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Colleges in Barbourville · College Scorecard

Barbourville is home to Union Commonwealth University

Union Commonwealth University has about 930 students on campus, and 10% of Barbourville’s residents are enrolled in college. 3 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Union Commonwealth University
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
930
1 for every 3 residents
Residents in college
10%
Above KY (6%)
Most selective
63%
admitted · Union Commonwealth University
Net price
$21k
a year after aid
Earnings, 10 yrs
$42k
median

What stands out about college in Barbourville

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A small-college townUnion Commonwealth University has about 930 students on campus.
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Union Commonwealth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 930 on campus 63%admitted$21knet price32%graduate$42kearnings
What it costs

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Family income

Starts at Under $30k, where Barbourville’s median household income ($22K) falls.

University of the Cumberlands17.8 mi · Williamsburg · sticker $25,567 $10,736a year
Union Commonwealth UniversityIn Barbourville · sticker $44,322 $12,214a year
Lincoln Memorial University23.4 mi · Harrogate · sticker $41,530 $15,644a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Barbourville’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Union Commonwealth University
Union Commonwealth University32% graduate$42k earnings$24k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Barbourville

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Health professions 38%Business 23%Parks, recreation & fitness 14%Liberal arts 6%Psychology 5%Biology 4%Everything else 11%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing41 graduates a year
$87k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations25 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness24 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities21 graduates a year
—not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions15 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing11 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections8 graduates a year
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services6 graduates a year
—not reported
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Barbourville

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

10 of every 100 Barbourville residents are in college (KY: 6).

930students on campus · 3,146 residents
34.7median age · KY 39.1
56%of homes rented · KY 32%
$702median rent · 27% below the state
BarbourvilleBarbourville, KY
Housing$139K typical homeSafetySafety Grade BHealthCare nearbyClimate26° January low · 87° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call
Within reach

More colleges near Barbourville

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Barbourville, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Lincoln Memorial University University of the Cumberlands Barbourville
University or collegeCommunity college
Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pineville
13 mi32 students
University of the CumberlandsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Williamsburg
17.8 mi8,469 students
Lincoln Memorial UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Harrogate
23.4 mi5,330 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Barbourville. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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