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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Kentucky

Centre College has the highest graduation rate of 81% for academic year 2023-2024 in Kentucky. Transylvania University is ranked second with 71% and University of Kentucky follows them with 71%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Kentucky.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Kentucky
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Centre College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDanville, KY
81%-88%
2Transylvania University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, KY
71%-87%
3University of Kentucky
Public, four-yearsLexington, KY
71%-87%
4Asbury University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilmore, KY
65%19%83%
5Bellarmine University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY
64%22%75%
6University of Louisville
Public, four-yearsLouisville, KY
61%-81%
7Murray State University
Public, four-yearsMurray, KY
61%-76%
8Berea College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBerea, KY
58%24%79%
9Western Kentucky University
Public, four-yearsBowling Green, KY
56%2%78%
10Brescia University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwensboro, KY
54%-67%
11Northern Kentucky University
Public, four-yearsHighland Heights, KY
52%-76%
12Spalding University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY
52%31%64%
13Morehead State University
Public, four-yearsMorehead, KY
52%4%65%
14University of the Cumberlands
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamsburg, KY
50%21%74%
15Eastern Kentucky University
Public, four-yearsRichmond, KY
50%-77%
16Georgetown College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGeorgetown, KY
49%-69%
17Kentucky Wesleyan College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwensboro, KY
47%30%53%
18Lindsey Wilson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, KY
44%-63%
19University of Pikeville
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPikeville, KY
42%2%69%
20Campbellsville University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCampbellsville, KY
42%-64%