College Preparation

The following tables, reports, and links include information about college preparation levels for Kentuckians. For information on high school students taking college courses, see the Dual Enrollment page.

• GRAPH:  Students Entering College with Developmental Needs (13K PDF)
• High School Feedback Reports for Classes of 2000, 2002 and 2004
• Developmental Education Update- The Preparation of Students Entering Kentucky's Public Colleges and Universities in 2002 and 2004 (1MB PDF)
• Mandatory Placement Report (3623K PDF)
• ACT by Race and Gender - Fall, Over Time (50K PDF)
• Students Scoring Three or Higher on Advanced Placement (AP) Exams by Race - Fall, Over Time (18K 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)

• Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
  National standardized exams taken at the end of advanced placement courses offered at high schools in a variety of subjects.
• Baccalaureate
  A four-year degree that is also commonly called a bachelor’s degree.
• 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.
• Matriculation
  Successfully moving from one level of education to another, such as completing a high school diploma or GED and matriculating to a college, or completing a two-year degree and matriculating to a university to work on a four-year degree.
• Public Institutions
  Four-year and KCTCS two-year postsecondary institutions that are funded through legislative appropriations.
• Pre-College Curriculum (PCC)
  A set of college-preparatory classes as established by the Council on Postsecondary Education that sets minimum course requirements by subject for admission to Kentucky's public universities.
• 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 by categories based on funding types and the level of degrees offered, two-year public, four-year public, and independent.