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
  • Conditional License - BSN program 01/30/27
• Bellarmine University
• Berea College
• Brescia University 
• Campbellsville University
• Centre College
• Georgetown College
  • Conditional License - 02/25/27
• Kentucky Christian University
• Kentucky Wesleyan College
• Lindsey Wilson University
• Midway University
  • Conditional License - MAT program 3/3/27
• Spalding University
  • Conditional License - DPT program 12/10/20; Conditional License Extension 12/09/24; Condtional License Extension 11/21/26
  • Conditional License - BS in Health Science (Second Degree Pre-Physical Therapy track) program - 12/27/26
  • Conditional License - BS in Natural Science (Early Entry Physical Therapy track) program - 01/02/27
• Thomas More University
  • Conditional License - Master of Education in Education Leadership (MEDEDL) program 11/11/26
  • Conditional License - EDS in Educational Leadership (Rank 1) program 5/28/27
• Transylvania University
• Union Commonwealth University
• University of the Cumberlands
  • 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.
• Kentucky Mountain Bible College
• Lexington Theological Seminary
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• (The) Millard College
• 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
  • Conditional License - Undergraduate Certificate in Bible program (9-29 semester credit hours) 5/27/27

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