Which Kentucky universities are the best? In response, Shikhadikkha releases the 2025 Shikhadikkha University Ranking, which includes 20 Kentucky higher education institutions that satisfy the following Shikhadikkha selection standards:
- being recognized, licensed, or chartered by the relevant US higher education association
- providing postgraduate master’s or doctorate degrees, or at least three-year bachelor’s degrees
- primarily using a traditional, on-site education model to offer courses
Instead of using information provided by the universities themselves, Shikhadikkha seeks to produce a non-academic League Table of the best universities in Kentucky using reliable, objective, and non-influenceable web metrics from independent web intelligence sources.
Top 20 Universities in Kentucky 2025
College Name | World Ranking (Source) | Country Rank (Source) | City |
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University of Kentucky | 102 | 78 | Lexington |
University of Louisville | 382 | 162 | Louisville |
Western Kentucky University | 566 | 228 | Bowling Green |
Eastern Kentucky University | 833 | 318 | Richmond |
Northern Kentucky University | 1073 | 400 | Highland Heights |
Murray State University | 1358 | 497 | Murray |
Berea College | 1541 | 545 | Berea |
Bellarmine University | 1597 | 569 | Louisville |
Centre College | 2081 | 713 | Danville |
Lindsey Wilson College | 2155 | 739 | Columbia |
Kentucky State University | 2395 | 808 | Frankfort |
Morehead State University | 2733 | 893 | Morehead |
Asbury University | 2819 | 915 | Wilmore |
Campbellsville University | 2821 | 916 | Campbellsville |
Georgetown College | 3166 | 1013 | Georgetown |
University of the Cumberlands | 3190 | 1020 | Williamsburg |
Spalding University | 3391 | 1065 | Louisville |
Sullivan University | 4085 | 1239 | Louisville |
Thomas More University | 4440 | 1318 | Crestview Hills |