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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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51 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Kentucky 51 matching
View state rankingSolid ROI
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Net price / year$18,851Payback7.1 years
Slow ROI
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Net price / year$17,988Payback13 years
Weak ROI
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
Net price / year$11,040PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Net price / year$10,990PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Net price / year$8,191Payback17.6 years
Weak ROI
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
Net price / year$6,113PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
Net price / year$6,376PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY
Net price / year$14,107PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Murray State University
Murray, KY
Net price / year$9,096PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY
Net price / year$18,540Payback5.7 years
Weak ROI
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
Net price / year$9,793PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
Net price / year$4,398PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
Net price / year$5,143PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
Net price / year$3,537PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
Net price / year$5,725PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
Net price / year$5,353PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
Net price / year$19,341PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
Net price / year$5,800PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
Net price / year$4,605PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Net price / year$21,499Payback6.3 years
Weak ROI
Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
Net price / year$25,532PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
Net price / year$5,406PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
Net price / year$3,731PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
Net price / year$5,717PaybackNot available