University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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Tuition & Fees

$18,656

$38,850

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
650
25th
540
75th
640
25th
530
75th
29
25th
21
75th
27
25th
19
75th
28
25th
21
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undergraduateRatios

42%

male

58%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Not Selective

94%

acceptance rate

Accepted 20,979
Declined 1,130
Total Received 22,109
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Public

22,735

undergraduate students

8,812

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1865, the University of Kentucky is a public land-grant university that is known for its strong programs in Agriculture, Engineering, and Medicine. It is located on a 685-acre campus in Lexington, Kentucky—75 miles from Cincinnati.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 31,547
Established in 1865
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

779-acre campus in Lexington (population: 321,959), 75 miles from both Cincinnati and Louisville. Served by air and bus; train serves Maysville (40 miles). School operates campus shuttle. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

University of Kentucky
None
Lexington, KY
40506

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
31%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
89%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
no
Alcohol is not permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
31%
Top 1/4
59%
Top 1/2
86%
Bottom 1/2
14%
Bottom 1/4
2%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
650
25th
540
75th
640
25th
530
75th
29
25th
21
75th
27
25th
19
75th
28
25th
21

Admissions Facts

Application fee $50
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Application deadline (priority deadline) December 1
Application deadline (final deadline) Febraury 15
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline December 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Not Selective

94%

acceptance rate

Accepted 20,979
Declined 1,130
Total Received 22,109

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Secondary School Rank
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Psychological

Remedial services offered

  • Math

Career placement services

  • Career/job search classes
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

95%

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders

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Financial Aid

96%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$11,981

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $13,212
Housing $10,362
Food $4,880
Additional fees $5,444
Books & supplies $1,200
Total $35,098
Average Financial Aid - $11,981
Total with Avg. Aid $23,117

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Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

aikido, cricket, cycling, dance, disc golf, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, handball, ice hockey, in-line skating, judo, karate, lacrosse, rock climbing, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Club Sports - Women's

aikido, cricket, cycling, dance, disk golf, dressage, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, handball, ice hockey, in-line skating, judo, karate, lacrosse, rock climbing, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, swing dance, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Intramural/Recreational Sports

basketball, flag football, golf, handball, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track, tug-of-war, turkey trot, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General yes yes
Applied Behavior Analysis yes
Applied Statistics, General yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General yes yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes
Biochemistry yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes
Biotechnology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes
Business/Commerce, General yes yes yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist yes
Clinical Psychology yes yes
Clinical and Translational Science yes
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other yes
Computer Engineering, General yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes yes
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management yes
Counseling Psychology yes yes
Creative Writing yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Dance, General yes
Data Science, General yes
Dental Clinical Sciences, General yes
Design and Applied Arts, Other yes
Digital Arts yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes
Economics, General yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness yes
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other yes
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other yes
Educational Evaluation and Research yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Entomology yes yes
Epidemiology yes
Epidemiology and Biostatistics yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes
Experimental Psychology yes yes
Family Systems yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General yes
Finance, General yes
Financial Mathematics yes yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General yes yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes
French Language and Literature yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes
Gerontology yes
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other yes
Health Teacher Education yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes yes
Health/Medical Physics yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General yes
History, General yes yes yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, General yes
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes
Human Nutrition yes
Informatics yes
Information Science/Studies yes
Interior Design yes yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Library and Information Science yes
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other yes
Linguistics yes yes
Management Science yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Manufacturing Engineering yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes yes
Materials Engineering yes yes yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology yes
Medical Science/Scientist yes
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering yes yes yes
Molecular Pharmacology yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes
Music History, Literature, and Theory yes yes
Music Performance, General yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music Therapy/Therapist yes
Music, General yes
Musicology and Ethnomusicology yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nursing Science yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes
Performance and Sport Psychology yes
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics and Astronomy yes yes yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physiology, General yes
Plant Molecular Biology yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes
Plant Physiology yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies yes
Psychology, General yes
Public Administration yes yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes
Rehabilitation Science yes
Rhetoric and Composition yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
School Psychology yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods yes yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Social Studies Teacher Education yes
Social Work yes yes yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes yes
Sports Studies yes
Statistics, General yes yes
Statistics, Other yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other yes
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Technical Teacher Education yes
Toxicology yes yes
Zoology/Animal Biology yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Accounting
  2. Biology
  3. Marketing

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors
  • Weekend College

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Engineering

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

31,547

total students

62%

in-state

38%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

72%

22,735
students

Female
58%
13,152

Male
42%
9,583

28%

8,812
students

Female
64%
5,672

Male
36%
3,140

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

91%

20,790
students

Female
58%
12,043

Male
42%
8,747

9%

1,945
students

Female
57%
1,109

Male
43%
836

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Student Break-down

1%
Nonresident aliens
6%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6%
Hispanic/Latino
75%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements High School GPA: 2.00
College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: rolling

Spring: rolling

Summer: rolling

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

90

semester hours

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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