Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Kentucky
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Kentucky7 schools
7 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Kentucky.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Berea College
Berea, KY · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Kentucky
- $54,612 off the sticker price
- Net price $6,106 a year
- 2
Centre College
Danville, KY · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Kentucky
- $47,006 off the sticker price
- Net price $20,781 a year
- 3
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit#7 in Kentucky
- $40,192 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,499 a year
- 4
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit#3 in Kentucky
- $39,080 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,913 a year
- 5
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY · Private nonprofit#6 in Kentucky
- $26,058 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,401 a year
- 6
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · Public#5 in Kentucky
- $15,540 off the sticker price
- Net price $18,851 a year
- 7
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY · Public#8 in Kentucky
- $14,953 off the sticker price
- Net price $17,988 a year
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% |
| Bellarmine University | $21,499 | $25,000 | $62,069 | 64% |
| Transylvania University | $21,913 | $27,000 | $54,705 | 71% |
| Asbury University | $21,401 | $24,028 | $42,368 | 65% |
| University of Kentucky | $18,851 | $22,500 | $59,025 | 71% |
| University of Louisville | $17,988 | $20,500 | $53,899 | 61% |
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 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15