First-Gen Fit Rankings: Kentucky

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 34 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 11 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 17 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 5 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Berea College Berea	84 🏆 Excellent	—	83.7%	$5,428	79.2%
2	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg	67 ✅ Good	—	53.4%	$10,736	74.3%
3	Kentucky State University Frankfort	67 ✅ Good	—	58.3%	$10,225	63.7%
4	Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville	66 ✅ Good	—	44.9%	$11,401	87.5%
5	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond	65 ✅ Good	—	41.1%	$8,591	76.9%
6	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights	65 ✅ Good	—	25.2%	$2,603	75.5%
7	Brescia University Owensboro	64 ✅ Good	—	42.7%	$8,977	67.4%
8	Murray State University Murray	63 ✅ Good	—	33.3%	$6,242	75.7%
9	Union Commonwealth University Barbourville	63 ✅ Good	—	52.7%	$12,214	63.8%
10	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green	62 ✅ Good	—	30.5%	$7,087	78.3%
11	Lindsey Wilson College Columbia	61 ✅ Good	—	52.4%	$14,745	63%
12	Morehead State University Morehead	60 ✅ Good	—	29.6%	$7,150	65%
13	Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	58.3%	$17,444	56.6%
14	Georgetown College Georgetown	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.3%	$9,777	69.1%
15	University of Pikeville Pikeville	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$13,115	68.7%
16	Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	49.5%	$13,951	52.6%
17	University of Louisville Louisville	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.6%	$15,138	81.5%
18	Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.4%	$18,434	63.9%
19	Centre College Danville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.6%	$11,364	87.5%
20	University of Kentucky Lexington	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.5%	$12,182	86.8%
21	Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.6%	$18,116	79.6%
22	Kentucky Christian University Grayson	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.1%	$23,241	86.1%
23	Transylvania University Lexington	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.3%	$14,551	87.1%
24	Bellarmine University Louisville	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.7%	$18,430	75.1%
25	Thomas More University Crestview Hills	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.1%	$15,841	66.8%
26	Asbury University Wilmore	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.7%	$18,455	83.3%
27	Campbellsville University Campbellsville	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.1%	$17,880	64.5%
28	Spalding University Louisville	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.8%	$20,509	64%
29	Midway University Midway	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	32%	$27,206	67.6%
30	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville	34 ⚠️ Low	—	0%	—	78.6%
31	Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
32	Frontier Nursing University Versailles	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
33	Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
34	Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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