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Kentucky ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 84 institutions in Kentucky.

Kentucky - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate42
40%
n=40
38%
n=39
36%
n=39
Associate6
60%
n=5
60%
n=5
60%
n=5
Bachelor30
45%
n=29
25%
n=28
4%
n=28
Master's4
100%
n=3
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total82
45%
n=77
35%
n=72
25%
n=72

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate42
32%
n=34
38%
n=39
36%
n=39
Associate6
60%
n=5
60%
n=5
20%
n=5
Bachelor30
93%
n=29
21%
n=28
4%
n=28
Master's4
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total82
60%
n=68
33%
n=72
22%
n=72

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate52,579
91%
n=52,485
85%
n=52,407
82%
n=52,407
Associate4,203
81%
n=4,128
81%
n=4,128
81%
n=4,128
Bachelor175,362
60%
n=174,879
46%
n=170,748
3%
n=170,748
Master's4,538
100%
n=4,456
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total236,682
68%
n=235,948
56%
n=227,283
23%
n=227,283

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate52,579
68%
n=52,012
85%
n=52,407
82%
n=52,407
Associate4,203
81%
n=4,128
81%
n=4,128
8%
n=4,128
Bachelor175,362
99%
n=171,231
45%
n=170,748
3%
n=170,748
Master's4,538
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral0
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total236,682
91%
n=227,371
55%
n=227,283
21%
n=227,283
Visualization Key

The Donut Chart shows the visual breakdown of positive vs negative results.

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %