University of Kentucky has the highest 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 68% last year.

University of Louisville with 62% and Murray State University with 58% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Kentucky Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Kentucky Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Kentucky has the highest graduation rate of 68% and University of Louisville has the second highest graduation rate of 62%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,720 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,166 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 84.52% and the average SAT score is 1,117 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 55.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 7 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 7 Kentucky Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Kentucky Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, 4-year 68.00%
0.15%
$33,406
($13,212)
28.89%94.89%1,18031,54717 to 1
2
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University of Louisville Louisville, KYPublic, 4-year 62.00%
0.48%
$29,174
($12,828)
23.25%81.54%1,17022,01713 to 1
3
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Murray State University Murray, KYPublic, 4-year 58.00%
2.13%
$19,452
($9,708)
15.87%83.98%1,0609,47916 to 1
4
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Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KYPublic, 4-year 51.00%
2.60%
$27,000
($11,436)
37.86%96.95%1,07016,49318 to 1
5
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Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KYPublic, 4-year 50.00%
2.20%
$21,480
($10,896)
27.58%86.01%1,15015,80117 to 1
6
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Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KYPublic, 4-year 49.00%
1.23%
$20,820
($10,130)
26.90%64.31%1,07014,32416 to 1
7
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Morehead State University Morehead, KYPublic, 4-year 47.00%
2.19%
$14,706
($9,838)
18.05%83.97%-8,80714 to 1
Average55.00%$23,720
($11,150)
25.49%84.52%1,11716,92416 to 1