Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMidway University is 7.2 miles from Versailles
No college sits inside Versailles’ boundary, but Midway University’s campus in Midway, with 1,426 students on campus, is 7.2 miles from the center of town, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College is 12.3 miles away in Lexington. About 3% of Versailles’ 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 Versailles. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Versailles
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Versailles
Five private colleges within 14.4 miles, two public colleges within 12.7 miles, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College 12.3 miles away.
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 Versailles’ median household income ($62,368) 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 Versailles: 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 Versailles
Is Versailles a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Versailles residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Kentucky (6). The nearest campus, Midway University, is 7.2 miles away in Midway.
What colleges are near Versailles?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Kentucky (12 miles, 28,008 students on campus), Bluegrass Community and Technical College (12.3 miles, 7,363) and Kentucky State University (12.7 miles, 1,520).
What is the closest community college to Versailles, and what does it cost?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, 12.3 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 the University of Kentucky cost if we live in Kentucky?
Tuition and fees are $13,502 a year in-state and $34,140 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,182 (under $30,000 income) to $26,781 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Versailles. 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 →