Kentucky Public Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Eastern Kentucky University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 50% last year.

Morehead State University with 52% and Northern Kentucky University with 52% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Kentucky Public Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,083 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,614 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate Kentucky Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 82.05%, and the average SAT score is 1,055, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Kentucky Public Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 2	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KYPublic, 4-year	50.00% 1.00%	$21,230 ($10,320)	19.94%	77.61%	970	15,673	17 to 1
2 1	Morehead State University Morehead, KYPublic, 4-year	52.00% 5.00%	$14,980 ($10,024)	18.21%	77.21%	-	8,791	16 to 1
2 -	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year	52.00% 4.00%	$21,912 ($11,088)	36.85%	67.65%	1,040	15,347	19 to 1
4 -	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year	56.00% 3.00%	$27,000 ($11,652)	30.18%	93.87%	930	16,291	19 to 1
5 1	University of Louisville Louisville, KYPublic, 4-year	61.00% 1.00%	$29,482 ($13,136)	25.08%	79.41%	1,150	23,065	14 to 1
5 -	Murray State University Murray, KYPublic, 4-year	61.00% 2.00%	$19,836 ($9,900)	17.39%	85.68%	1,060	10,020	17 to 1
7 -	University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, 4-year	71.00% 2.00%	$34,140 ($13,502)	22.23%	92.94%	1,180	34,709	18 to 1
	Average	57.57%	$24,083 ($11,375)	24.27%	82.05%	1,055	17,699	17 to 1

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