Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Kentucky
Kentucky has 23 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Berea College (19%), Brescia University (35%), and Centre College (54%). 1 school admits a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Kentucky college admits 80%, and 8 are public against 15 private. At the other end, University of Pikeville admits 99%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Berea College19%acceptanceHighly selectiveKY · SAT 1230
- Brescia University35%acceptanceSelectiveKY · SAT 1120
- Centre College54%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1330
- Kentucky Christian University61%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1120
- Union College (KY)63%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1120
- Northern Kentucky University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1150
- Kentucky Wesleyan College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1150
- Alice Lloyd College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1120
- Morehead State University77%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1100
- Eastern Kentucky University78%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1100
- University of Louisville79%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1280
- Campbellsville University80%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1100
- Bellarmine University86%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1240
- Murray State University86%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1160
- Thomas More University90%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1150
- Georgetown College (KY)91%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1180
- University of Kentucky93%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1280
- Western Kentucky University94%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1180
- Midway University95%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1120
- Kentucky State University96%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1020
- University of the Cumberlands99%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1130
- Lindsey Wilson University99%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1020
- University of Pikeville99%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1050
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.