Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of Colleges in Kentucky is 57.26% where 13,261 students out of 23,160 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 Colleges in Kentucky.
Among the Colleges in Kentucky, Centre College has the most highest graduation rate of 86.75%, while Kentucky Christian University has the lowest rate of 30.72%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | 40.48% (37.18% / 43.33%) | 68 (29 / 39) |
168 (78 / 90) | |
| Asbury University | 70.16% (69.05% / 70.95%) | 214 (87 / 127) |
305 (126 / 179) | |
| Bellarmine University | 59.72% (54.01% / 63.13%) | 378 (128 / 250) |
633 (237 / 396) | |
| Berea College | 61.87% (57.78% / 64.98%) | 258 (104 / 154) |
417 (180 / 237) | |
| Brescia University | 43.75% (36.36% / 50.88%) | 49 (20 / 29) |
112 (55 / 57) | |
| Campbellsville University | 41.88% (35.56% / 47.43%) | 214 (85 / 129) |
511 (239 / 272) | |
| Centre College | 86.75% (82.38% / 90.82%) | 347 (159 / 188) |
400 (193 / 207) | |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | 50.00% (50.00% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) |
2 (2 / 0) | |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | 66.67% (50.00% / 68.42%) | 14 (1 / 13) |
21 (2 / 19) | |
| University of the Cumberlands | 44.20% (37.56% / 51.00%) | 179 (77 / 102) |
405 (205 / 200) | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 53.86% (47.93% / 58.15%) | 1,207 (451 / 756) |
2,241 (941 / 1,300) | |
| Georgetown College | 46.13% (33.87% / 54.91%) | 137 (42 / 95) |
297 (124 / 173) | |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 54.55% (75.00% / 42.86%) | 6 (3 / 3) |
11 (4 / 7) | |
| Kentucky State University | 34.59% (31.71% / 37.66%) | 55 (26 / 29) |
159 (82 / 77) | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 48.70% (43.14% / 54.95%) | 94 (44 / 50) |
193 (102 / 91) | |
| University of Kentucky | 68.51% (65.52% / 70.71%) | 3,427 (1,387 / 2,040) |
5,002 (2,117 / 2,885) | |
| Kentucky Christian University | 30.72% (21.74% / 44.26%) | 47 (20 / 27) |
153 (92 / 61) | |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 36.93% (29.78% / 43.19%) | 178 (67 / 111) |
482 (225 / 257) | |
| University of Louisville | 62.16% (58.02% / 65.77%) | 1,687 (734 / 953) |
2,714 (1,265 / 1,449) | |
| Midway University | 47.57% (43.75% / 49.30%) | 49 (14 / 35) |
103 (32 / 71) | |
| Morehead State University | 49.69% (50.45% / 49.19%) | 558 (226 / 332) |
1,123 (448 / 675) | |
| Murray State University | 62.10% (60.83% / 62.85%) | 839 (306 / 533) |
1,351 (503 / 848) | |
| Northern Kentucky University | 51.91% (45.02% / 57.13%) | 1,017 (380 / 637) |
1,959 (844 / 1,115) | |
| University of Pikeville | 36.24% (32.37% / 41.60%) | 108 (56 / 52) |
298 (173 / 125) | |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 40.48% (40.74% / 40.00%) | 51 (33 / 18) |
126 (81 / 45) | |
| Spalding University | 44.67% (34.00% / 50.00%) | 67 (17 / 50) |
150 (50 / 100) | |
| Thomas More University | 44.42% (39.30% / 50.82%) | 183 (90 / 93) |
412 (229 / 183) | |
| Transylvania University | 69.01% (56.84% / 76.87%) | 167 (54 / 113) |
242 (95 / 147) | |
| Union College | 33.08% (25.32% / 44.76%) | 87 (40 / 47) |
263 (158 / 105) | |
| Western Kentucky University | 54.21% (50.63% / 56.74%) | 1,557 (602 / 955) |
2,872 (1,189 / 1,683) | |
| Beckfield College-Florence | 42.31% (33.33% / 43.48%) | 11 (1 / 10) |
26 (3 / 23) | |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | 77.78% (100.00% / 66.67%) | 7 (3 / 4) |
9 (3 / 6) | |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Frontier Nursing University | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| American National University-Pikeville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Lexington Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Daymar College-Owensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Spencerian College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Sullivan University | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Appalachian Beauty School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | |||
| Allure Beauty College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Daymar College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Spencerian College-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/03/2018) | |||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Daymar College-Bellevue | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Daymar College-Madisonville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/11/2016) | |||
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Daymar College-Online | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | |||
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | |||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2018) | |||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| MedQuest College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| American College of Barbering | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Tri-State Barber College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Regina Webb Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Medical Career & Technical College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Edge Academy of Beauty | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| American College of Barbering - Florence | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Average | 57.26% (52.47% / 60.95%) |
13,261 (5,287 / 7,974) |
23,160 (10,077 / 13,083) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in Kentucky is 27.09% where 1,805 students have transferred out from schools out of 6,663 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 Colleges in Kentucky.
Among the Colleges in Kentucky, Kentucky Christian University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.65%, while Brescia University has the highest rate of 42.86% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | 24.40% (17.95% / 30.00%) | 41 (14 / 27) | 168 (78 / 90) | |
| Asbury University | 21.31% (19.84% / 22.35%) | 65 (25 / 40) | 305 (126 / 179) | |
| Bellarmine University | 27.01% (30.38% / 25.00%) | 171 (72 / 99) | 633 (237 / 396) | |
| Berea College | 22.78% (23.89% / 21.94%) | 95 (43 / 52) | 417 (180 / 237) | |
| Brescia University | 42.86% (49.09% / 36.84%) | 48 (27 / 21) | 112 (55 / 57) | |
| Campbellsville University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 511 (239 / 272) | |
| Centre College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 400 (193 / 207) | |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2 (2 / 0) | |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 21 (2 / 19) | |
| University of the Cumberlands | 32.59% (34.63% / 30.50%) | 132 (71 / 61) | 405 (205 / 200) | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,241 (941 / 1,300) | |
| Georgetown College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 297 (124 / 173) | |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | 27.27% (0.00% / 42.86%) | 3 (0 / 3) | 11 (4 / 7) | |
| Kentucky State University | 27.04% (28.05% / 25.97%) | 43 (23 / 20) | 159 (82 / 77) | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 35.23% (37.25% / 32.97%) | 68 (38 / 30) | 193 (102 / 91) | |
| University of Kentucky | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 5,002 (2,117 / 2,885) | |
| Kentucky Christian University | 0.65% (1.09% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) | 153 (92 / 61) | |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 482 (225 / 257) | |
| University of Louisville | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 2,714 (1,265 / 1,449) | |
| Midway University | 20.39% (12.50% / 23.94%) | 21 (4 / 17) | 103 (32 / 71) | |
| Morehead State University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,123 (448 / 675) | |
| Murray State University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,351 (503 / 848) | |
| Northern Kentucky University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,959 (844 / 1,115) | |
| University of Pikeville | 32.55% (32.37% / 32.80%) | 97 (56 / 41) | 298 (173 / 125) | |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 126 (81 / 45) | |
| Spalding University | 42.67% (42.00% / 43.00%) | 64 (21 / 43) | 150 (50 / 100) | |
| Thomas More University | 36.41% (40.61% / 31.15%) | 150 (93 / 57) | 412 (229 / 183) | |
| Transylvania University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 242 (95 / 147) | |
| Union College | 41.06% (45.57% / 34.29%) | 108 (72 / 36) | 263 (158 / 105) | |
| Western Kentucky University | 24.27% (25.15% / 23.65%) | 697 (299 / 398) | 2,872 (1,189 / 1,683) | |
| Beckfield College-Florence | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 26 (3 / 23) | |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | 11.11% (0.00% / 16.67%) | 1 (0 / 1) | 9 (3 / 6) | |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Frontier Nursing University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Summit Salon Academy-Lexington | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| American National University-Pikeville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Lexington Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Sullivan College of Technology and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Daymar College-Owensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Brown Mackie College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Dixie | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Florence | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Spencerian College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Sullivan University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Appalachian Beauty School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | |||
| Allure Beauty College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Hurstborne | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Daymar College-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Spencerian College-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University of Phoenix-Kentucky | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/03/2018) | |||
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Daymar College-Bellevue | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Daymar College-Madisonville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/11/2016) | |||
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Daymar College-Online | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/31/2014) | |||
| Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Louisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/05/2019) | |||
| Tri-State Institute of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2018) | |||
| Ideal Beauty Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| MedQuest College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| American College of Barbering | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Tri-State Barber College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Regina Webb Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Medical Career & Technical College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| South Eastern Beauty Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Edge Academy of Beauty | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| American College of Barbering - Florence | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Average | 27.09% (28.68% / 25.79%) | 1,805 (859 / 946) |
6,663 (2,995 / 3,668) |
|
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of Colleges in Kentucky is 72.17% for full-time students and 43.39% 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 Colleges in Kentucky.
Among the Colleges in Kentucky, Barrett and Company School of Hair Design has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training has the lowest rate of 14%.
Compare Selected Schools