Kentucky Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 24 public colleges in Kentucky with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of Kentucky tops the list with a population of 31,547 students.

List of Kentucky Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

31,547
University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

22,017
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

16,493
Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

15,801
Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

14,324
Jefferson Community and Technical College

Louisville, KY

12,053
Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Lexington, KY

10,318
Murray State University

Murray, KY

9,479
Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

8,807
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Elizabethtown, KY

5,648
Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

5,529
West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Paducah, KY

5,309
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Bowling Green, KY

4,732
Owensboro Community and Technical College

Owensboro, KY

4,621
Gateway Community and Technical College

Florence, KY

4,440
Maysville Community and Technical College

Maysville, KY

3,974
Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

3,493
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College

Cumberland, KY

2,625