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Kentucky Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 84 tracked colleges and universities in Kentucky, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

84
Institutions tracked
4.62
Avg incidents / 1k
#53
State safety rank
276,625
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across Kentucky's 84 campuses, Asbury Theological Seminary reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 52 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

84
campuses tracked
4.62
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Asbury Theological Seminary
52
campuses reporting zero

Per-1,000-student rates let small and large campuses be compared fairly, but a handful of reports at a small school can still produce a high rate. Read alongside enrollment.

Kentucky reports Clery Act campus safety data across 84 higher education institutions distributed across 45 cities , serving approximately 276,625 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 4.62 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing Kentucky at national rank #53 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in Kentucky reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 52 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is University of Kentucky with 32,703 students and a safety score of 6.60. Raw incident counts across institutions in this state must be interpreted alongside enrollment size, a large urban research university and a small rural liberal arts college produce very different absolute numbers for identical underlying risk.

Every institution listed below participates in federal financial aid programs and is therefore legally required under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to publish annual on-campus crime statistics. The data is collected by the US Department of Education via the OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. Rankings shown on this page reflect incident rates per 1,000 enrolled students, so smaller schools with a handful of reports can score worse than large universities with dozens of reports. Use the table below to compare campuses with similar enrollment profiles before drawing conclusions about relative safety.

Kentucky campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore · 1,715 students 1,715 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville · 4,794 students 4,794 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown · 6,204 students 6,204 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Frontier Nursing University Versailles · 2,548 students 2,548 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Georgetown College Georgetown · 1,463 students 1,463 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Henderson Community College Henderson · 1,606 students 1,606 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville · 2,156 students 2,156 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Kentucky Christian University Grayson · 541 students 541 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Madisonville Community College Madisonville · 3,535 students 3,535 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 Gateway Community and Technical College Edgewood · 4,752 students 4,752 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah · 5,132 students 5,132 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg · 2,583 students 2,583 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Somerset Community College Somerset · 5,766 students 5,766 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland · 3,144 students 3,144 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Thomas More University Crestview Hills · 1,947 students 1,947 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Union College Barbourville · 1,129 students 1,129 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 Beckfield College-Florence Florence · 612 students 612 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro · 4,694 students 4,694 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg · 20,327 students 20,327 0.05 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville · 4,296 students 4,296 0.23 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville · 12,574 students 12,574 0.32 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard · 3,039 students 3,039 0.33 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Sullivan University Louisville · 2,855 students 2,855 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland · 2,559 students 2,559 0.39 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green · 5,084 students 5,084 0.39 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Midway University Midway · 1,945 students 1,945 0.51 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Campbellsville University Campbellsville · 12,451 students 12,451 0.72 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia · 4,055 students 4,055 0.99 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights · 14,961 students 14,961 1.07 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Morehead State University Morehead · 8,618 students 8,618 1.16 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 University of Pikeville Pikeville · 2,610 students 2,610 1.53 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Kentucky State University Frankfort · 1,689 students 1,689 1.78 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Spalding University Louisville · 1,555 students 1,555 1.93 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Murray State University Murray · 9,841 students 9,841 1.93 4% of the leader · rank #34
35 Asbury University Wilmore · 1,942 students 1,942 2.06 4% of the leader · rank #35
36 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond · 15,008 students 15,008 2.60 4% of the leader · rank #36
37 Brescia University Owensboro · 638 students 638 3.13 4% of the leader · rank #37
38 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green · 16,759 students 16,759 3.28 4% of the leader · rank #38
39 Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes · 553 students 553 3.62 4% of the leader · rank #39
40 Centre College Danville · 1,356 students 1,356 5.16 4% of the leader · rank #40
41 Bellarmine University Louisville · 2,993 students 2,993 5.35 4% of the leader · rank #41
42 Berea College Berea · 1,487 students 1,487 5.38 4% of the leader · rank #42
43 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington · 11,619 students 11,619 5.85 4% of the leader · rank #43
44 Transylvania University Lexington · 1,022 students 1,022 5.87 4% of the leader · rank #44
45 University of Kentucky Lexington · 32,703 students 32,703 6.60 4% of the leader · rank #45
46 University of Louisville Louisville · 22,139 students 22,139 7.95 4% of the leader · rank #46
47 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro · 834 students 834 8.39 4% of the leader · rank #47
48 Allure Beauty College Whitesburg · 25 students 25 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #48
49 American College of Barbering Louisville · 75 students 75 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #49
50 American National University-Pikeville Louisville · 329 students 329 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #50
51 Appalachian Beauty School Belfry · 43 students 43 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #51
52 ATA College Louisville · 337 students 337 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #52
53 Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport · 68 students 68 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #53
54 Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville · 159 students 159 6.29 4% of the leader · rank #54
55 Edge Academy of Beauty Manchester · 37 students 37 297.30 100% of the leader · rank #55
56 Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Louisville · 83 students 83 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #56
57 Empire Beauty School-Dixie Louisville · 80 students 80 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #57
58 Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Elizabethtown · 158 students 158 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #58
59 Empire Beauty School-Florence Florence · 124 students 124 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #59
60 Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington · 200 students 200 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #60
61 Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard · 424 students 424 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #61
62 Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville Pikeville · 122 students 122 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #62
63 Ideal Beauty Academy Louisville · 7 students 7 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #63
64 Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport · 73 students 73 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #64
65 Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond · 24 students 24 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #65
66 Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson · 87 students 87 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #66
67 Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington · 89 students 89 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #67
68 Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington · 93 students 93 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #68
69 Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green · 65 students 65 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #69
70 Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville · 94 students 94 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #70
71 Medical Career & Technical College Richmond · 199 students 199 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #71
72 MedQuest College Louisville · 273 students 273 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #72
73 Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Lexington · 204 students 204 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #73
74 Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville · 219 students 219 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #74
75 PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green · 285 students 285 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #75
76 PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow · 43 students 43 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #76
77 Regina Webb Academy Bowling Green · 15 students 15 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #77
78 Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville · 65 students 65 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #78
79 Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green · 66 students 66 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #79
80 Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger · 67 students 67 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #80
81 Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro Owensboro · 29 students 29 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #81
82 Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville · 389 students 389 5.14 4% of the leader · rank #82
83 South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville · 19 students 19 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #83
84 Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Lexington · 123 students 123 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #84

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What this means for you

Use Kentucky's list as a starting point for comparison, not a final judgment on any one campus.

Figures reflect the June 2026 Clery Act reporting release as filed with the U.S. Department of Education.

Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety & Security Survey (Clery Act). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCampus Editorial.

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