Kentucky College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in Kentucky

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$48,545

Avg Graduate Salary

$21,939

Avg Student Debt

Berea College

#1 ROI in Kentucky

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Berea College Berea, KY	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$43,150	$3,591	58%	Private Non-profit
🥈	Centre College Danville, KY	High ROI	1 yrs	$66,240	$27,000	81%	Private Non-profit
🥉	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$62,069	$25,000	64%	Private Non-profit
4	Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$61,480	$24,166	61%	Private For-profit
5	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	High ROI	1.1 yrs	$59,025	$22,500	71%	Public
6	Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,384	$26,236	41%	Private Non-profit
7	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	High ROI	1.4 yrs	$53,899	$20,500	61%	Public
8	Transylvania University Lexington, KY	High ROI	1.7 yrs	$54,705	$27,000	71%	Private Non-profit
9	Georgetown College Georgetown, KY	High ROI	1.9 yrs	$52,074	$25,200	49%	Private Non-profit
10	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	High ROI	2 yrs	$50,220	$23,000	52%	Public
11	University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY	High ROI	2.2 yrs	$48,231	$20,679	42%	Private Non-profit
12	Spalding University Louisville, KY	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$49,438	$25,250	52%	Private Non-profit
13	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$45,036	$14,911	50%	Private Non-profit
14	Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY	High ROI	2.9 yrs	$46,747	$23,250	47%	Private Non-profit
15	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	Good ROI	3.2 yrs	$45,795	$22,500	50%	Public
16	Murray State University Murray, KY	Good ROI	3.4 yrs	$44,737	$20,500	61%	Public
17	Midway University Midway, KY	Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$44,246	$21,301	41%	Private Non-profit
18	Brescia University Owensboro, KY	Good ROI	4.4 yrs	$45,500	$29,430	54%	Private Non-profit
19	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	Good ROI	4.3 yrs	$43,889	$22,095	56%	Public
20	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	Good ROI	5.1 yrs	$43,197	$22,250	52%	Public
21	Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY	Moderate ROI	6.2 yrs	$42,375	$22,250	37%	Private Non-profit
22	Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	Moderate ROI	6.1 yrs	$41,583	$17,156	42%	Private Non-profit
23	Asbury University Wilmore, KY	Moderate ROI	6.7 yrs	$42,368	$24,028	65%	Private Non-profit
24	Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY	Moderate ROI	7.2 yrs	$41,129	$16,784	44%	Private Non-profit
25	Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY	Moderate ROI	7.6 yrs	$42,002	$24,250	32%	Private Non-profit
26	Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY	Low ROI	11 yrs	$40,573	$19,599	39%	Private Non-profit
27	Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY	Low ROI	15.1 yrs	$41,623	N/A	38%	Private Non-profit
28	Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	$36,382	$25,938	32%	Public
29	Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
30	Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
31	Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
32	Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
33	Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	$22,732	N/A	14%	Private Non-profit
34	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	40%	Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.