Easiest Kentucky Colleges to Get Into
Kentucky has 21 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
5 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Kentucky. Examples include Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, Kentucky Mountain Bible College, Lindsey Wilson College and University of Pikeville.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Kentucky, or the most selective colleges.
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Pineville, KY
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Clear Creek is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky near Pineville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $10,451
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, KY
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4.2 | 12 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Kentucky Mountain Bible College is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The rural campus sits in the mountains of eastern Kentucky near Jackson.
- SAT Range 948-1126
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $9,302
Lindsey Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, KY
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- 100% acceptance rate
Lindsey Wilson is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Columbia in south-central Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $16,374
University of Pikeville
- Private 4 Year
- Pikeville, KY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
University of Pikeville is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small-town campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $13,227
Simmons College of Kentucky
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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- 100% acceptance rate
Simmons College of Kentucky is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate religious studies, business, and sociology. The small urban campus sits in Louisville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,723
University of the Cumberlands
- Private 4 Year
- Williamsburg, KY
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- 99% acceptance rate
- Aug 31 application deadline
University of the Cumberlands is a private Christian university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small Appalachian town of Williamsburg.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $14,743
Spalding University
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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- 99% acceptance rate
Spalding is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The urban campus sits in downtown Louisville.
- SAT Range 875-1038
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Net Price $25,999
Kentucky State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frankfort, KY
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- 96% acceptance rate
Kentucky State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate aquaculture and agriculture. Students attend a small campus in Kentucky's capital city.
- SAT Range 820-1010
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Net Price $9,397
Midway University
- Private 4 Year
- Midway, KY
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- 95% acceptance rate
Midway is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies, nursing, and teacher education. The residential campus is in the small town of Midway in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 1100-1170
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $30,679
Western Kentucky University
- Public 4 Year
- Bowling Green, KY
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
WKU is a public university known for undergraduate journalism, photojournalism, and broadcasting. The hilltop campus overlooks Bowling Green in south-central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 840-1050
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $12,548
University of Kentucky
- Public 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Kentucky is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and business. Lexington is a midsize city in the state's Bluegrass horse country.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $21,958
Georgetown College
- Private 4 Year
- Georgetown, KY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Georgetown College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. Most undergrads live on its residential campus in a small Kentucky college town.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $15,160
Thomas More University
- Private 4 Year
- Crestview Hills, KY
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- 90% acceptance rate
Thomas More is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The suburban campus in Crestview Hills sits just south of Cincinnati.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $22,297
Transylvania University
- Private 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Transylvania is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate pre-medicine and the sciences. The historic campus occupies several blocks in downtown Lexington.
- SAT Range 1120-1380
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $25,442
Bellarmine University
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Bellarmine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The campus occupies a residential setting in Louisville.
- SAT Range 1030-1250
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $23,165
Murray State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murray, KY
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- 86% acceptance rate
Murray State is a public university known for undergraduate education, agriculture, and nursing. Murray is a small college town in western Kentucky built around the campus.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $10,182
Campbellsville University
- Private 4 Year
- Campbellsville, KY
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
Campbellsville is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of Campbellsville in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $19,662
University of Louisville
- Public 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UofL is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. Most undergraduates study on the urban Belknap Campus in Louisville.
- SAT Range 1040-1270
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $19,785