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.

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).

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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%

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.

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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.

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