Licensed In-State Schools

Below are the institutions licensed to operate in Kentucky. If an institution is marked with a "conditional license" on file with the Council, that means the school may still operate in Kentucky, but due to issues concerning one or more standards for licensure, it must fulfill the conditions stated in the linked letter.

Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU)

• Alice Lloyd College
• Asbury University
• Bellarmine University
• Berea College
• Brescia University 
• Campbellsville University
  • Conditional License - Doctor of Chiropractic program 06/10/21, Conditional License Extension 05/24/25
• Centre College
• Georgetown College
• Kentucky Christian University
• Kentucky Wesleyan College
• Lindsey Wilson College
• Midway University
• Spalding University
  • Conditional License - DPT program 12/10/20; Conditional License Extension 12/09/24
• Thomas More University
  • Conditional License - BS in Hospitality Business Management 11/06/24
  • Conditional License - MED in Educational Leadership 11/11/24
  • Conditional License - MS in Information Technology Management (MITM) 11/11/24
• Transylvania University
• Union Commonwealth University
• University of the Cumberlands
  • Conditional License - DPT program 03/04/21 ; Conditional License Extension 03/03/25
  • Conditional License - BSW program 12/8/21 ; Conditional License Extension 12/07/25
• University of Pikeville

Other licensed non-profit institutions

• Asbury Theological Seminary
• BSK Theological Seminary
• Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
• Frontier Nursing University
• Kentucky College of Art and Design, Inc.
  • Conditional License 09/7/18; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25
• Kentucky Mountain Bible College
• Lexington Theological Seminary
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• Simmons College of Kentucky
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Summit Christian University
  • Conditional license 11/25/20; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25
  • Conditional License - AS in General Studies program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25
  • Conditional License - BS in Christian Ministries program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25
  • Conditional License - BS in Business Administration program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25
  • Conditional License - BS in Psychology program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25

Licensed for-profit institutions

• American National University of Kentucky, Inc. d/b/a American National University
• Memoria College
  • Conditional License 08/31/22; Conditional License Extension 06/30/25
• Sullivan University