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Considering a degree in Hospitality Administration/Management?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Hospitality Administration/Management majors who live in Kentucky.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Hospitality Administration/Management 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 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 2 | Arkansas Tech University | 9900 | 22900 | 0.5671 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 10300 | 88800 | 0.8844 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10800 | 22900 | 0.53 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 5 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 12300 | 30400 | 0.5959 | 724 | 965 | 0.7913 | |
| 6 | University of West Florida | 12800 | 21500 | 0.4041 | 9,661 | 1120 | 0.5687 | |
| 7 | California State University-Northridge | 13300 | 23200 | 0.4268 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 7 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13300 | 20300 | 0.344 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 9 | University of North Alabama | 13800 | 28200 | 0.5109 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14000 | 19400 | 0.2784 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 11 | University of South Florida | 14100 | 17100 | 0.1753 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 29300 | 0.5084 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14500 | 26500 | 0.454 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 14 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14700 | 31600 | 0.5343 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 15 | Florida International University | 15100 | 23700 | 0.3621 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 16 | Central Michigan University | 15300 | 40600 | 0.6233 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 16 | University of North Texas | 15300 | 25400 | 0.3983 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 18 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 15500 | 32300 | 0.5208 | 2,836 | 1170 | 0.3787 | |
| 19 | Livingstone College | 15600 | 29900 | 0.4788 | 799 | 855 | 0.7409 | |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | 15800 | 25800 | 0.3877 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 21 | James Madison University | 15900 | 28600 | 0.4433 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 21 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 23 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16300 | 28000 | 0.4176 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 24 | Appalachian State University | 16400 | 19500 | 0.1588 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 25 | Western Carolina University | 16500 | 19600 | 0.1582 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 26 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16700 | 30300 | 0.4496 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 26 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 16700 | 25200 | 0.3372 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 26 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16700 | 26600 | 0.3728 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 29 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 29 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16900 | 32100 | 0.4729 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 31 | University of Georgia | 17200 | 27100 | 0.3634 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 32 | Eastern Illinois University | 17400 | 27700 | 0.3724 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 32 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | 17400 | 24300 | 0.2841 | 2,067 | 1025 | 0.6918 | |
| 34 | Central Connecticut State University | 17900 | 34000 | 0.4733 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 34 | Husson University | 17900 | 48100 | 0.6272 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 36 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 18000 | 26700 | 0.3263 | 4,894 | 1090 | 0.8596 | |
| 36 | Northern Arizona University | 18000 | 32000 | 0.4372 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 36 | San Francisco State University | 18000 | 33300 | 0.4594 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 36 | Virginia State University | 18000 | 29300 | 0.3863 | 4,829 | 935 | 0.891 | |
| 40 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18100 | 28800 | 0.3718 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 41 | Delaware State University | 18300 | 33100 | 0.4474 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 42 | University of New Orleans | 18600 | 29500 | 0.3695 | 5,476 | 1125 | 0.6677 | |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan University | 18800 | 36100 | 0.4792 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 44 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3397 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 45 | Framingham State University | 19100 | 31000 | 0.384 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 45 | University of Mississippi | 19100 | 27000 | 0.2925 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 47 | Youngstown State University | 19400 | 29300 | 0.3375 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 48 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2735 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 49 | University of Southern Mississippi | 19900 | 23100 | 0.1384 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 50 | Georgia State University | 20000 | 26000 | 0.2309 | 27,438 | 1089 | 0.5543 | |
| 51 | Iowa State University | 20300 | 24200 | 0.1626 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 51 | Piedmont University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5699 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 53 | West Virginia University | 20700 | 23300 | 0.1116 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 54 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 54 | Salem State University | 20800 | 28500 | 0.2701 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 56 | Montana State University | 21100 | 27100 | 0.2211 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 56 | San Diego State University | 21100 | 28100 | 0.2493 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 58 | Saint Peter's University | 21500 | 66300 | 0.6755 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 59 | Madonna University | 21900 | 50400 | 0.5655 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 60 | Stockton University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 61 | Cleary University | 22300 | 47200 | 0.5279 | 811 | 1060 | 0.5097 | |
| 61 | New York University | 22300 | 91800 | 0.7569 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 63 | Ball State University | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 63 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 65 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 66 | Columbia College | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3864 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 67 | Florida State University | 22700 | 23100 | 0.0173 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 67 | Southern Connecticut State University | 22700 | 52500 | 0.5682 | 7,252 | 965 | 0.9482 | |
| 69 | Robert Morris University | 22800 | 56300 | 0.5949 | 3,769 | 1180 | 0.9057 | |
| 70 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 22900 | 22900 | 0 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 71 | Saint Leo University | 23500 | 50000 | 0.5298 | 7,603 | 1085 | 0.721 | |
| 72 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 29900 | 0.211 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 72 | University of Central Florida | 23600 | 31400 | 0.2482 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 74 | Keystone College | 23900 | 42900 | 0.4426 | 894 | 1035 | 0.848 | |
| 75 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 24000 | 26400 | 0.0902 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 76 | University of the Virgin Islands | 24100 | 37000 | 0.349 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 77 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 24200 | 39200 | 0.3828 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
| 78 | Meredith College | 24300 | 77200 | 0.6849 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 79 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24400 | 37400 | 0.3473 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 80 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 81 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 76300 | 0.6778 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 81 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 24600 | 32900 | 0.2523 | 2,634 | 1030 | 0.8841 | |
| 83 | Northern Michigan University | 24900 | 32900 | 0.2435 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 84 | Bellevue University | 25200 | 25700 | 0.0194 | 11,096 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 84 | Flagler College | 25200 | 37800 | 0.3336 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 86 | Lakeland University | 25300 | 54600 | 0.5363 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 87 | South Dakota State University | 25800 | 28700 | 0.1005 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 88 | Kennesaw State University | 25900 | 25900 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 88 | Northwood University | 25900 | 54500 | 0.5252 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 90 | York College of Pennsylvania | 26200 | 41400 | 0.3673 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 91 | Fort Hays State University | 26300 | 35200 | 0.2532 | 10,206 | 1120 | 0.9177 | |
| 91 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26300 | 36500 | 0.2796 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 93 | University of Delaware | 26500 | 32500 | 0.1847 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 94 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 94 | Northern Kentucky University | 27100 | 31600 | 0.1423 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 96 | Southern Utah University | 27500 | 35600 | 0.2272 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 97 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 98 | North Dakota State University | 28100 | 30400 | 0.0752 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 99 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28200 | 41900 | 0.3269 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 100 | Florida Atlantic University | 28300 | 39200 | 0.2782 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 100 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28300 | 35400 | 0.2008 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 100 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 28300 | 50700 | 0.4431 | 582 | 1010 | 0.9073 | |
| 103 | College of Coastal Georgia | 28400 | 43200 | 0.3422 | 3,468 | 985 | 0.9813 | |
| 104 | Mitchell College | 28500 | 65900 | 0.5672 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 105 | Lipscomb University | 28600 | 57600 | 0.5039 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 106 | California State University-East Bay | 29900 | 43000 | 0.3044 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 107 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30000 | 34000 | 0.1176 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 107 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 109 | Roosevelt University | 30100 | 43300 | 0.3054 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 110 | University of South Alabama | 30200 | 35000 | 0.1372 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 111 | Belmont University | 30400 | 67800 | 0.5512 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 111 | San Jose State University | 30400 | 41000 | 0.2583 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 113 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 30700 | 33100 | 0.0726 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 114 | Culinary Institute of America | 30800 | 69500 | 0.5566 | 3,011 | 1050 | 0.981 | |
| 115 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 115 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30900 | 78100 | 0.6044 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 117 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.1395 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 118 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 31100 | 63700 | 0.5114 | 1,184 | 1015 | 0.7989 | |
| 118 | New Jersey City University | 31100 | 39800 | 0.2188 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 120 | Auburn University | 31300 | 34400 | 0.0902 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 121 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31400 | 41100 | 0.2362 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 121 | Siena Heights University | 31400 | 46300 | 0.3218 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 123 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 31800 | 33700 | 0.056 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 124 | Baldwin Wallace University | 32100 | 47300 | 0.3213 | 2,862 | 1194 | 0.757 | |
| 125 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32200 | 39200 | 0.1788 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 125 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32200 | 44800 | 0.2812 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 127 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 47600 | 0.3171 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 127 | Widener University | 32500 | 75300 | 0.5682 | 2,811 | 1155 | 0.8402 | |
| 129 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 129 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 129 | Southeastern University | 32700 | 60500 | 0.4592 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 132 | Colorado Mesa University | 33100 | 40000 | 0.1719 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 133 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 134 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33800 | 42800 | 0.2103 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 135 | Charleston Southern University | 34600 | 48400 | 0.2866 | 2,914 | 1070 | 0.7609 | |
| 136 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 34700 | 34700 | 0 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 137 | DePaul University | 34900 | 59100 | 0.4093 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 138 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0634 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 139 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 35800 | 43500 | 0.1771 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 140 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 140 | University of Denver | 36400 | 76800 | 0.5259 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 142 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 37200 | 64400 | 0.4227 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 143 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 62000 | 0.3936 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 144 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 145 | Washington State University | 38800 | 53900 | 0.2799 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 146 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,152 | 1070 | 0.8814 | |
| 146 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 39600 | 57800 | 0.315 | 23,920 | 1390 | 0.5973 | |
| 148 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 149 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 150 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 40300 | 40300 | 0 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 | |
| 151 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 40600 | 66000 | 0.3849 | 3,908 | 1050 | 0.8844 | |
| 152 | Temple University | 40800 | 56100 | 0.2726 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 153 | Endicott College | 40900 | 63200 | 0.3528 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 154 | Webber International University | 41000 | 44400 | 0.0763 | 879 | 965 | 0.7756 | |
| 155 | Campbell University | 41900 | 65100 | 0.3562 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 156 | St. John's University-New York | 42100 | 80100 | 0.4742 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 157 | Montclair State University | 42400 | 46600 | 0.0901 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 158 | Merrimack College | 43700 | 78800 | 0.4453 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 159 | Mercyhurst University | 43900 | 66400 | 0.339 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 160 | Oregon State University | 45000 | 61900 | 0.2733 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 161 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 162 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 163 | College of Charleston | 49900 | 59000 | 0.1543 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 164 | Drexel University | 51400 | 82600 | 0.3776 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 165 | Lynn University | 51800 | 64200 | 0.1932 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 166 | University of San Francisco | 53600 | 83200 | 0.3556 | 5,321 | 1292 | 0.6171 | |
| 167 | Dallas Baptist University | 55900 | 56100 | 0.0036 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.