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Enrollment

The enrollment tables and graphs include information about the number of students who are enrolled in college and university courses throughout the state of Kentucky.  For enrollment breakouts by race, gender, age, etc., see the Student Demographics page.

Tables & Reports
Maps

Students by County of Origin, Fall 2006

Related Links
  • The NCHEMS Information Center for State Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis
    State-level data on many postsecondary education topics.
  • Achieve.Org
    State-level enrollment, persistence, and graduation data.
  • Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Data Library, Higher Education Enrollment and Instructional Delivery Modes
    State and institutional-level enrollment data for SREB states by state, institution, level, student demographics, and other factors.
  • IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics
    National and state data tables on enrollment by state, level, student demographics, and other factors.
  • College Opportunities Online Locator (COOL)
    An easy-to use tool to access institutional-level IPEDS data on enrollment.
  • NSF Science and Engineering Indicators
    State rankings and data about STEM enrollments.
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    Technical Definitions
     

    Full-Time Equivalency (FTE)
    An enrollment calculation used to equate the effort of part-time students expressed as a portion of the equivalent for a full-time student. In Kentucky, FTE is calculated as the number of full-time students added to one-third the number of part-time students.

    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.

    Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
    IPEDS consists of institution-level data that can be used to describe trends in postsecondary education at the institution, state and/or national levels. It is a single, comprehensive system that encompasses all identified institutions whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education.

    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.

    Sector
    Identifies institutions based on funding types and the level of degrees offered:  two-year public, four-year public, and independent.

    Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
    Student majors or degrees that fall under the federal Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) list of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs based on their federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes.

    Student Credit Hours (SCH)
    The number of total credit hours generated by all students in all courses. For example, if two students each enrolled in six hours of courses and another student enrolled in 12 hours of courses, the total SCH would be 24.

    Student Enrollment or Headcount
    Student enrollment is expressed as a count of individual students by institution. If a student is enrolled at more than one institution in a given semester, they would be counted at each school and, consequently, counted twice in the overall state total.

     

    Last Updated 5/6/2008
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