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University of Kentucky

Lexington,  Kentucky
College Board code: 1837

Main Address

101 Main Building
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-9000
www.uky.edu

Admission Office

100 W.D. Funkhouser Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0054
(859) 257-2000
(800) 432-0967
Fax: (859) 257-3823
admisso@uky.edu
Contact: Don Witt
Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 79%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
  • Commuter campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 18,942
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,110
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 18,591
  • Graduate enrollment: 5,554

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 80% In-state students
  • 20% Out-of-state students
  • 1% Part-time students
  • 51% Women
  • 49% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 2% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 8% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 2% Hispanic
  • 84% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 2% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 23% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 50% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 79% in top half of graduating class
  • 46% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 16% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 13% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 11% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 12% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 2% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49