University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY · Private · Town (remote) · UPIKE
Private institution in Pikeville, KY · 1,140 undergraduates · $48,231 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,591556th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $24,1501,204th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,1501,037th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,2711,046th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,679722nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,2311,174th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,5081,559th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.1%1,526th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.5%1,461st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1401,287th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.7%715th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 180 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 23 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $29,322 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,060 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $27,204 | $23,579 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $26,121 | $24,267 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $21,781 | $22,880 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $20,596 | $26,353 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1889source
- Athletic nickname: "Bears"source
- School colors: Orange and Blacksource
- Mascot: Pikey the Bearsource
- Motto: ""The Leading University of Central Appalachia""source
- Campus size: about 500 acressource
- Formerly known as "Pikeville Collegiate Institute" (1889–1909)source
- Formerly known as "Pikeville College" (1909–2011)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,067,972 (M $2,681,745 · W $1,386,227)
- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Pikeville’s 1,140 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KY
- Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY · 1,180 undergrads
- Midway UniversityMidway, KY · 1,250 undergrads
- Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY · 1,014 undergrads
- Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY · 1,305 undergrads
- Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY · 1,317 undergrads
- Centre CollegeDanville, KY · 1,346 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · 1,141 undergrads
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergrads
- Peru State CollegePeru, NE · 1,141 undergrads
- Dean CollegeFranklin, MA · 1,142 undergrads
- Fisher CollegeBoston, MA · 1,138 undergrads
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteupike.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 157535)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Georgetown CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Pikeville vs Georgetown CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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