Economic Impact Study

Campbellsville University is a comprehensive Christian university located in Campbellsville, Kentucky. We offer non-credit technical programs, certificates, associate, undergraduate, and graduate programs. In addition to our main campus in Taylor County, the University operates eight regional education centers and instructional sites across Kentucky, providing students with access to higher education in their local communities.

This study examines the economic contributions of both the main campus and regional centers, including the impact of university operations, capital investments, and student and visitor spending.

Overview Campbellsville Impact Harrodsburg Impact Louisville Impact Somerset Impact

 

Key Findings

 

How Campbellsville University Generates Economic Impact

  • Payroll
  • Purchases
  • Capital Investments

  • Food services
  • Other on-campus service providers

  • Purchases from local Taylor County businesses

  • Direct Employment: Jobs directly employed by Campbellsville University or campus contractors
  • Indirect Employment: Jobs supported in the local economy due to university activities

  • Dollars spent by the University, students, and visitors circulate through the local economy, generating additional spending and supporting community businesses and households.

 

Scope and Purpose of the Study

This study quantifies the ongoing economic impact of Campbellsville University. It measures total economic output, jobs, wages, and local tax revenues generated from University operations.

The study was conducted by Younger Associates, a firm with over 30 years of experience performing economic impact studies nationwide. Their methodology is recognized by the International Economic Development Council and provides reliable, conservative projections of economic contributions.

Impact Breakdown

1,977


Jobs Support


(Direct and Indirect)

$87,225,534


Wages Paid

$7,649,682


Taxes Generated


(State and Local)

Campbellsville
1,596

Campbellsville
$66,702,666

Campbellsville
$5,849,826

Harrodsburg
88

Harrodsburg
$3,438,878

Harrodsburg
$301,590

Louisville
280

Louisville
$15,845,990

Louisville
$1,389,693

Somerset
33

Somerset
$1,238,000

Somerset
$108,573