Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Kentucky Colleges

There are 38 active four-years colleges and universities in Kentucky - 8 public and 30 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Kentucky is 48%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 49% to 48%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 0 compared to 14 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	49%	42%	54%
2014-15	45%	42%	49%
2015-16	45%	41%	50%
2016-17	46%	41%	50%
2017-18	48%	44%	51%
2018-19	47%	42%	53%
2019-20	46%	39%	50%
2020-21	45%	40%	50%
2021-22	48%	44%	53%
2022-23	48%	43%	54%
Average	46.70%	41.80%	51.40%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	24%
2014-15	32%
2015-16	36%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	25%
2022-23	27%
Average	27.70%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	70%	41%
2014-15	69%	53%
2015-16	72%	49%
2016-17	72%	48%
2017-18	69%	44%
2018-19	70%	51%
2019-20	70%	43%
2020-21	72%	54%
2021-22	69%	42%
2022-23	72%	41%
Average	70.50%	46.60%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	13.80:1

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4-Year Colleges

University of Kentucky Public, four-years | Lexington
University of Louisville Public, four-years | Louisville
Murray State University Public, four-years | Murray
Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green
Eastern Kentucky University Public, four-years | Richmond
Northern Kentucky University Public, four-years | Highland Heights
Kentucky State University Public, four-years | Frankfort
Georgetown College Private, four-years | Georgetown
Morehead State University Public, four-years | Morehead
Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Private, Less than 2-years | Louisville

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Graduate

University of Louisville Public, four-years | Louisville
University of Kentucky Public, four-years | Lexington
Lindsey Wilson College Private, four-years | Columbia
Thomas More University Private, four-years | Crestview Hills
University of the Cumberlands Private, four-years | Williamsburg
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Louisville
Campbellsville University Private, four-years | Campbellsville
Bellarmine University Private, four-years | Louisville
Murray State University Public, four-years | Murray
Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green

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Online Schools

Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green
University of Kentucky Public, four-years | Lexington
Murray State University Public, four-years | Murray
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Private, four-years | Jackson
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Elizabethtown
Somerset Community College Public, 2-4 years | Somerset
Hopkinsville Community College Public, 2-4 years | Hopkinsville
Asbury University Private, four-years | Wilmore
University of Pikeville Private, four-years | Pikeville
University of the Cumberlands Private, four-years | Williamsburg

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Trade Schools

MedQuest College Private, 2-4 years | Louisville
Hopkinsville Community College Public, 2-4 years | Hopkinsville
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington Private, Less than 2-years | Lexington
Appalachian Beauty School Private, Less than 2-years | Belfry
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Private, Less than 2-years | Glasgow
Summit Salon Academy-Lexington Private, Less than 2-years | Lexington
Daymar College-Bellevue Private, 2-4 years | Bellevue
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Bowling Green
Regina Webb Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Bowling Green
Empire Beauty School-Florence Private, Less than 2-years | Florence

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Kentucky Colleges

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