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Spring 2024 FE Results

Graduates

Agricultural - Civil

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Agricultural
FE Examination: Civil

    Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1)   1 2
No. Examinees Passing   1 1
Percent Examinees Passing   100% 50%
  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4)
'+- 1.00
Mathematics and Statistics 8 9 9.1 0.1 0.99 -1
Ethics and Professional Practice 4 9.2 12.1 2.9 0.76 -1
Engineering Economics 5 15 12.5 2.6 1.2 0.96
Statics 8 8.7 8.1 0.6 1.07 1
Dynamics 4 9.4 9 0.5 1.04 0.8
Mechanics of Materials 7 8.2 8.1 0.1 1.01 1
Materials 5 9.5 8.7 0.8 1.09 1
Fluid Mechanics 6 15 10.9 4.1 1.38 1
Surveying 6 11.3 9.3 2.1 1.22 0.95
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 10 11.7 10.4 1.3 1.13 1
Structural Engineering 10 7.5 6.4 1.1 1.17 1
Geotechnical Engineering 10 9.6 8 1.6 1.2 1
Transportation Engineering 9 9.2 9.7 0.5 0.95 -1
Construction Engineering 8 11.3 11.1 0.2 1.02 1

Footnotes:
1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Agricultural - Environmental

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Agricultural
FE Examination: Environmental

  Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1) 1 3
No. Examinees Passing 1 3
Percent Examinees Passing 100% 100%
  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4)
'+- 1.00
Mathematics 5 8.3 8.3 0.4 1 0
Probability and Statistics 4 8.5 8.6 0.7 0.99 -0.14
Ethics and Professional Practice 5 9.9 9.1 1 1.09 0.8
Engineering Economics 5 15 10.3 3.3 1.46 1.42
Fundmental Principles 7 9.4 8.4 1 1.12 1
Environmental Chemistry 7 10.4 13.5 2.2 0.77 -1.41
Health Hazards and Risk Assessment 4 10 9.2 0.7 1.09 1.14
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics 12 9.6 9.7 0.9 0.99 -0.11
Thermodynamics 3 0 8.2 6.2 0 -1.32
Surface Water Resources and Hydrology 9 9 10.3 3.4 0.87 -0.38
Groundwater Soils and Sediments 8 11.3 10.9 0.4 1.04 1
Water and Wastewater 12 8.6 9.4 0.6 0.91 -1.33
Air Quality and Control 8 7.6 7.8 0.5 0.97 -0.4
Solid and Hazardous Waste 7 8.8 8.8 0.6 1 0
Energy and Environment 4 0 5.7 4.2 0 -1.36

Footnotes:
1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Agricultural - Other Disciplines

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Agricultural
FE Examination: Other Disciplines

    Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1)   1 6
No. Examinees Passing   1 4
Percent Examinees Passing   100% 67%
  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
             
Mathematics 8 6.6 7.3 0.7 0.9 -1
Probability and Statistics 6 8.9 10 2.4 0.89 -0.46
Chemistry 5 8.7 8.8 1.3 0.99 -0.08
Instrumentation and Controls 4 9.8 10.4 3.4 0.94 -0.18
Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts 5 9 13 2.8 0.69 -1.43
Safety Health and Environment 6 6.2 9.8 3.8 0.63 -0.95
Engineering Economics 6 15 11.4 3.7 1.32 0.97
Statics 9 10.2 9 1.4 1.13 0.86
Dynamics 9 9.5 8.5 1.6 1.12 0.63
Strength of Materials 9 9.3 8.8 1 1.06 0.5
Materials 6 7.8 9.2 2.7 0.85 -0.52
Fluid Mechanics 12 8.4 9.5 1.6 0.88 -0.69
Basic Electrical Engineering 6 8.3 10.8 3.2 0.77 -0.78
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 9 10.1 9.7 1.9 1.04 0.21

Footnotes:
1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Chemical

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Chemical
FE Examination: Chemical

  Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1) 3 273
No. Examinees Passing 2 195
Percent Examinees Passing 67% 71%

 

 

  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4)
'+- 0.58
Mathematics 6 8.9 9.9 3.1 0.9 -0.32
Probability and Statistics 4 7 10 3.1 0.7 -0.97
Engineering Sciences 4 9.7 10.1 3.5 0.96 -0.11
Materials Science 4 6.3 9.9 3.6 0.64 -1
Chemistry and Biology 7 8.3 9.8 2.8 0.85 -0.54
Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics 8 10 9.7 2.5 1.03 0.12
Thermodynamics 8 9.3 9.4 1.8 0.99 -0.06
Material/Energy Balances 10 8.9 9.6 2.3 0.93 -0.3
Heat Transfer 8 7.7 9.8 2.7 0.79 -0.78
Mass Transfer and Separation 8 9.3 9.6 2.2 0.97 -0.14
Solids Handling 3 7 10.1 3.9 0.69 -0.79
Chemical Reaction Engineering 7 7.9 9.3 2.5 0.85 -0.56
Economics 4 5.2 10 3.7 0.52 -1.3
Process Design 7 9.5 9.7 2.4 0.98 -0.08
Process Control 4 7.4 9.5 3.3 0.78 -0.64
Safety Health and Environment 5 6.8 9.6 3.4 0.71 -0.82
Ethics and Professional Practice 3 10 11.4 4.6 0.88 -0.3

Footnotes:
1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Civil

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Civil
FE Examination: Civil

  Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1) 11 1033
No. Examinees Passing 7 558
Percent Examinees Passing 64% 54%

 

 

  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4)
'+- 0.30
Mathematics and Statistics 8 10 9.1 2.5 1.1 0.36
Ethics and Professional Practice 4 12.3 10 3.4 1.23 0.68
Engineering Economics 5 10.1 9.2 3.2 1.1 0.28
Statics 8 8.1 8.8 2.6 0.92 -0.27
Dynamics 4 9.1 9 3.7 1.01 0.03
Mechanics of Materials 7 9 8.8 2.6 1.02 0.08
Materials 5 9.1 8.9 3 1.02 0.07
Fluid Mechanics 6 10.8 8.9 2.7 1.21 0.7
Surveying 6 9.9 8.8 2.6 1.13 0.42
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 10 8.8 8.7 2.1 1.01 0.05
Structural Engineering 10 8.9 8.7 2 1.02 0.1
Geotechnical Engineering 10 8.9 8.7 2.1 1.02 0.1
Transportation Engineering 9 9.3 8.7 2.3 1.07 0.26
Construction Engineering 8 8.5 8.8 2.6 0.97 -0.12

Footnotes:
1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Electrical

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Electrical
FE Examination: Electrical and Computer

  Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1) 5 810
No. Examinees Passing 3 483
Percent Examinees Passing 60% 60%
  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4)
'+- 0.45
Mathematics 11 9.3 9.4 2.4 0.99 -0.04
Probability and Statistics 4 10.6 10.1 3.6 1.05 0.14
Ethics and Professional Practice 4 10.6 10.6 3.7 1 0
Engineering Economics 5 11.3 9.8 3.3 1.15 0.45
Properties of Electrical Materials 4 9.8 9.5 3.6 1.03 0.08
Circuit Analysis (DC and AC Steady State) 11 10.2 9.1 2.2 1.12 0.5
Linear Systems 5 8.1 9 3.2 0.9 -0.28
Signal Processing 5 8.4 8.9 3 0.94 -0.17
Electronics 7 10.1 8.9 2.4 1.13 0.5
Power Systems 8 8.2 9.1 2.4 0.9 -0.38
Electromagnetics 4 5.7 9 3.5 0.63 -0.94
Control Systems 6 6.4 8.8 2.6 0.73 -0.92
Communications 5 8.2 8.5 2.7 0.96 -0.11
Computer Networks 4 8.3 9.3 3.3 0.89 -0.3
Digital Systems 8 8.9 9 2.5 0.99 -0.04
Computer Systems 5 9.8 8.6 3.2 1.14 0.38
Software Engineering 4 10.3 9.3 4 1.11 0.25

Footnotes: 1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Mechanical

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Mechanical
FE Examination: Mechanical

  Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1) 3 1357
No. Examinees Passing 3 939
Percent Examinees Passing 100% 69%
  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4) '+- 0.58
Mathematics 6 12.5 9.7 2.9 1.29 0.97
Probability and Statistics 4 9.2 10.2 3.5 0.9 -0.29
Ethics and Professional Practice 4 12.8 11 3.7 1.16 0.49
Engineering Economics 4 10.2 10.2 3.7 1 0
Electricity and Magnetism 5 10.5 9.5 3.1 1.11 0.32
Statics 9 8.8 9.5 2.2 0.93 -0.32
Dynamics Kinematics and Vibrations 10 10.4 9.5 2.2 1.09 0.41
Mechanics of Materials 9 9.3 9.2 2 1.01 0.05
Material Properties and Processing 7 9.3 9.5 2.6 0.98 -0.08
Fluid Mechanics 10 8.7 9.4 2.2 0.93 -0.32
Thermodynamics 10 9.6 9.2 2 1.04 0.2
Heat Transfer 7 10 9.5 2.7 1.05 0.19
Measurements Instrumentation and Controls 5 8.8 9 3.2 0.98 -0.06
Mechanical Design and Analysis 10 9.6 8.9 2.3 1.08 0.3

Footnotes: 1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

Mining

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky Lexington
Major: Mining/Mineral
FE Examination: Other Disciplines

  Institution ABET Comparator (*2)
No. Examinees Taking (*1) 1 10
No. Examinees Passing 1 5
Percent Examinees Passing 100% 50%
  Number of Exam Questions Institution Average Performance Index (*3) ABET Comparator Average Performance Index ABET Comparator Standard Deviation Ratio Score (*4) Scaled Score (*4)
            Uncertainty Range for Scaled Score (*4)
'+- 1.00
Mathematics 8 8.6 8.4 1.7 1.02 0.12
Probability and Statistics 6 11 9.7 3 1.13 0.43
Chemistry 5 8.6 9.2 2.3 0.93 -0.26
Instrumentation and Controls 4 7.9 8.6 2.4 0.92 -0.29
Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts 5 15 12.4 3.2 1.21 0.81
Safety Health and Environment 6 15 12.1 3 1.24 0.97
Engineering Economics 6 10.8 9.2 4.1 1.17 0.39
Statics 9 10.1 8.7 1.8 1.16 0.78
Dynamics 9 10 8.4 3.6 1.19 0.44
Strength of Materials 9 15 8.7 2.6 1.72 2.42
Materials 6 10.8 8.4 1.8 1.29 1.33
Fluid Mechanics 12 11.5 9.1 1.7 1.26 1.41
Basic Electrical Engineering 6 11 7.9 3.7 1.39 0.84
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 9 11.6 9.4 2.2 1.23 1

Footnotes:
1) 0 examinees have been removed from this data because they were flagged as a random guesser.
2) Comparator includes all examinees from programs accredited by the ABET commission noted.
3) Performance index is based on a 0-15 scale.
4) These scores are made available for assessment purposes. See the NCEES publication entitled
Using the FE as an Outcomes Assessment Tool at https://ncees.org/education/outcomes-assessment/.

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