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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Kentucky

Centre College has the highest graduation rate of 86% for academic year 2022-2023 in Kentucky. Asbury University is ranked second with 70% and Transylvania University follows them with 69%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music 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
86%-89%
2Asbury University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilmore, KY
70%21%83%
3Transylvania University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLexington, KY
69%-78%
4University of Kentucky
Public, four-yearsLexington, KY
68%-85%
5University of Louisville
Public, four-yearsLouisville, KY
62%-78%
6Berea College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBerea, KY
61%22%82%
7Bellarmine University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY
59%27%81%
8Murray State University
Public, four-yearsMurray, KY
58%-77%
9Western Kentucky University
Public, four-yearsBowling Green, KY
51%24%77%
10Northern Kentucky University
Public, four-yearsHighland Heights, KY
50%-77%
11Eastern Kentucky University
Public, four-yearsRichmond, KY
49%-77%
12Kentucky Wesleyan College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwensboro, KY
48%35%57%
13Morehead State University
Public, four-yearsMorehead, KY
47%-68%
14Georgetown College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGeorgetown, KY
46%-65%
15University of the Cumberlands
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamsburg, KY
44%32%70%
16Spalding University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLouisville, KY
44%42%71%
17Thomas More University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCrestview Hills, KY
44%36%66%
18Brescia University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwensboro, KY
43%39%77%
19Alice Lloyd College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPippa Passes, KY
40%24%55%
20Campbellsville University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCampbellsville, KY
40%-60%