Student Demographics

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. Additional information broken out by demographics can be found on the Diversity page.

Enrollment

• GRAPH:  Total Enrollment by Race 2006 - Public Institutions (14K PDF)
• GRAPH: Total Enrollment by Race - Non-white (30K PDF)
• GRAPH: Total Enrollment by Gender, 1998-2006 - Public Institutions (27K PDF)
• GRAPH: Enrollment by Age – Kentucky Public & Independent Institutions – 2006 (27K PDF)  
• GRAPH: Total Undergraduate Enrollment by Age Category Fall 1998 - 2006 (28K PDF)
• Enrollment by Level, Institution, and Race 1998-2006 (314K PDF)
• Enrollment by Level, Race, and Gender (252K PDF) 
• Undergraduate Enrollment by Age Category 1998-2006 (13K PDF) 
• Enrollment by Origin (In-State, Out-of-State, International) 1998-2006 - Public Institutions (1272K PDF) 
• Total Enrollment by Race and Gender 1998-2006 - Public Institutions (252K PDF)
• Graduate Enrollment by Major and Level Fall 2006 - Public Institutions (495K PDF) 

Degrees

• GRAPH: Student Degrees Earned by Race, 1996-2007 (35K PDF)
• Degrees Awarded by Level, Race, and Institution 1999-2006 (445K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded by Level, Race, and Gender, Public Institutions 1999-2000/2005-06 (1382K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded by Level and Race, Public Institutions 1999-2000/2005-06 (289K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded in STEM Disciplines by Institution and Gender - Public Institutions (1452K PDF) 
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded in STEM Disciplines by Institution and Race - Public Institutions (2447K PDF)
• Degrees and Other Credentials Awarded by Traditional and Nontraditional (904K PDF) 

Transfers 

• GRAPH: Graduation Rates of Transfer vs. Native Students (122K PDF)
• Transfers from Two-Year Public Institutions (KCTCS) by Receiving Institution 1998-2005 (17K PDF)
• First-Time Transfers Who Entered with an Associate's Degree (22K PDF)
• First-Time Transfer Demographics (91K PDF)

Enrollment by County of Origin, Fall 2006

Eastern Kentucky University (536K PDF)

Kentucky State University (519K PDF)

Morehead State University (539K PDF)

Murray State University (541K PDF)

Northern Kentucky University (521K PDF)

University of Kentucky (539K PDF)

University of Louisville (518K PDF)

Western Kentucky University (527K PDF)

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Data Library
State and institutional data tables for SREB states on diversity in postsecondary enrollment, degrees, and staffing.

NCES Digest of Education Statistics
National and state data tables on diversity in postsecondary enrollment, degrees, and staffing.

Minority Student Enrollment, Condition of Education, NCES
Overview and data tables.

NCHEMS Report on Higher Education Inequality
Report and participation and completion tables by race/ethnicity and gender.

College Results Online, The Education Trust
Institutional-level reports and data on graduation rates by race and ethnicity that can be compared across institutions.

Economic Diversity of Colleges
Institutional-level data on student income, race and ethnicity, and student loan usage that can be compared over time and across institutions.

College Opportunities Online Locator (COOL)
User-friendly tool to access institutional-level IPEDS data on diversity

Community Colleges and Minority Degree Attainment, Community College Research Center
Best practices in diversity, national reports.

Pathways to College Network, Publications and Resources
Best practices in diversity, national reports.

Postsecondary Education Opportunity
A subscription site with a wide range of analyses of postsecondary education diversity.

NCES Report: Gender Differences in Participation and Completion of Undergraduate Education and How They Have Changed Over Time