Mid-South Conference (MSC)--NAIA

Mild-South Conference (MISC)--NAIA
InstitutionPublic/PrivateCarnegie ClassificationFederal Graduation Rate-- All Students
Kentucky State UniversityPublicBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields36%
Bethel UniversityPrivateMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs35%
Campbellsville UniversityPrivateMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs39%
Cumberland UniversityPrivateMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs63%
University of the CumberlandPrivateDoctoral Universities: Doctoral/Professional Universities65%
Freed--Hardeman UniversityPrivateMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs62%
Georgetown CollegePrivateBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus50%
Lindsey Wilson CollegePrivateMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs50%

Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)--NCAA Division I

InstitutionPublic/PrivateCarnegie ClassificationFederal Graduation Rate-- All Students
Kentucky State UniversityPublicBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields36%
University of Arkansas at Little RockPublicDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity42%
Eastern Illinois UniversityPublicMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs57%
Lindenwood UniversityPrivateMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs54%
Morehead State UniversityPublicMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs48%
Southeast Missouri State UniversityPublicMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs49%
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvillePublicDoctoral Universities: Doctoral/Professional Universities57%
University of Southern IndianaPublicMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs53%
Tennessee State UniversityPublicDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity39%
Tennessee Technological UniversityPublicDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity59%
University of Tennessee at MartinPublicMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs50%
Western Illinois UniversityPublicMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs58%

Observations:

Public vs. Private:

  • In the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), excluding KSU, 4 of the 14 institutions are also public.
  • In the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), 0 of the 10 institutions are public.
  • In the Mid-South Conference (MSC) 0 of the 7 institutions are public.
  • In the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), 10 of the 11 institutions are public.
  • As a public institution, KSU's alignment seems to be best with the public/private composition of the SIAC and OVC.

Carnegie Classification:

  • In the SIAC, excluding KSU, 8 of the 14 institutions are also classified as a type of Baccalaureate College.
  • In the HCAC, 6 of the 10 institutions are classified as a type of Baccalaureate College.
  • In the MSC, 1 of the 7 institutions is classified as a type of Baccalaureate College.
  • In the OVC, 0 of the 11 institutions are classified as a type of Baccalaureate College.
  • As a Baccalaureate College, KSU seems to align best with the SIAC and the HCAC regarding Carnegie Classification.

Federal Graduation Rate:

  • KSU's federal graduation rate of 36% ranks 6th of 15 institutions in the SIAC, placing it in the 64.2nd percentile.
  • KSU would rank 11th of 11 institutions in the HCAC.

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