General Chemistry is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #43 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Chemistry Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 247 degrees in general chemistry annually.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Chemistry rankings. For our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Chemistry Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of chemistry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kentucky is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 58 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Louisville is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general chemistry. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general chemistry has to take a look at Murray State University. Murray State is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Murray. This university ranks 16th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 18 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general chemistry has to check out Northern Kentucky University. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 15 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).