Kentucky Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 51 colleges in Kentucky with the highest percent of black students. Simmons College of Kentucky leads the list with African Americans comprising 98% of the student population.

List of Kentucky Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students
College	% Black
Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky	98.2%
Kentucky State University Frankfort, Kentucky	57.2%
Ross College Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky	43.0%
American National University Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky	36.2%
ATA College Louisville, Kentucky	29.5%
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, Kentucky	22.5%
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, Kentucky	22.9%
Spalding University Louisville, Kentucky	20.1%
Sullivan University Louisville, Kentucky	18.2%
Berea College Berea, Kentucky	15.6%
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, Kentucky	15.3%
Brescia University Owensboro, Kentucky	13.6%
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky	12.3%
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, Kentucky	12.3%
University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky	12.3%
Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, Kentucky	12.2%
University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky	11.0%
Beckfield College Florence Florence, Kentucky	10.3%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.