Best colleges for biology and pre-med in Kentucky
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in biology, the usual route for pre-medical study, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for biology and pre-med in Kentucky25 schools
25 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Kentucky.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in biology, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Berea College
Berea, KY · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade A · Top 8%
- 2
Centre College
Danville, KY · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 3
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit#3 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B-
- 4
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · Public#5 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 34%
- 5
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY · Private nonprofit#6 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade C+
- 6
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit#7 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B · Top 45%
- 7
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY · Public#8 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 35%
- 8
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofitTop 12% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B · Top 47%
- 9
Murray State University
Murray, KY · PublicTop 12% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 26%
- 10
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY · PublicTop 10% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 21%
- 11
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY · PublicTop 18% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 33%
- 12
Kentucky Christian University
Grayson, KY · Private nonprofit#14 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade C+
- 13
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY · Private nonprofit#15 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B · Top 37%
- 14
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY · Private nonprofitTop 19% for low debt
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 25%
- 15
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY · PublicTop 18% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 35%
- 16
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY · Private nonprofitTop 24% for low debt
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B · Top 42%
- 17
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY · Private nonprofit#19 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B
- 18
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY · PublicTop 14% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B+ · Top 34%
- 19
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY · Private nonprofit#21 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B
- 20
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit#22 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B
- 21
Midway University
Midway, KY · Private nonprofit#24 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade C+
- 22
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY · Private nonprofitTop 24% for low debt
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B-
- 23
Union Commonwealth University
Barbourville, KY · Private nonprofit#26 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade C+
- 24
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY · Private nonprofit#27 in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B-
- 25
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY · PublicTop 10% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in biology
- Value grade B-
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College | $6,106 | $3,591 | $43,150 | 58% |
| Centre College | $20,781 | $27,000 | $66,240 | 81% |
| Transylvania University | $21,913 | $27,000 | $54,705 | 71% |
| University of Kentucky | $18,851 | $22,500 | $59,025 | 71% |
| Asbury University | $21,401 | $24,028 | $42,368 | 65% |
| Bellarmine University | $21,499 | $25,000 | $62,069 | 64% |
| University of Louisville | $17,988 | $20,500 | $53,899 | 61% |
| Brescia University | $8,709 | $29,430 | $45,500 | 54% |
| Murray State University | $9,096 | $20,500 | $44,737 | 61% |
| Northern Kentucky University | $8,191 | $23,000 | $50,220 | 52% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | $11,040 | $22,500 | $45,795 | 50% |
| Kentucky Christian University | $24,038 | $22,250 | $42,375 | 37% |
| Georgetown College | $14,095 | $25,200 | $52,074 | 49% |
| University of the Cumberlands | $14,107 | $14,911 | $45,036 | 50% |
| Western Kentucky University | $10,990 | $22,095 | $43,889 | 56% |
| Lindsey Wilson College | $15,070 | $16,784 | $41,129 | 44% |
| University of Pikeville | $20,311 | $20,679 | $48,231 | 42% |
| Morehead State University | $9,793 | $22,250 | $43,197 | 52% |
| Thomas More University | $21,835 | $26,236 | $59,384 | 41% |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | $17,131 | $23,250 | $46,747 | 47% |
| Midway University | $29,579 | $21,301 | $44,246 | 41% |
| Campbellsville University | $19,341 | $17,156 | $41,583 | 42% |
| Union Commonwealth University | $21,311 | $24,250 | $42,002 | 32% |
| Alice Lloyd College | $18,600 | $19,599 | $40,573 | 39% |
| Kentucky State University | $8,040 | $25,938 | $36,382 | 32% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 23
- Alaska 3
- Arizona 9
- Arkansas 19
- California 69
- Colorado 15
- Connecticut 21
- Delaware 3
- District of Columbia 8
- Florida 35
- Georgia 49
- Hawaii 5
- Idaho 7
- Illinois 48
- Indiana 40
- Iowa 26
- Kansas 23
- Louisiana 22
- Maine 13
- Maryland 20
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 33
- Minnesota 30
- Mississippi 15
- Missouri 40
- Montana 9
- Nebraska 17
- Nevada 4
- New Hampshire 11
- New Jersey 25
- New Mexico 8
- New York 88
- North Carolina 50
- North Dakota 8
- Ohio 60
- Oklahoma 21
- Oregon 18
- Pennsylvania 98
- Puerto Rico 25
- Rhode Island 8
- South Carolina 31
- South Dakota 9
- Tennessee 36
- Texas 68
- Utah 7
- Vermont 7
- Virginia 38
- Washington 18
- West Virginia 15
- Wisconsin 28