Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of Kentucky

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 64.90% where the last year rate was 68%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.00% for full-time students and 41.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.90% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of Kentucky over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	58%	65%
2014-15	61%	58%	65%
2015-16	63%	59%	67%
2016-17	64%	60%	68%
2017-18	65%	60%	69%
2018-19	66%	64%	68%
2019-20	66%	62%	69%
2020-21	66%	61%	69%
2021-22	68%	63%	71%
2022-23	68%	65%	70%
Average	64.90%	61.00%	68.10%

University of Kentucky Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.00% for full-time students and 41.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of Kentucky from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	83%	39%
2014-15	82%	48%
2015-16	83%	41%
2016-17	82%	34%
2017-18	83%	48%
2018-19	85%	39%
2019-20	85%	40%
2020-21	86%	25%
2021-22	86%	58%
2022-23	85%	40%
Average	84.00%	41.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Kentucky since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	16.80:1

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