| INSTITUTION | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 Baseline | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 Target |
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| University of Kentucky | | | | | | | |
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| Overall | 65.8% | 66.1% | 66.0% | 67.9% | 68.5% | 69.7% | 70.0% |
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| URM | 54.2% | 56.0% | 53.0% | 58.2% | 57.2% | 54.9% | 60.6% |
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| Low-Income | 53.0% | 54.5% | 52.9% | 55.2% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 58.3% |
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| University of Louisville | | | | | | | |
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| Overall | 56.6% | 58.6% | 60.4% | 61.6% | 62.2% | 59.9% | 63.0% |
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| URM | 56.0% | 54.3% | 53.7% | 53.9% | 57.2% | 50.4% | 56.3% |
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| Low-Income | 47.1% | 48.3% | 50.3% | 50.6% | 52.6% | 48.2% | 53.1% |
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| KCTCS | | | | | | | |
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| Overall | 31.0% | 33.9% | 36.3% | 40.4% | 41.5% | 44.2% | 43.2% |
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| URM | 22.1% | 22.7% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 29.7% | 31.8% | 32.4% |
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| Low-Income | 28.1% | 31.5% | 32.7% | 37.9% | 38.0% | 41.4% | 40.9% |
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| Statewide (Public Universities) | | | | | | | |
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| Overall | 54.5% | 54.9% | 56.4% | 58.2% | 59.2% | 59.9% | 60.0% |
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| URM | 42.7% | 43.4% | 44.0% | 48.3% | 48.4% | 45.9% | 51.7% |
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| Low-Income | 41.9% | 41.5% | 43.1% | 44.9% | 46.1% | 46.6% | 48.4% |
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■ Overall, public universities increased the average six-year graduation rate by 0.7 of a percentage point, from 59.2% in 2021-22 to 59.9% in 2022-23. The six-year graduation rate for low-income students increased by half a percentage point, but the URM rate fell by 2.5 percentage points.
■ KCTCS increased the average three-year graduation rate by 2.7 percentage points, from 41.4% in 2021-22 to 44.2% in 2022-23. The three-year graduation rate for URM students increased 2.1 percentage points, while the rate for low-income students increased 0.5 of a percentage point over the same period.
■ Five of the eight public universities increased their graduation rate from the previous year (WKU was up 1.2 points, EKU was up 1.5 points, UK was up 1.2 points, Murray was up 1.1 points and Morehead was up 0.3 of a percentage point).
■ The six-year graduation rate declined at three universities (KSU was down 4.9 points, UofL was down 2.3 points and NKU was down 2.2 points).