Kentucky Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
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 Colleges having 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 Colleges Having 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 $22,545 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,516 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 84.33% and the average SAT score is 1,106 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 9 Kentucky Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, four-years | 68.00% - | $33,406 ($13,212) | 28.89% | 94.89% | 1,180 | 31,547 | 17 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Louisville Louisville, KY Public, four-years | 62.00% - | $29,174 ($12,828) | 23.25% | 81.54% | 1,170 | 22,017 | 13 to 1 |
| 3 - | Murray State University Murray, KY Public, four-years | 58.00% 2.00% | $19,452 ($9,708) | 15.87% | 83.98% | 1,060 | 9,479 | 16 to 1 |
| 4 - | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Public, four-years | 51.00% 3.00% | $27,000 ($11,436) | 37.86% | 96.95% | 1,070 | 16,493 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 - | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Public, four-years | 50.00% 2.00% | $21,480 ($10,896) | 27.58% | 86.01% | 1,150 | 15,801 | 17 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY Public, four-years | 49.00% 1.00% | $20,820 ($10,130) | 26.90% | 64.31% | 1,070 | 14,324 | 16 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY Public, four-years | 47.00% 2.00% | $14,706 ($9,838) | 18.05% | 83.97% | - | 8,807 | 14 to 1 |
| 8 3 | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY Private, four-years | 44.00% 4.00% | $9,875 | 33.32% | 83.02% | 1,040 | 18,053 | 18 to 1 |
| 9 - | Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY Private, four-years | 40.00% 4.00% | $26,990 | - | - | - | 11,775 | 23 to 1 |
| Average | 52.11% | $22,545 ($11,150) | 26.47% | 84.33% | 1,106 | 16,477 | 17 to 1 |
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