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
- Centre College
- Georgetown College
- Kentucky Christian University
- Kentucky Wesleyan College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Midway University
- Spalding University
- Thomas More University
- Transylvania University
- Union College
- University of the Cumberlands
- University of Pikeville
Other licensed non-profit institutions
- Asbury Theological Seminary
- Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
- 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
- Simmons College of Kentucky
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Summit Christian University
- Conditional license 11/25/20; Conditional License Extension 06/23/23
- Conditional License - AS in General Studies program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/26/23
- Conditional License - BS in Christian Ministries program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/26/23
- Conditional License - BS in Business Administration program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/26/23
- Conditional License - BS in Psychology program 07/29/21; Conditional License Extension 06/26/23
Licensed for-profit institutions
- American National University of Kentucky, Inc. d/b/a American National University
- Memoria College
- Sullivan University
Last Updated: 8/18/2023