Colleges in Kentucky whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	University of Louisville	100%	$74,873	67
2	Northern Kentucky University	100%	$65,038	57
3	Spalding University	100%	$62,252	14
4	Murray State University	100%	$53,876	49
5	University of Pikeville	100%	$53,391	13
6	University of the Cumberlands	100%	$48,120	27
7	Morehead State University	98%	$47,579	42
8	University of Kentucky	97%	$62,383	105
9	Sullivan University	97%	$60,258	31
10	Western Kentucky University	97%	$53,880	72
11	Jefferson Community and Technical College	96%	$51,364	26
12	Gateway Community and Technical College	95%	$51,140	19
13	Bellarmine University	94%	$58,207	18
14	Campbellsville University	94%	$49,530	18
15	Thomas More University	91%	$75,682	11
16	Bluegrass Community and Technical College	91%	$51,745	22
17	Eastern Kentucky University	91%	$51,307	65
18	Lindsey Wilson University	90%	$41,311	10
19	Elizabethtown Community and Technical College	89%	$48,617	18
20	ATA College	82%	$39,009	11
21	Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College	81%	$45,623	16
22	Berea College	75%	$40,745	12
23	Maysville Community and Technical College	73%	$44,198	15
24	Owensboro Community and Technical College	69%	$52,840	16
25	Ashland Community and Technical College	69%	$37,116	16

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.