The University of Kentucky (UK) is located in Lexington, Kentucky. A public co-educational university, it is one of only two land-grant universities in the state. According to the U.S. News and World Report, UK is the highest ranked research university in Kentucky. It was founded in 1865 by John Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Today, the university is the largest in Kentucky by enrollment with 28,094 students enrolled as of Fall 2011.
UK boasted 4,600 first-year students in 2012, a record high. UK also is at a record high for its numbers of out-of state, international, Hispanic, and African-American students. UK strives for an international and diverse student population so they have a very selective admissions process. The students are divided into 93 undergraduate programs in 16 colleges, and 99 masters, 66 doctoral programs in a graduate school. It also has four professional programs. The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest of these is the William T. Young Library which is a federal depository. It hosts subjects like humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. Recently, UK has started focusing expenditures more and more on research (following a compact which was formed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1997.) The directive declared that UK would become a Top 20 public research institution – in terms of the overall ranking that the university determines – by 2020.
General Information
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Admission Office 100 W.D. Funkhouser Building Lexington, KY 40506-0054 (859) 257-2000 (800) 432-0967 Fax: (859) 257-3823 [email protected] Contact: Don Witt Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management |
Main Address 101 Main Building Lexington, KY 40506 (859) 257-9000 www.uky.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 18,942 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,110 Degree-seeking undergrads: 18,591 Graduate enrollment: 5,554 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $40 Online application fee: $40 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 79% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 81% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $7,096 | $7,736 | $8,123 | $8,610 | +6.00% |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 | $800 | $800 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,200 | $8,800 | $9,100 | $9,440 | +3.74% |
| Other | $2,100 | $2,152 | $2,160 | $2,226 | +3.06% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,000 | $8,800 | $9,100 | $9,440 | +3.74% |
| Other | $2,100 | $2,152 | $2,160 | $2,226 | +3.06% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $18,196 | $19,488 | $20,183 | $21,076 | +4.42% |
| In-state Off Campus | $17,996 | $19,488 | $20,183 | $21,076 | +4.42% |
| In-state with Family | $7,896 | $8,536 | $8,923 | $9,410 | +5.46% |
| Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $8,352 |
| In-state Student Fees | $954 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $18,220 |
| Out-of-state Student Fees | $954 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 3,763 | 92% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 3,535 | 87% | $20,491,165 | $5,797 |
| • Federal grants | 747 | 18% | $3,251,017 | $4,352 |
| • Pell grants | 724 | 18% | $2,385,229 | $3,295 |
| • Other federal grants | 677 | 17% | $865,788 | $1,279 |
| Institutional scholarships or grants | 3,034 | 74% | $6,081,591 | $2,004 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,947 | 48% | $11,158,557 | $5,731 |
| Student loan financial aid | 1,782 | 44% | $11,069,665 | $6,212 |
| • Federal student loans | 1,748 | 43% | $8,704,421 | $4,980 |
| • Other student loans | 209 | 5% | $2,365,244 | $11,317 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 3709 | 1209 | 733 | – | – |
| Agriculture | 183 | 15 | 12 | – | – |
| Agricultural Economics | 62 | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Agricultural Public Services, Other | 55 | – | – | – | – |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| Animal Sciences | 32 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| Food Science | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Horse Husbandry/equine Science and Management | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Horticultural Science | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Plant Sciences, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 43 | 31 | – | – | – |
| Architecture | 31 | 31 | – | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 250 | 19 | 47 | – | – |
| Anatomy | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 220 | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Biotechnology | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| Entomology | 1 | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Molecular Pharmacology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Physiology | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Plant Pathology/phytopathology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Plant Physiology | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Toxicology | – | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 713 | 185 | 8 | – | – |
| Accounting | 144 | 37 | – | – | – |
| Business/commerce | 167 | 148 | 8 | – | – |
| Business/managerial Economics | 34 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 154 | – | – | – | – |
| Hospitality Administration/management | 40 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Science | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/marketing Management | 166 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 342 | 9 | 11 | – | – |
| Journalism | 47 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 138 | – | – | – | – |
| Radio and Television | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 126 | 9 | 11 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 40 | 30 | 2 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 39 | 30 | 2 | – | – |
| Informatics | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Education | 335 | 93 | 24 | – | – |
| Art Teacher Education | 9 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 9 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 9 | 11 | – | – |
| Educational/instructional Technology | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 94 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Health Teacher Education | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Higher Education/higher Education Administration | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Junior High/intermediate/middle School Education and Teaching | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 19 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 94 | – | – | – | – |
| Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 47 | – | – | – |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | 25 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 8 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Technical Teacher Education | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 299 | 72 | 22 | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | – | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | 2 | 6 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 58 | 22 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 48 | 30 | 4 | – | – |
| Manufacturing Engineering | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Materials Engineering | 11 | – | 3 | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 108 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/letters | 116 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 116 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 103 | 21 | 4 | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 16 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 10 | 7 | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 8 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 59 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 205 | 255 | 370 | – | – |
| Athletic Training/trainer | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist | 27 | 28 | – | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Dental Clinical Sciences | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Dentistry | – | – | 51 | – | – |
| Health/health Care Administration/management | 8 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 99 | – | – |
| Nursing Practice | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Nursing Science | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Pharmacy | – | – | 128 | – | – |
| Physical Therapy/therapist | – | – | 56 | – | – |
| Physician Assistant | – | 54 | – | – | – |
| Pre-physical Therapy Studies | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 22 | 4 | – | – |
| Radiation Protection/health Physics Technician | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/registered Nurse | 152 | 52 | – | – | – |
| Rehabilitation Science | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Veterinary Sciences/veterinary Clinical Sciences | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/counselor | – | 48 | – | – | – |
| History | 81 | 15 | 5 | – | – |
| History | 81 | 15 | 5 | – | – |
| Human Services | 57 | 143 | 9 | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 27 | 8 | – | – |
| Social Work | 57 | 116 | 1 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | – | 121 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 121 | – | – |
| Library Science | – | 85 | – | – | – |
| Library and Information Science | – | 85 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 29 | 14 | 13 | – | – |
| Financial Mathematics | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 15 | 9 | 8 | – | – |
| Statistics | – | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies | 74 | 15 | 4 | – | – |
| Gerontology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| International/global Studies | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | – | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 20 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 6 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources/conservation | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | – | 24 | 3 | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | – | 24 | 3 | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 24 | 29 | 18 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 13 | 7 | 10 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 9 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| Physics | 2 | 16 | 6 | – | – |
| Psychology | 227 | 48 | 24 | – | – |
| Clinical Psychology | – | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| Counseling Psychology | – | 15 | 8 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 21 | 4 | – | – |
| Experimental Psychology | – | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Psychology | 227 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 284 | 56 | 19 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 23 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Economics | 47 | 11 | 6 | – | – |
| Geography | 25 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | – | 33 | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 132 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Sociology | 57 | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 107 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts | 16 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fine/studio Arts | 52 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Interior Design | 1 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Music Performance | 12 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Music | – | – | 10 | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 176 | 15 | 1 | – | – |
| Apparel and Textiles | 62 | – | – | – | – |
| Consumer Merchandising/retailing Management | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| Family Systems | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 71 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 1 | 5 | – | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
Agriculture & Related Sciences Agricultural Economics B Architecture & Related Programs Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies Latin American Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art History/Criticism/Conservation B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biology B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Advertising B Computer & Information Sciences Computer/Information Sciences – General B Education Art Teacher Education B Engineering Agricultural Engineering B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Family & Consumer Sciences Family/Consumer Sciences – General B Foreign Language & Literature Classics B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Clinical Laboratory Science B History History – General B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Natural Resources & Conservation Environmental Studies C Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.