Developmental Education and Remediation

This page is updated annually in the Fall.

The following information includes data about remedial and developmental needs and course taking patterns for students in postsecondary education in Kentucky.

• GRAPH: Students Entering College with Developmental Needs (67K PDF)
• Developmental Needs of the Entering Cohort of 2006 by Institution (85K PDF)
• Developmental Education Update- The Preparation of Students Entering Kentucky's Public Colleges and Universities in 2002 and 2004(1MB PDF)
• The Developmental Education of Kentucky's Entering Postsecondary Class of 2004 (474K PDF)
• Developmental Education Tables by Institution
• Eastern Kentucky University (53K PDF) 
• Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems (52K PDF) 
• Kentucky State University (47K PDF) 
• Morehead State University (52K PDF) 
• Murray State University (53K PDF)
• Northern Kentucky University (51K PDF) 
• University of Kentucky (43K PDF) 
• University of Louisville (49K PDF)
• Western Kentucky University (54K PDF)
• Number of Remedial Courses by Subject by Sector (10K PDF)
• Number of Remedial Courses by Subject by Institution (15K PDF)
• Number of Remedial Enrollments by Subject by Institution
  • 2007, 2006, 2005 
• CPE Research Report: Underprepared Students in Kentucky: A First Look at the 2001 Mandatory Placement Policy (3.54MB PDF)

• Percentage of Recent High School Graduates Entering College with Developmental Needs in One or More Subjects, 2006 (264K PDF)
• Percentage of Recent High School Graduates Entering College with Developmental Needs in All Three Subjects, 2006 (264K PDF)
• Percentage of Recent High School Graduates Entering College with Developmental Needs in English, 2006 (264K PDF)
• Percentage of Recent High School Graduates Entering College with Developmental Needs in Reading, 2006 (264K PDF)
• Percentage of Recent High School Graduates Entering College with Developmental Needs in Mathematics, 2006 (264K PDF)

• Independent Institutions
  Institutions that are solely funded by tuition or through private sources. Many tables include only those schools who are member institutions of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities.  Other independent institutions include proprietary (for-profit) institutions, two-year occupational institutions, bible colleges, and seminaries.
• Level
  Postsecondary educational level is defined as simply undergraduate, graduate, or first-professional, or by the credential being sought including certificates, diplomas, associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, etc.
• Public Institutions
  Four-year and KCTCS two-year postsecondary institutions that are funded through legislative appropriations.
• Remedial or Developmental
  Students are identified as remedial or developmental if their standardized placement test scores or equivalents fall below the threshold identified for a performance level likely to allow them to be successful in college level courses in a particular area. For more information, please review the Mandatory Placement Policy.
• Sector
  Identifies institutions based on funding types and the level of degrees offered:  two-year public, four-year public, and independent.