Diversity & Demographics

This page is updated annually in the Spring.

The following tables and graphs describe the student populations at Kentucky institutions in various ways including race, gender, and age breakouts. Use these tables to understand more about the types of students at Kentucky institutions.

Degrees and Other Credentials

• GRAPH:  Total Degrees by Ethnicity - Non-white (31K PDF)
• Credentials by Sector, Level, and Race (231K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded by Level, Race, and Gender, Public Institutions Over Time (1.03MB PDF)
• Degrees Awarded by Level, Race, and Institution Over Time   (441K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded in STEM Disciplines by Institution and Gender - Public Institutions (1.41MB PDF) 
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded in STEM Disciplines by Institution and Race - Public Institutions (2.38MB PDF)
• GRAPH: Student Degrees Earned by Race Over Time (42K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded by Traditional and Nontraditional (904K PDF)

Enrollment

• Enrollment by level, race and institution, 2008-11
• Enrollment by Level, Institution, and Race Over Time (276K PDF)
• Total Enrollment by Race and Gender - Public Institutions - Fall, Over Time (1.5MB PDF)
• GRAPH:  Total Enrollment by Race 2006 - Public Institutions (14K PDF)
• GRAPH: Total Enrollment by Race - Non-white (30K PDF)
• GRAPH: Total Enrollment by Gender Over Time - Public Institutions (27K PDF)
• GRAPH: Enrollment by Age – Kentucky Public & Independent Institutions – Fall, Over Time (66K PDF)  
• GRAPH: Total Undergraduate Enrollment by Age Category Fall, Over Time (182K PDF)
• Enrollment by Level, Institution, and Race Over Time (317K PDF)
• Undergraduate Enrollment by Age Category Over Time (13K PDF) 
• Enrollment by Origin (In-State, Out-of-State, International) Fall 2008 - Public Institutions (1.66MB PDF) 
• Graduate Enrollment by Major and Level, Fall 2007 - Public Institutions (387K PDF)

Graduation Rates

• Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Public Institutions by Race, Gender, and Residency, Entering Class:
  • 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997

Retention Rates

• One-Year Retention Rates for Full-Time Degree-Seeking Freshmen (Fall)
  • 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1999-00, 1998-99, 1997-98

Transfer

• First-Time Transfer Demographics (61K PDF)
• GRAPH: Graduation Rates of Transfer vs. Native Students (122K PDF)
• Transfers from Two-Year Public Institutions (KCTCS) by Receiving Institution Over Time (17K PDF)
• First-Time Transfers Who Entered with an Associate's Degree (22K PDF)

Other

• GRAPH:  Race of Distance Learning Students - Fall
  • 2007, 2006, 2005  
• ACT by Race and Gender Over Time (72K PDF)
• Kentucky Adult Education Profile (687K PDF)
• 2004 Median Earnings by Educational Attainment Level and Gender (17K PDF)
• 2004 Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment Level and Gender (17K PDF)
• Full-Time Faculty and Staff by EEO Category and Race - Public Institutions
  • 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
• Developmental Needs by Students' Demographic Characteristics (14K PDF)

Students by County of Origin, Fall 2008

• Eastern Kentucky University (536K PDF)
• Kentucky State University (520K PDF)
• Morehead State University (539K PDF)
• Murray State University (542K PDF)
• Northern Kentucky University (522K PDF)
• University of Kentucky (539K PDF)
• University of Louisville (519K PDF)
• Western Kentucky University (538K PDF)

• EEO Categories
  Categories designated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for grouping employment positions based on the job function and level of autonomy. The categories include executive / administrative / managerial, faculty, other professionals, clerical/secretarial, technical/paraprofessional, skilled crafts, and service/maintenance.
• Graduation Rate
  The proportion of students who enter as first-time, full-time degree-seeking students in a given summer or fall who also earn a credential within 150 percent of the time normally needed to complete the degree. For example: bachelor’s degree graduation rates are calculated over six years, associate’s degrees are calculated over three years.
• 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.
• Nonresident Alien
  A person who has not been admitted to the United States for permanent residence (e.g. international students).
• Residency
  For tuition purposes, students are classified as in-state or out-of-state.
• Retention
  The proportion of first-time postsecondary students who enter a public Kentucky institution in a given fall semester and return to any Kentucky institution the following fall semester.
• Sector
  Identifies institutions based on funding types and the level of degrees offered:  two-year public, four-year public, and independent.
• Traditional and Nontraditional Ages
  Student ages are categorized as traditional or nontraditional depending upon whether they are 24 and under (traditional) or 25 and above (nontraditional).