2017-2018

• NAIA Five-Star Champions of Character™ Institution Silver Level 2016-17

 

• U.S. News & World Report:
  • 1st and only Kentucky university (101 nationally) for 2018 Best Online Graduate Business Programs (Excluding MBA)
  • 2nd in Kentucky (116 nationally) for 2018 Best Online MBA Programs
  • 5th in Kentucky (165 nationally) for 2018 Best Online Bachelor's Programs
  • 6th in Kentucky (125 nationally) for 2018 Best Online Graduate Education Programs
  • 6th Most International Students in the South 2018
  • Top 10 Kentucky Institution (106th regionally) for Best Regional Universities in the South

 

• AffordableColleges.com
  • 1st in Kentucky (14th nationally) in Top 40 Affordable Online Master's Degrees in Social Work
• BestCollegesOnline.org
  • 1st in Kentucky (17th nationally) in Top 30 Affordable Online Graduate Sports Administration Degree 2017
• BestDegreePrograms.com
  • 2nd in Kentucky (30th nationally) in Most Affordable Online Bachelor's in Nursing Degrees 2017
• BestMastersDegrees.com
  • 1st in Kentucky (13th nationally) in 30 Best Online Master's in Sport Administration: Private Colleges 2018
• BestValueSchools.org
  • 1st in Kentucky (23rd nationally) in Best 20 Online MBA Programs
  • 1st in Kentucky (24th nationally) in Best Early Childhood Education Programs 2018
  • 1st in Kentucky (16th nationally) in Top Online Human Resources Degrees of 2018
  • 2nd in Kentucky (47th nationally) in Best MBA Programs of 2018
  • 2ns in Kentucky in Best Colleges in Kentucky of 2018
• CollegeChoice.net
  • 1st in Kentucky (7th nationally) in 30 Best Online Master's in Family Counseling Degrees 2017
  • 1st in Kentucky (9th nationally) in 25 Best Online Master's in Social Work Degrees
  • 2nd in Kentucky (12th nationally) in 29 Best Online Social Work Degrees
• CollegeConsensus
  • 3rd in Kentucky (80th nationally) in Best Christian Colleges and Universities 2018
•  GuideToOnlineSchools.com
  • 3rd in Kentucky (21st nationally) in 2018 Best Online Colleges for Teaching Degrees
• LendEDU.com
  • 2nd in Kentucky (69th nationally) in Top 150 Small Private Colleges with the Least Average Student Debt Per Borrower
  • Top 10 in Kentucky in 2018 College Risk-Reward (CRRI) Indicator
• OnlineChristianColleges.com
  • 1st in Kentucky (42nd nationally) in 50 Best Christian Graduate Schools Online 2018
• OnlineSchools Center.com
  • Listed in Best Online Schools for Associate in Criminal Justice Degree Programs
  • Listed in Top Online Schools for Masters in Sex Therapy and Marriage/Family Counseling
• OnlineU.org
  • 1st in Kentucky (15th nationally) in 2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for a Master's in Teaching
  • 2nd in Kentucky (22nd nationally) in 2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for a Master's in School Counseling
• TopManagementDegrees.com
  • 1st in Kentucky (16th nationally) in Top 50 Schools for Online Master's Degrees in Human Resources
  • 1st in Kentucky (32nd nationally) in Top 50 Online Master's in Management Degree Programs 2018
  • 1st in Kentucky (46th nationally) in Top 50 Online Master's in Sports Management Programs 2018