University of Kentucky: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #109 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #65 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #61 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 38 | In Kentucky |
| #1 of 3 | In Lexington |
| #23 of 1,577 | For Engineering Management |
| Top100 | For 50 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 92%
- Undergraduates
- 23,930
- Graduates
- 8,773
- Male:Female Ratio
- 40:60
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- uky.edu
University of Kentucky Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Kentucky has an acceptance rate of 92% and is among the 35% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 92% | 91% | 93% |
| Applicants | 28,233 | 11,628 | 16,352 |
| Admissions | 26,083 | 10,580 | 15,273 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,360 | 2,578 | 3,746 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 77 | 39 | 37 |
10,994 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
4,695 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
556 or 9%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1080
or below
75% of them
had 1290
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Kentucky are 1080-1290 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
3,532 or 55%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 21
or below
75% of them
had 28
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Kentucky are 21-28 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 24210 (74%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 2303 (7%) |
| Hispanic | 1945 (6%) |
| Asian | 1240 (4%) |
| Two or more races | 1199 (4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 1159 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 561 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 28 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $13,024
- Students receiving aid
- 97%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $11,849 | $12,967 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,849 | $12,967 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $32,043 | $34,096 |
| Fee in-district | $1,363 | $1,363 |
| Fee in-state | $1,363 | $1,363 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,363 | $1,363 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 8,300 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $15,242 |
| Room charge | $10,362 |
| Meal charge | $4,880 |
University of Kentucky majors
University of Kentucky has granted 5,238 bachelor's degrees across 100 programs, 1,918 master's across 107 programs, and 1,043 doctorate degrees across 65 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Kentucky.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 81 | 760 | 98 |
| Business & Commerce, General | 277 | 116 | 9 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 387 | 2 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 294 | 22 | |
| Finance, General | 288 | ||
| Psychology, General | 264 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 200 | 9 | 6 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 186 | 14 | 5 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 200 | ||
| Medicine | 190 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 156 | 13 | 14 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 156 | 7 | 10 |
| Accounting | 110 | 38 | |
| Law | 133 | ||
| Pharmacy | 130 | ||
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 129 | ||
| Public Health, General | 91 | 32 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 98 | 21 | 5 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 102 | 8 | 6 |
| Neuroscience | 108 | 5 | |
| Library and Information Science | 102 | ||
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 93 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 83 | 1 | 4 |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 52 | 32 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 56 | 3 | 10 |
| Digital Arts | 67 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 46 | 2 | 18 |
| Dentistry | 66 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 66 | ||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 56 | 9 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 65 | ||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 62 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 17 | 45 | |
| Information Science & Studies | 62 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 52 | 4 | 5 |
| Biotechnology | 58 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 57 | ||
| Horse Husbandry & Equine Science and Management | 55 | ||
| Animal Sciences, General | 48 | 2 | 3 |
| History, General | 45 | 4 | 4 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 53 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 36 | 16 | |
| Agricultural Economics | 42 | 4 | 4 |
| Mathematics, General | 29 | 11 | 9 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General | 22 | 26 | |
| Journalism | 47 | ||
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 46 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 33 | 12 | |
| Agricultural Public Services, Other | 44 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 42 | ||
| Economics, General | 40 | ||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 36 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| Nursing Practice | 35 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 33 | 1 | |
| Music Performance, General | 21 | 12 | |
| Sociology, General | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| Music Teacher Education | 27 | 3 | |
| Physics and Astronomy | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| Interior Design | 25 | 4 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 28 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 27 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 27 | ||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 18 | 8 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 12 | 14 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 15 | 1 | 10 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 20 | 5 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 25 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 24 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | 22 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 18 | 4 | |
| Materials Engineering | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 22 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 21 | ||
| Public Administration | 20 | 1 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 19 | ||
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 19 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 19 | ||
| Philosophy | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor | 19 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 16 | 2 | |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | 17 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 10 | 7 | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 13 | 4 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 7 | 10 | |
| Geography | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 16 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 14 | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 15 | ||
| Linguistics | 10 | 5 | |
| Plant Sciences, Other | 7 | 8 | |
| Radio and Television | 15 | ||
| Communications Technologies & Technicians and Support Services, Other | 14 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 14 | ||
| Music, General | 14 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 10 | 3 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 12 | 1 | |
| Forensic Chemistry | 13 | ||
| Health Teacher Education | 13 | ||
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods | 7 | 6 | |
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 12 | ||
| Horticultural Science | 11 | ||
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Statistics, General | 9 | 2 | |
| Clinical Psychology | 3 | 7 | |
| Entomology | 10 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 8 | 2 | |
| Pre-Architecture Studies | 10 | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | 10 | ||
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 9 | ||
| Applied Statistics, General | 9 | ||
| Landscape Architecture | 9 | ||
| Creative Writing | 8 | ||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 8 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 8 | ||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 8 | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 7 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 6 | 1 | |
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 7 | ||
| Biochemistry | 7 | ||
| Data Science, General | 7 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 7 | ||
| Health & Medical Physics | 5 | 2 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 7 | ||
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | 7 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 4 | 2 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 2 | 4 | |
| Food Science | 6 | ||
| Performance and Sport Psychology | 6 | ||
| School Psychology | 6 | ||
| Technical Teacher Education | 6 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 3 | 2 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 5 | ||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 5 | ||
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 5 | ||
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 5 | ||
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 4 | ||
| Clinical and Translational Science | 4 | ||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 4 | ||
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other | 4 | ||
| Physiology, General | 4 | ||
| Rehabilitation Science | 4 | ||
| Toxicology | 4 | ||
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | 2 | 2 | |
| Dance, General | 3 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 3 | ||
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 3 | ||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 3 | ||
| Nursing Science | 3 | ||
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 1 | 2 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 3 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 2 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 2 | ||
| Architectural Design | 1 | ||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 1 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Human Nutrition | 1 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 | ||
| Molecular Pharmacology | 1 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 1 | ||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 5,238 | 1,918 | 1,043 |
University of Kentucky has a graduation rate of 70%, which is among the 22% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 70% | 65% | 73% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Kentucky is a world-class research university with 136,236 scientific papers published and 4,248,633 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1588 | 14677 |
| 1993 | 1658 | 15853 |
| 1994 | 1645 | 17599 |
| 1995 | 1670 | 19354 |
| 1996 | 1972 | 21698 |
| 1997 | 1869 | 25633 |
| 1998 | 1803 | 29588 |
| 1999 | 1919 | 33894 |
| 2000 | 2035 | 39963 |
| 2001 | 2145 | 43863 |
| 2002 | 2510 | 52868 |
| 2003 | 2536 | 58099 |
| 2004 | 2628 | 64656 |
| 2005 | 2971 | 73641 |
| 2006 | 3092 | 83862 |
| 2007 | 3261 | 93083 |
| 2008 | 3483 | 101708 |
| 2009 | 3470 | 110793 |
| 2010 | 3684 | 123692 |
| 2011 | 3825 | 138744 |
| 2012 | 4177 | 151700 |
| 2013 | 4306 | 164137 |
| 2014 | 4441 | 173863 |
| 2015 | 4772 | 179791 |
| 2016 | 4603 | 184532 |
| 2017 | 4605 | 192795 |
| 2018 | 4908 | 203034 |
| 2019 | 5201 | 226204 |
| 2020 | 5892 | 270989 |
| 2021 | 5404 | 291612 |
| 2022 | 5431 | 284271 |
| 2023 | 5653 | 287633 |
| 2024 | 4614 | 276096 |
University of Kentucky alumni
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Ashley Judd
- Occupations
- voice actorfilm actorfilm directorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Ashley Judd is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna Judd. Her acting career has spanned more than three decades, and she has become heavily involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. Judd made her television debut in 1991 with a guest role on Star Trek: The Next Generation and her film debut in 1992's Kuffs.
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Mitch McConnell
- Enrolled in the University of Kentucky
- In 1967 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- legislative assistantpoliticianlawyerjudge
- Biography
-
Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. He served from 2007 to 2025 as the leader of the Senate Republican Conference, including two stints as minority leader (2007 to 2015 and 2021 to 2025), and was majority leader from 2015 to 2021, making him the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.
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Devin Booker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Devin Armani Booker is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, winning SEC Sixth Man of the Year before being drafted 13th overall by the Suns in the first round of the 2015 NBA draft. Booker is a four-time All-Star, a two-time All-NBA member, and is the Suns' all-time leading scorer. He has also won gold medals with the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams.
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Anthony Davis
- Occupations
- actorbasketball playervoice actor
- Biography
-
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr., nicknamed "AD", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is a ten-time NBA All-Star and has been named to four All-NBA First Teams and five NBA All-Defensive Teams. After starting his career with the New Orleans Pelicans, he won the 2020 NBA Finals in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He also won the inaugural NBA Cup in 2023 with the Lakers.
General info
| Alternative names | UK |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1865 |
| Motto | Dream, Challenge, Succeed |
| Colors | blue, white |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May) |
| Total FTE staff | 11,198 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | South Limestone Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0032 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 323,000 |
| Phone | 8592579000 |