Selectivity
89%
Total Students
31,622
UG 23,877
PG 7,745
Satisfaction Index
83%
Salary After Attending
$41,900
BASIC
| Web Site | www.uky.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Lexington |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 23,877 |
| Women | 12,639 (52.93%) |
| Men | 11,238 (47.07%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 7,745 |
| Women | 4,384 (56.6%) |
| Men | 3,361 (43.4%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 89% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 42,778 |
| Graduation Rate | 63% |
| Retention Rate | 83 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.uky.edu/Admission |
| Online Application URL | www.uky.edu/Admission/apply.htm |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 89 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | 01-12-2017 |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | ||||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 89% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 90% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 88% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 39% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 37% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 42% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | 93% of applicants were admitted |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 500 | 620 |
| SAT - Maths | 510 | 510 |
| ACT - Composite | 22 | 28 |
| ACT - Writing | 7 | 8 |
| ACT - English | 22 | 30 |
| ACT - Maths | 22 | 28 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.uky.edu/FinancialAid/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/uky |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$26,334 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,184 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,000 |
Other Expenses |
$3,260 |
| Total | $42,778 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$28,380 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,184 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,000 |
Other Expenses |
$3,260 |
| Total | $44,824 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | No |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | - |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | - |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Economics. | 80 | 9 | - |
| Agricultural Public Services, Other. | 49 | - | - |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other. | 15 | - | - |
| Agronomy and Crop Science. | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 43 | 12 | 5 |
| Food Science. | 9 | - | - |
| Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management. | 56 | - | - |
| Plant Sciences, Other. | - | 8 | 1 |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General. | - | - | 3 |
| Category total | 266 | 30 | 11 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Architecture. | 53 | 20 | - |
| Landscape Architecture. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 59 | 20 | 0 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. | 5 | - | - |
| Category total | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anatomy. | - | - | 5 |
| Biochemistry. | - | - | 4 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | - | 27 | 1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 211 | 6 | 4 |
| Biotechnology. | 28 | - | - |
| Entomology. | - | 3 | 8 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. | - | - | 1 |
| Physiology, General. | - | - | 7 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. | - | - | 1 |
| Plant Physiology. | - | - | 2 |
| Toxicology. | - | 1 | 3 |
| Category total | 239 | 37 | 36 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 205 | 42 | - |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 146 | 134 | 4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 64 | - | - |
| Finance, General. | 170 | - | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | 39 | - | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 159 | - | - |
| Category total | 783 | 176 | 4 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Journalism. | 51 | - | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 180 | - | - |
| Radio and Television. | 45 | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 185 | 7 | 7 |
| Category total | 461 | 7 | 7 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 92 | 25 | 11 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 96 | 25 | 11 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Art Teacher Education. | 6 | - | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 7 | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | 6 | 5 | - |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. | - | - | 3 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. | - | - | 5 |
| Educational Evaluation and Research. | - | - | 14 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 4 | 3 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology. | - | 3 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 137 | 1 | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. | - | 10 | - |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | 17 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education. | 22 | 2 | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. | 225 | - | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | - | 41 | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | - | 3 | - |
| Social Studies Teacher Education. | 31 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | 31 | 8 | 2 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. | 9 | 16 | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. | - | 3 | - |
| Technical Teacher Education. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 490 | 103 | 27 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Agricultural Engineering. | 33 | 5 | 3 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | - | 7 | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 62 | 1 | 9 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 81 | 17 | 6 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 29 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 73 | 17 | 5 |
| Materials Engineering. | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 137 | 14 | 11 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering. | 26 | 8 | 4 |
| Category total | 457 | 71 | 46 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | - | 9 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 78 | 3 | 15 |
| Category total | 78 | 12 | 15 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Apparel and Textiles, General. | 41 | 3 | - |
| Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management. | - | 2 | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 62 | - | - |
| Family Systems. | - | - | 2 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. | 77 | 12 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | - | 9 | - |
| Human Nutrition. | 56 | - | - |
| Category total | 236 | 26 | 2 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Chinese Language and Literature. | 3 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | 1 | - |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. | - | 5 | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 7 | 4 | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 5 | 2 | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature. | 5 | - | - |
| Linguistics. | 15 | 10 | - |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 4 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 27 | 9 | 7 |
| Category total | 69 | 31 | 7 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | - | 14 | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | 45 | 33 | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. | 24 | - | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General. | - | 7 | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | - | - | 3 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management. | 14 | 29 | - |
| Medical Scientist. | - | 1 | - |
| Music Therapy/Therapist. | - | 5 | - |
| Nursing Science. | - | - | 9 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. | - | 9 | 8 |
| Physician Assistant. | - | 54 | - |
| Pre-Physical Therapy Studies. | 2 | - | - |
| Public Health, General. | 15 | 54 | - |
| Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician. | - | 8 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 208 | - | - |
| Rehabilitation Science. | - | - | 5 |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. | - | 42 | - |
| Category total | 308 | 257 | 26 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 55 | 6 | 7 |
| Category total | 55 | 6 | 7 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration. | - | 36 | 2 |
| Social Work. | 66 | 83 | 2 |
| Category total | 66 | 119 | 4 |
| LIBRARY SCIENCE. | |||
| Library and Information Science. | - | 68 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Financial Mathematics. | 19 | - | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 36 | 14 | 7 |
| Statistics, General. | - | 12 | 6 |
| Category total | 55 | 26 | 13 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. | - | 4 | - |
| International/Global Studies. | 56 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 9 | - | - |
| Nutrition Sciences. | - | 11 | 4 |
| Category total | 65 | 15 | 4 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Studies. | 13 | - | - |
| Forest Sciences and Biology. | 16 | 6 | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General. | 17 | - | - |
| Category total | 46 | 6 | 0 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science. | - | 39 | 6 |
| Category total | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Category total | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 60 | 2 | 9 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Physics, General. | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| Category total | 86 | 20 | 15 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Clinical Psychology. | - | 5 | 7 |
| Counseling Psychology. | - | 19 | 3 |
| Educational Psychology. | - | 14 | 1 |
| Experimental Psychology. | - | 9 | 7 |
| Psychology, General. | 213 | - | - |
| School Psychology. | - | 5 | 5 |
| Category total | 213 | 52 | 23 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 27 | 3 | 5 |
| Economics, General. | 52 | 11 | 6 |
| Geography. | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | - | 28 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 97 | 3 | 4 |
| Sociology. | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| Category total | 213 | 53 | 30 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 13 | 2 | - |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General. | 21 | 16 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 23 | 1 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 29 | 1 | - |
| Interior Design. | 38 | - | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory. | 5 | - | 3 |
| Music Performance, General. | 12 | 13 | - |
| Music, General. | - | - | 11 |
| Category total | 141 | 33 | 14 |
| Grand total | 4498 | 1235 | 313 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | Not reported |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing, cooperative housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 23,877 |
| Women (% of total) | 12,639 (52.93%) |
| Men (% of total) | 11,238 (47.07%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.18 % Asian - 2.53 % Black/African-American - 7.73 % Hispanic/Latino - 4.22 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 3.39 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.1 % White - 75.3 % Unknown - 2.97 % International Students - 3.58 % |
| All Graduate Students | 7,745 |
| Women (% of total) | 4,384 (57%) |
| Men (% of total) | 3,361 (43%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.3 % Asian - 3.47 % Black/African-American - 4.49 % Hispanic/Latino - 2.67 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.38 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.05 % White - 69.99 % Unknown - 5 % International Students - 12.64 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 83 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
63 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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