth UniversityBarbourville · Private nonprofit$45,810$21,311−97%−$257,144

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in Kentucky, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.