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Kentucky colleges

There are 31 undergraduate colleges in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian colleges employ 15,463 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $5 billion.
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Colleges by major Kentucky cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Lexington
 
8
 
$311,558,830
Louisville
 
4
 
$15,889,903
Owensboro
 
2
 
$49,564,384
Huntington, WV
 
2
 
$17,962,048
Bowling Green
 
2
 
$1,171,736
Elizabethtown
 
1
 
$133,140,924
Cincinnati, OH
 
1
 
$65,550,782
Showing 7 of 7 metros

Job trends for Kentucky colleges

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
5
1-10
 
1
11-25
 
0
26-100
 
1
101 to 1,000
 
13
1,000+
 
7
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Sizes of colleges in Kentucky

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
3
$250k to $1M
 
3
$1M to $5M
 
4
$5M to $25M
 
4
$25M to $100M
 
12
$100M+
 
3
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Directory of colleges in Kentucky

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Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Seminary, a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit and to the glory of God.
Revenue
$34.6m
Assets
$359.3m
Employees
567
EIN
61-0445823
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky Christian University (KCU)

The mission of Kentucky Christian University is to engage students in a transformative educational experience that equips them as effective Christian professionals providing servant leadership for the church and society.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$36.1m
Employees
390
EIN
61-0510937
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Campbellsville University

A Christian institution in Kentucky offering non-credit technical programs and certificates, as well as associate, undergraduate, and graduate degrees.
Revenue
$133.1m
Assets
$213.5m
Employees
1,912
EIN
61-0469267
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Berea College

Berea College is distinctive among institutions of higher learning. Berea awards four-year tuition scholarships to all its students, who because of financial circumstances cannot otherwise afford a high-quality, residential, liberal arts education.
Revenue
$157.5m
Assets
$2.0b
Employees
1,084
EIN
61-0444650
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asbury University

Christian liberal arts university that equips students for learning, leadership and service. Accredited by SACS, NASM and Kentucky teacher education program.
Revenue
$61.7m
Assets
$176.6m
Employees
1,193
EIN
61-0458355
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Midway University

Midway University is an accredited institution of higher education located in Midway, Kentucky, founded in 1847 as the Kentucky female orphan school.
Revenue
$36.2m
Assets
$76.0m
Employees
502
EIN
61-0444708
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Georgetown College

Georgetown College is a Christian-based liberal arts institution located in Georgetown, KY, offering higher learning opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students.
Revenue
$66.9m
Assets
$82.7m
Employees
1,035
EIN
61-0444695
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lindsey Wilson College (LWC)

Founded in 1903, Lindsey Wilson is a vibrant liberal arts college in Columbia, Kentucky. Affiliated with the Kentucky Conference of The United Methodist Church, the college offers 22 undergraduate programs and three graduate programs.
Revenue
$74.9m
Assets
$115.6m
Employees
1,051
EIN
61-0444763
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Clear Creek Baptist Bible College (CCBBC)

Clear Creek Baptist Bible College exists to provide educational preparation for adults called of God into Christian service. Nurture God-called students as they prepare for the Lord's work.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$30.3m
Employees
107
EIN
61-6002351
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Centre College

Centre College is a small, private liberal arts college in Danville, KY dedicated to nurturing critical thinking and personal development.
Revenue
$105.1m
Assets
$669.4m
Employees
1,436
EIN
61-0444671
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alice Lloyd College (ALC)

Alice Lloyd College is widely recognized as a highly respected, private, four-year, liberal arts institution dedicated to providing leadership education to some of the brightest and best students in the Appalachian region.
Revenue
$28.7m
Assets
$148.4m
Employees
271
EIN
61-0492351
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Pikeville (UPIKE)

The University of Pikeville creates a pathway to higher education for all students who desire to embark upon that journey and attracting and retaining high caliber students who will be future regional, national and global leaders.
Revenue
$83.0m
Assets
$204.2m
Employees
2,174
EIN
61-0444788
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Frontier Nursing University (FNU)

FNU is a private, non-profit, non-residential graduate school of nursing offering community-based, distance education programs leading to the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, the Master of Science in Nursing Degree and/or post-master's certificates.
Revenue
$41.6m
Assets
$114.2m
Employees
278
EIN
61-1124267
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC)

Kentucky Wesleyan College, in partnership with the United Methodist Church, fosters a liberal arts education that nourishes, stimulates and prepares future leaders intellectually, spiritually and physically to achieve success in life.
Revenue
$31.3m
Assets
$65.5m
Employees
546
EIN
61-0466713
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Union College

Union College is a four-year private college located in Barbourville, Kentucky. Union College is a small liberal arts college in the Appalachian Mountains. Union's approximately 825 undergraduate students represent 27 states and 9 countries.
Revenue
$27.6m
Assets
$73.3m
Employees
527
EIN
61-0461768
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Transylvania University

Transylvania University, founded in 1780, is the nation's sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.
Revenue
$66.5m
Assets
$252.7m
Employees
857
EIN
61-0444825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Thomas More University

Thomas More University is the catholic liberal arts University of the diocese of covington, Kentucky.
Revenue
$65.6m
Assets
$91.3m
Employees
832
EIN
61-0448560
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Simmons College of Kentucky

Simmons College of Kentucky offers biblical higher education in Louisville, KY with academic programs, support services, and student activities.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$17.2m
Employees
154
EIN
20-5289168
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brescia University

Catholic institution offering undergraduate and graduate education in the ursuline tradition, emphasizing the liberal arts to prepare its students for successful careers and for service to others.
Revenue
$18.3m
Assets
$40.6m
Employees
371
EIN
61-0660795
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky College of Art Design

Kentucky College of Art Design offers transformative contemporary arts education to promote creative and productive lives for students in Louisville, KY.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
39
EIN
27-2232797
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B42: Undergraduate College (4-year)" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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