Considering a degree in Hospitality?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Hospitality majors who live in Kentucky.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Hospitality degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Kentucky.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Ozarks | 6700 | 34300 | 0.8058 | 1,500 | 1130 | 0.1097 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 8300 | 22000 | 0.6228 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | California State University-East Bay | 9100 | 45100 | 0.7986 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky University | 10400 | 27500 | 0.6226 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 51400 | 0.7937 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11000 | 22900 | 0.5212 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 6 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 11000 | 36600 | 0.6991 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | 11900 | 24700 | 0.5175 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 9 | University of West Florida | 12500 | 22200 | 0.4365 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 13000 | 93200 | 0.8604 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 13 | Livingstone College | 13100 | 43100 | 0.6963 | 925 | 890 | 0.5925 | |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13200 | 19400 | 0.3197 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 15 | Framingham State University | 13300 | 31000 | 0.5712 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13300 | 27100 | 0.5085 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 17 | Central Connecticut State University | 13600 | 34200 | 0.6021 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 17 | Western Carolina University | 13600 | 16500 | 0.1757 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | 14200 | 47700 | 0.7025 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 14200 | 31000 | 0.5426 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 19 | Youngstown State University | 14200 | 28400 | 0.4998 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan University | 14300 | 33900 | 0.5773 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 22 | Salem State University | 14300 | 38300 | 0.6262 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 22 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14300 | 29600 | 0.5176 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 25 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 31400 | 0.5374 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 26 | University of North Alabama | 14700 | 37300 | 0.606 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 27 | Troy University | 14900 | 26700 | 0.4418 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 28 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 66200 | 0.7731 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 28 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 15000 | 20300 | 0.2605 | 14,434 | 1125 | 0.6344 | |
| 28 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15000 | 50100 | 0.7003 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 31 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15100 | 31600 | 0.5228 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 31 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 33 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15300 | 26000 | 0.4111 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 33 | Northern Michigan University | 15300 | 33100 | 0.5378 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 35 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 38700 | 0.6019 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 36 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15700 | 30100 | 0.479 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 37 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15900 | 28500 | 0.4427 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 38 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 16000 | 25000 | 0.3601 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 39 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16100 | 90700 | 0.8225 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 40 | Appalachian State University | 16200 | 26000 | 0.3771 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 41 | Morgan State University | 16700 | 30700 | 0.4556 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 41 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16700 | 26500 | 0.3701 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 41 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16700 | 27800 | 0.3986 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 44 | North Carolina Central University | 17200 | 37500 | 0.5418 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 45 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17300 | 29000 | 0.4037 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 46 | James Madison University | 17700 | 28900 | 0.3874 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 47 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 48 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 18100 | 18400 | 0.0163 | 1,184 | 1015 | 0.7989 | |
| 48 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 44300 | 0.5918 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 50 | Georgia State University | 18200 | 26000 | 0.3002 | 26,785 | 1089 | 0.5722 | |
| 50 | Kennesaw State University | 18200 | 26700 | 0.3183 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 50 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18200 | 25200 | 0.2774 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 53 | Bellevue University | 18300 | 41000 | 0.5537 | 11,037 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 55 | Central Washington University | 18500 | 22700 | 0.1848 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 55 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18500 | 43500 | 0.5744 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 57 | Columbia College | 18600 | 60700 | 0.6931 | 1,566 | 950 | 0.966 | |
| 58 | Delaware State University | 18800 | 62600 | 0.6996 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 59 | University of Kentucky | 18900 | 36500 | 0.4814 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 60 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19200 | 33700 | 0.43 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 60 | Husson University | 19200 | 48100 | 0.6002 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 62 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 20100 | 55300 | 0.6363 | 2,881 | 1040 | 0.89 | |
| 63 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 57800 | 0.6485 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 64 | Stockton University | 20600 | 45800 | 0.5504 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 65 | Saint Leo University | 20700 | 50000 | 0.5858 | 7,519 | 1110 | 0.7877 | |
| 66 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.19 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 66 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20800 | 39200 | 0.4696 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 20900 | 38100 | 0.4514 | 2,710 | 1218 | 0.9374 | |
| 69 | Ferris State University | 21000 | 31000 | 0.3231 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 69 | University of New Orleans | 21000 | 30000 | 0.2996 | 5,419 | 1040 | 0.7431 | |
| 71 | College of Coastal Georgia | 21300 | 51600 | 0.587 | 3,609 | 1005 | 0.9885 | |
| 72 | Iowa State University | 21400 | 25700 | 0.1685 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 73 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 74 | Grand Canyon University | 21800 | 34000 | 0.3583 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 75 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 21900 | 39100 | 0.4402 | 2,907 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 76 | Florida State University | 22400 | 23000 | 0.0261 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 76 | University of South Florida | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 78 | Meredith College | 22500 | 67400 | 0.666 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 79 | University of Southern Mississippi | 22800 | 23100 | 0.013 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 80 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3773 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 81 | Robert Morris University | 23100 | 58000 | 0.6012 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 82 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23400 | 26700 | 0.1231 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 83 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23500 | 89100 | 0.7361 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 84 | Lackawanna College | 23600 | 52100 | 0.5473 | 2,211 | 0 | 0.8619 | |
| 85 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 86 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.4928 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 87 | University of North Texas | 24000 | 26100 | 0.0804 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 88 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 89 | Keystone College | 24600 | 50500 | 0.5134 | 676 | 1020 | 0.7385 | |
| 89 | Lewis University | 24600 | 59800 | 0.5885 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 91 | Fort Hays State University | 24700 | 28500 | 0.1327 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 92 | Kent State University at Kent | 25200 | 28400 | 0.1155 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 93 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1144 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 93 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25400 | 32900 | 0.2274 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 95 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 39400 | 0.3529 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 96 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 2,045 | 1055 | 0.6451 | |
| 97 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25900 | 28600 | 0.0973 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 98 | Ball State University | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 26500 | 32100 | 0.1761 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 100 | New Jersey City University | 26700 | 39800 | 0.3295 | 3,871 | 1015 | 0.9838 | |
| 101 | University of Mississippi | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 102 | San Diego State University | 27200 | 37100 | 0.2671 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 102 | University of Georgia | 27200 | 27200 | 0 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 104 | California State University-Long Beach | 27300 | 38800 | 0.2963 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 105 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 63900 | 0.5647 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 106 | Flagler College | 28200 | 61900 | 0.544 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 107 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 28300 | 50700 | 0.4431 | 927 | 1010 | 0.7653 | |
| 108 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 28500 | 69700 | 0.5911 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 108 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 110 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 111 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29400 | 112100 | 0.7376 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 112 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29500 | 33000 | 0.106 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 113 | Saint Xavier University | 29900 | 58200 | 0.4859 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 114 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78300 | 0.6106 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 114 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | 30500 | 38500 | 0.2079 | 2,162 | 1025 | 0.725 | |
| 116 | Southeastern University | 30900 | 79400 | 0.611 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 117 | Warner University | 31200 | 41000 | 0.2387 | 803 | 931 | 0.4281 | |
| 118 | Lasell University | 31500 | 50800 | 0.3802 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 119 | Northern Kentucky University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 120 | University of Central Florida | 31700 | 42800 | 0.2593 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 121 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 32300 | 43900 | 0.2643 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 122 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 122 | Wilkes University | 32500 | 61900 | 0.4748 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 124 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3125 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 124 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32800 | 35000 | 0.0652 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 126 | Belmont University | 32900 | 71400 | 0.5385 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 127 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 128 | St. John's University-New York | 34000 | 83800 | 0.5946 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 129 | Charleston Southern University | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2949 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 130 | Culinary Institute of America | 34800 | 91000 | 0.6176 | 2,935 | 1050 | 0.9486 | |
| 131 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 132 | Southern Connecticut State University | 35100 | 42000 | 0.1643 | 7,252 | 965 | 0.9482 | |
| 133 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35200 | 35200 | 0 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 134 | Bay Path University | 35400 | 57500 | 0.3845 | 1,178 | 1110 | 0.8514 | |
| 134 | Mount Mercy University | 35400 | 61200 | 0.4216 | 1,139 | 1110 | 0.8248 | |
| 136 | Bradley University | 35500 | 60300 | 0.4114 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 137 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 138 | University of South Alabama | 36200 | 40200 | 0.0996 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 139 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1355 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 140 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 66700 | 0.4364 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 141 | Washington State University | 37800 | 53600 | 0.2946 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 142 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39000 | 64500 | 0.3956 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 143 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39100 | 69800 | 0.44 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 143 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 145 | Endicott College | 39600 | 65400 | 0.3943 | 3,195 | 1275 | 0.7121 | |
| 145 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,163 | 1135 | 0.8084 | |
| 147 | Drexel University | 39800 | 86400 | 0.5397 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 148 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 40400 | 66000 | 0.3875 | 3,908 | 1050 | 0.8844 | |
| 149 | Webber International University | 40600 | 44400 | 0.0853 | 833 | 950 | 0.694 | |
| 150 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40800 | 53600 | 0.2389 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 151 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 58700 | 0.2983 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 152 | Virginia State University | 41500 | 42800 | 0.0304 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 153 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4478 | 4,123 | 1124 | 0.6927 | |
| 154 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3605 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 154 | Kansas State University | 44000 | 48400 | 0.0917 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 156 | Montclair State University | 44500 | 47000 | 0.0532 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 157 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2752 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 158 | Florida Atlantic University | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 25,626 | 1150 | 0.5497 | |
| 159 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3021 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 160 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 161 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 162 | College of Charleston | 49900 | 62300 | 0.1989 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 163 | Lynn University | 51800 | 71600 | 0.2765 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 164 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 63400 | 0.1546 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 165 | University of San Francisco | 55000 | 87200 | 0.3693 | 5,171 | 1333 | 0.7176 | |
| 166 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 167 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63600 | 0.0803 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 168 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58900 | 61200 | 0.0373 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 169 | Mercyhurst University | 61100 | 68000 | 0.1014 | 2,214 | 1203 | 0.775 | |
| 170 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 63700 | 63700 | 0 | 1,709 | 1218 | 0.9653 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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