Match #1
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate72%
- 842 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 46%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 842 students, close to 746
The colleges most similar to Union College-Kentucky are Kentucky Wesleyan College, Lindsey Wilson College, and Alice Lloyd College. Union College-Kentucky admits 63% of applicants and has an average net price of $11,010 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 7 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Union College-Kentucky. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Union College-Kentucky
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Match #2
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 1,585 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 40%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate75%
- 558 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 558 students, close to 746
Match #4
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate53%
- 752 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 752 students, close to 746
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate—
- 1,135 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 40%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate100%
- 481 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate90%
- 1,293 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Midway University
Midway, KY
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate95%
- 1,262 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 40%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Georgetown College-Kentucky
Georgetown, KY
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate91%
- 1,097 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Spalding University
Louisville, KY
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate99%
- 583 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 583 students, close to 746
Questions about Union College-Kentucky alternatives
What colleges are similar to Union College-Kentucky?
The closest matches to Union College-Kentucky are Kentucky Wesleyan College, Lindsey Wilson College, Alice Lloyd College, Brescia University, and University of Pikeville. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Union College-Kentucky hard to get into?
Union College-Kentucky admitted 63% of its 7,470 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 7 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
