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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Kentucky
24 colleges in Kentucky with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Berea College · KY · Private (nonprofit)33% admit2Brescia University · KY · Private (nonprofit)35% admit3Centre College · KY · Private (nonprofit)54% admit4Union Commonwealth University · KY · Private (nonprofit)55% admit5Kentucky Christian University · KY · Private (nonprofit)62% admit6Asbury University · KY · Private (nonprofit)64% admit7Kentucky Wesleyan College · KY · Private (nonprofit)67% admit8University of the Cumberlands · KY · Private (nonprofit)71% admit9Georgetown College · KY · Private (nonprofit)74% admit10Eastern Kentucky University · KY · Public78% admit11University of Louisville · KY · Public81% admit12Morehead State University · KY · Public82% admit13Transylvania University · KY · Private (nonprofit)85% admit14Alice Lloyd College · KY · Private (nonprofit)86% admit15Murray State University · KY · Public86% admit16University of Kentucky · KY · Public92% admit17Kentucky State University · KY · Public93% admit18Bellarmine University · KY · Private (nonprofit)94% admit19Midway University · KY · Private (nonprofit)95% admit20Northern Kentucky University · KY · Public96% admit21Thomas More University · KY · Private (nonprofit)97% admit22Western Kentucky University · KY · Public97% admit23Campbellsville University · KY · Private (nonprofit)98% admit24Spalding University · KY · Private (nonprofit)99% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.