Kentucky Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 51 colleges in Kentucky with the highest percent of black students. Simmons College of Kentucky leads the list with African Americans comprising 98% of the student population.

List of Kentucky Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

College	% Black
Asbury University Wilmore, Kentucky	3.6%
Bellarmine University Louisville, Kentucky	3.9%
Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky	3.8%
Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky	3.4%
Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, Kentucky	2.6%
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, Kentucky	2.3%
Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, Kentucky	2.9%
Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, Kentucky	1.5%
Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, Kentucky	1.6%
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, Kentucky	1.2%
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, Kentucky	1.7%
Somerset Community College Somerset, Kentucky	1.2%
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, Kentucky	0.0%
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, Kentucky	0.7%
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky	0.0%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.