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Thousands of students at Kentucky's eight public universities will receive their diplomas this month, but education officials say there is room for improvement in the schools' graduation rates.
There have been modest improvements in the past 10 years. The University of Kentucky, with a 57.8 percent graduation rate, and Murray State University at 55.4 percent were both above the national average in 2002, the latest year for which national figures are available.See the full content of this document
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College Graduation Rates Concern Kentucky
But Kentucky's average graduation rate last year was 45.3 percent, up from 38.6 percent in 1993. The national average for 2003 won't be released until this fa...
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