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Graduation Comparison Between Best Colleges in Kentucky

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best schools in Kentucky is 62.17% where 9,394 students out of 15,109 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between best schools in Kentucky.
Among the best schools in Kentucky, Centre College has the most highest graduation rate of 86.75%, while Spalding University has the lowest rate of 44.67%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Schools In Kentucky
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Berea College 61.87%
(57.78% / 64.98%)
258
(104 / 154)
417
(180 / 237)
2University of Kentucky 68.51%
(65.52% / 70.71%)
3,427
(1,387 / 2,040)
5,002
(2,117 / 2,885)
3Centre College 86.75%
(82.38% / 90.82%)
347
(159 / 188)
400
(193 / 207)
4University of Louisville 62.16%
(58.02% / 65.77%)
1,687
(734 / 953)
2,714
(1,265 / 1,449)
5Transylvania University 69.01%
(56.84% / 76.87%)
167
(54 / 113)
242
(95 / 147)
6Bellarmine University 59.72%
(54.01% / 63.13%)
378
(128 / 250)
633
(237 / 396)
7Northern Kentucky University 51.91%
(45.02% / 57.13%)
1,017
(380 / 637)
1,959
(844 / 1,115)
8Eastern Kentucky University 53.86%
(47.93% / 58.15%)
1,207
(451 / 756)
2,241
(941 / 1,300)
9Spalding University 44.67%
(34.00% / 50.00%)
67
(17 / 50)
150
(50 / 100)
10Murray State University 62.10%
(60.83% / 62.85%)
839
(306 / 533)
1,351
(503 / 848)
Average62.17%
(57.90% / 65.34%)
9,394
(3,720 / 5,674)
15,109
(6,425 / 8,684)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best schools in Kentucky is 27.50% where 330 students have transferred out from schools out of 1,200 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best schools in Kentucky.
Among the best schools in Kentucky, Berea College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 22.78%, while Spalding University has the highest rate of 42.67% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Schools In Kentucky
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Berea College 22.78%
(23.89% / 21.94%)
95
(43 / 52)
417
(180 / 237)
2University of Kentucky 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,002
(2,117 / 2,885)
3Centre College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
400
(193 / 207)
4University of Louisville 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,714
(1,265 / 1,449)
5Transylvania University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
242
(95 / 147)
6Bellarmine University 27.01%
(30.38% / 25.00%)
171
(72 / 99)
633
(237 / 396)
7Northern Kentucky University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,959
(844 / 1,115)
8Eastern Kentucky University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,241
(941 / 1,300)
9Spalding University 42.67%
(42.00% / 43.00%)
64
(21 / 43)
150
(50 / 100)
10Murray State University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,351
(503 / 848)
Average27.50%
(29.12% / 26.47%)
330
(136 / 194)
1,200
(467 / 733)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best schools in Kentucky is 79.50% for full-time students and 42.17% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best schools in Kentucky.
Among the best schools in Kentucky, Centre College has the most highest retention rate of 89%, while Spalding University has the lowest rate of 71%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Schools In Kentucky
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Berea College 82%-
2 University of Kentucky 85%40%
3 Centre College 89%-
4 University of Louisville 78%55%
5 Transylvania University 78%-
6 Bellarmine University 81%50%
7 Northern Kentucky University 77%35%
8 Eastern Kentucky University 77%44%
9 Spalding University 71%-
10 Murray State University 77%29%
Average79.50% 42.17%
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Kentuckyand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.