University of Pikeville Teaching Programs

Located in Pikeville, Kentucky, University of Pikeville is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of UPIKE is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is University of Pikeville?

Contact details for UPIKE are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	147 Sycamore St, Pikeville, KY 41501
Phone:	606-218-5250
Website:	www.upike.edu

How Do I Get Into UPIKE?

You can apply to UPIKE online at: www.upike.edu/undergraduate/admissions/

University of Pikeville has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford University of Pikeville?

The overall average net price of UPIKE is $23,676. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 92% of students took out student loans averaging $6,435 a year. That adds up to $25,740 over four years for those students.

University of Pikeville Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,369 undergraduate students at UPIKE, with 975 being full-time and 394 being part-time.

There are also 900 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 975 full-time undergraduates at UPIKE, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Pikeville students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	104
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	793
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at University of Pikeville. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at UPIKE. The most popular countries sending students to the school are El Salvador, United Kingdom, and Colombia.

Online Learning at University of Pikeville

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at UPIKE. In 2022-2023, 1,107 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UPIKE has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Pikeville Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	21	21
Elementary Education	7	0	7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	4	0	4
General Education	2	0	2
Biology Education	1	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	21	35

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.