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Enrollment 3  \nTotal Dual Credit Enrollment 4  \nTotal First-Time Undergraduate Enrollment 5  \nTotal First-Time Adult Undergraduate Enrollment 6  \nTotal Adult Undergraduate Enrollment 7  \nTotal Low-Income Undergraduate Enrollment 8  \nTotal Graduate Enrollment 9  \nFour-Year Public University Retention Rates 10  \nKCTCS Retention Rates 11  \nAbout the Council 12  \nCPE Data and Advanced Analytics Team 13  \nExecutive Summary  \nTotal Enrollment One-Year Change: 3.3%  \nFive-Year Change: 11.9%  \nTotal enrollment has increased signifi cantly across all degree levels and sectors over the past five years.  \nDual credit enrollment has grown substantially, with over60% of dual credit students enrolled at KCTCS.  \nFor Kentucky to reach its 60% attainment by 2030, more adults must earn postsecondary credentials.  \nLow-income enrollment increased for the third consecutive fall following a decade-long decline.  \nFirst-to-second-year retention at public universities has exceeded 80% for the past three years.  \nUndergraduate enrollment growth has been robust across all sectors since  \nFall 2020.  \nFirst-time enrollments grew for the fourth consecutive fall, refl ecting progress in the college-going rate.  \nAfter a decade of declines, adult enrollment is growing across all postsecondary sectors.  \nGraduate enrollment remains fl at, with modest gains at Kentucky's four-year public universities.  \nKCTCS Retention  \nOne-Year Change: 0.3 pp  \nFive-Year Change: 5.2 pp  \nSince falling to 55% in 2020–21, KCTCS’s retention rate has topped 60% for the past three years.  \nKentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | 1_  \nFigure 1. Total enrollment (undergraduate and graduate) , by sector  \n Four-Year Public  \n KCTCS  \nTotal enrollment across all three institutional sectors has been rising steadily since the COVID-19 pandemic. Total enrollment has increased by 11.9% since Fall 2020 and by 3.3% since Fall 2024, surpassing 280, 000.  \n•Total enrollment at four-year public universities increased to 131, 634, up 2.5% from last fall and 6.5% over the past five years.  \n•Total enrollment at KCTCS institutions rose to 89, 361, an increase of 6 .2% from last fall and 27.2% over the past five years.  \n•Total enrollment at AIKCU colleges and universities increased to 60, 055, up  \n1.0% from last fall and 4.9% over the past five years.  \nTotal enrollment includes all resident and non-resident students across all degree levels, from high school dual credit through graduate study. It includes students enrolled at Kentucky's eight public universities, sixteen KCTCS community and technical colleges, and eighteen institutions of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) .  \nKentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | 2_  \nFigure 2 . Total undergraduate enrollment, by sector  \n Four-Year Public  KCTCS  \nTotal undergraduate enrollment has risen 15.4% over the last five years.  \n•Total undergraduate enrollment at four-year public universities increased to 102, 012, up 2.8% from last fall and 6.2% over the past five years.  \n•Total undergraduate enrollment at KCTCS climbed to 89, 361, up 6.2% from last fall and 27.2% over the past five years.  \n•Total undergraduate enrollment at AIKCU colleges and universities rose to 36, 209, up 5.9% from last fall and 17. 1% over the past five years.  \nTotal undergraduate enrollment reflects students enrolled in baccalaureate, associate, certificate, and diploma programs in the fall term. It also includes highschool students enrolled in dual credit courses, enabling them to earn high school and college credit simultaneously.  \nKentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | 3_  \nFigure 3 . Total dual credit enrollment, by sector  \n KCTCS  \n Four-Year Public  \nTotal dual credit enrollment has risen substantially over the past five years, rising 59.3% to a total of 53, 586 ","cbCaivEkzp961ORy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivEkzp961ORy","pdf",1886298,16,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Total Enrollment (Undergraduate and Graduate)\n## Total Undergraduate Enrollment\n## Total Dual Credit Enrollment\n## Total First-Time Undergraduate Enrollment\n## Total First-Time Adult Undergraduate Enrollment\n## Total Adult Undergraduate Enrollment\n## Total Low-Income Undergraduate Enrollment\n## Total Graduate Enrollment\n## Four-Year Public University Retention Rates\n## KCTCS Retention Rates\n## About the Council\n## CPE Data and Advanced Analytics Team","[{\"question\":\"What does the report cover for Fall 2025?\",\"answer\":\"It covers overall enrollment (undergraduate and graduate) and retention, including sector breakdowns for Four-Year Public universities, KCTCS, and AIKCU institutions, plus key student categories such as first-time and low-income enrollment.\"},{\"question\":\"How has total enrollment changed over one year and five years?\",\"answer\":\"The executive summary states total enrollment increased by 3.3% one year and 11.9% over five years, with growth across all degree levels and sectors.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the major retention takeaways for KCTCS?\",\"answer\":\"KCTCS retention is described as topping 60% for the past three years after falling to 55% in 2020–21, with reported one-year and five-year changes of 0.3 pp and 5.2 pp.\"}]","Fall 2025 Enrollment and Retention Report | PDF",1792054196]