University of Pikeville
Pikeville, Kentucky · Also known as UPIKE · Website
$48,231
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,231
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Pikeville is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Pikeville, Kentucky with 1,135 undergraduates and 1,007 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,311 a year (tuition and fees $24,850). 42% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,231 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,679 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,311
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$24,850
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
42%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,679
About $219 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,231
Rank 1,631 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,311
- Tuition and fees
- $24,850
- Cost of attendance
- $33,420
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,115
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,160
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,075
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,065
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,755
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $18,840 in 2015-16 to $24,850 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,135
- Graduate students
- 1,007
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $34.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,631 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,311 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,850 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,679 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,508 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,231 | $36,235 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 120 | $246,625 | $61,506 | $224,231 | $112,460 |
| OptometryProfessional | Professional | 55 | $231,267 | $120,196 | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $24,000 | $36,213 | $49,971 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | $52,889 | $73,588 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | $15,750 | $76,570 | $74,442 | $80,813 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $20,191 | $28,699 | $71,225 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $21,425 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $22,330 | $27,025 | $41,524 | $55,378 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $16,806 | $37,784 | $36,199 | $47,382 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | $4,895 | $47,813 | $49,902 | $71,685 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $41,979 | $51,790 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $32,450 | $82,878 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,943 | $56,359 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pikeville and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does University of Pikeville cost?
$20,311 a year is the average net price at University of Pikeville after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $24,850, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,420. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,115 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Pikeville?
University of Pikeville has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do University of Pikeville graduates earn?
$48,231 a year is the median pay of former University of Pikeville students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,508 after 6 years). That ranks 1,631 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Optometry (Professional) at $120,196.
How much student debt do University of Pikeville graduates have?
$20,679 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Pikeville graduates, about $219 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Pikeville?
42% of first-time, full-time students at University of Pikeville finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Pikeville?
Medicine (120 professional graduates), Optometry (55 professional graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (49 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.