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University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The location of UK is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

798 Undergraduate Degrees
1,129 Graduate Degrees
$37,642 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
95% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Kentucky?

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Contact details for UK are given below.

Contact Details
Address: South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40506-0032
Phone: 859-257-9000
Website: www.uky.edu

How Do I Get Into UK?

You can apply to UK online at: www.uky.edu/admission/apply-uk

Admission Requirements for UK

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UK?

95% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 95%, UK is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to UK submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
UK received ACT scores from 60% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 21 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Kentucky?

$37,642 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UK is $37,642. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UK, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $8,420 a year. That adds up to $33,680 over four years for those students.

University of Kentucky Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,239 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 22,227 undergraduate students at UK, with 20,239 being full-time and 1,988 being part-time.

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There are also 7,759 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,239 full-time undergraduates at UK, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Kentucky students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 630
Black or African American 1,404
Hispanic or Latino 1,138
White 15,157
International Students 504
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,406

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at University of Kentucky. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 105 countries are represented at UK. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Kentucky Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 0 387 6 2 0 395
Clinical/Medical Social Work 0 0 304 0 0 304
Medicine 0 0 0 0 190 190
Pharmacy 0 0 0 0 130 130
General Public Health 0 91 0 32 4 127
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 26 93 0 0 0 119
Health Care Management 42 36 0 16 0 94
Speech Pathology & Audiology 0 52 0 32 0 84
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 0 69 0 0 69
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 66 66
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 0 66 66
Physician Assistant 0 0 0 57 0 57
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 46 0 0 0 46
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 0 35 35
Dietetics/Dietitian 0 18 0 8 0 26
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 0 0 0 12 14 26
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 0 0 0 19 0 19
Athletic Training 0 0 5 7 0 12
General Dental Clinical Sciences 0 0 0 8 0 8
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 8 0 0 8
Health Services Administration 0 0 8 0 0 8
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 0 7 0 0 0 7
Health/Medical Physics 0 0 0 5 2 7
Clinical and Translational Science 0 0 2 0 4 6
Rehabilitation Science 0 0 0 0 4 4
Healthcare Innovation 0 0 3 0 0 3
General Health & Wellness 0 0 3 0 0 3
Nursing Science 0 0 0 0 3 3
Music Therapy 0 0 0 3 0 3
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 0 2 0 0 2
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blood Bank Technology Specialist 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Scientist 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical Nurse Leader 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Public Health/International Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maternal and Child Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 68 730 410 201 518 1,927

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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