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Top Ranked Universities in Kentucky - Highest Enrollment
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Top Ranked Universities in Kentucky - Highest Enrollment
| Rank in Kentucky | Highest Enrollment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 | 1 | University of Kentucky | 29,182 | 28,435 (↑2.6%) |
| 2 | 2 | University of Louisville | 21,430 | No Change |
| 3 | 3 | Western Kentucky University | 19,456 | 20,448 (↓4.9%) |
| 4 | 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 15,815 | 16,111 (↓1.8%) |
| 5 | 5 | Northern Kentucky University | 14,764 | 15,263 (↓3.3%) |
| 6 ↑ | 15 | University of the Cumberlands | 13,472 | 4,924 (↑173.6%) |
| 7 ↓ | 6 | Jefferson Community and Technical College | 11,699 | 13,498 (↓13.3%) |
| 8 ↑ | 24 | Campbellsville University | 11,470 | 3,520 (↑225.9%) |
| 9 ↓ | 8 | Morehead State University | 10,195 | 11,358 (↓10.2%) |
| 10 ↓ | 7 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | 9,525 | 12,365 (↓23.0%) |
| 11 ↓ | 9 | Murray State University | 9,454 | 10,943 (↓13.6%) |
| 12 | 12 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | 6,399 | 6,929 (↓7.6%) |
| 13 ↓ | 11 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College | 6,193 | 7,104 (↓12.8%) |
| 14 ↓ | 10 | Somerset Community College | 5,857 | 7,504 (↓21.9%) |
| 15 ↑ | 16 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | 4,482 | 4,758 (↓5.8%) |
| 16 ↑ | 17 | Big Sandy Community and Technical College | 4,375 | 4,715 (↓7.2%) |
| 17 ↑ | 23 | Maysville Community and Technical College | 4,189 | 3,595 (↑16.5%) |
| 18 ↑ | 27 | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 4,121 | 3,226 (↑27.7%) |
| 19 ↓ | 18 | Gateway Community and Technical College | 4,093 | 4,646 (↓11.9%) |
| 20 | 20 | Owensboro Community and Technical College | 3,940 | 4,286 (↓8.1%) |
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