by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Pikeville was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UPIKE is ranked #1,911 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
UPIKE also holds the #28 spot on the Best Colleges in Kentucky ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that University of Pikeville has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Pikeville, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Pikeville is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Pikeville is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UPIKE is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Pikeville.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,348 undergraduates at UPIKE with 1,051 being full-time and 297 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,143 | $15,471 | $17,814 | $18,761 | $19,627 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UPIKE, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UPIKE, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,145 a year. That adds up to $28,580 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UPIKE are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 147 Sycamore St, Pikeville, KY 41501 |
| Phone: | 606-218-5250 |
| Website: | www.upike.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 126 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 82 | $36,213 |
| Optometry | 79 | NA |
| Nursing | 55 | $82,878 |
| General Biology | 35 | $28,699 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 25 | $27,025 |
| Educational Administration | 21 | NA |
| Social Work | 20 | NA |
| General Psychology | 17 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 13 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,107 students took at least one online class at University of Pikeville. This is an increase from the 830 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,107 | 195 |
| 2021-2022 | 830 | 144 |
| 2020-2021 | 992 | 141 |
| 2018-2019 | 449 | 93 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Pikeville.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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