McBrayer-Clark House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKentucky State University is 11.9 miles from Lawrenceburg
No college sits inside Lawrenceburg’s boundary, but Kentucky State University’s campus in Frankfort, with 1,520 students on campus, is 11.9 miles from the center of town, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College is 22.1 miles away in Lexington. About 2% of Lawrenceburg’s residents are enrolled in college, below Kentucky (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Lawrenceburg. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lawrenceburg
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lawrenceburg
One private college within 14.6 miles, and one public college within 11.9 miles.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Lawrenceburg’s median household income ($66,486) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Lawrenceburg: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Lawrenceburg
Is Lawrenceburg a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Lawrenceburg residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Kentucky (6). The nearest campus, Kentucky State University, is 11.9 miles away in Frankfort.
What colleges are near Lawrenceburg?
Within 15 miles: Kentucky State University (11.9 miles, 1,520 students on campus) and Midway University (14.6 miles, 1,426).
What is the closest community college to Lawrenceburg, and what does it cost?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, 22.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,808 a year for Kentucky residents; the federal net price, $6,113, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Kentucky State University cost if we live in Kentucky?
Tuition and fees are $9,387 a year in-state and $13,658 from out of state.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lawrenceburg. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →