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University of Kentucky

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Lexington, KY
Population 550,000
Website http://www.uky.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,189
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 73%
Black 8%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 25%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Arts 8%
Education 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,502
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,140
Est. In-State Cost $17,466
Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,164
10-Year ROI $183,000
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (29th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $406M #50
Engineering, Computing & Math $75M #85
Humanities & Social Sciences $12M #117
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 609 #32
Humanities & Social Sciences 374 #50
Engineering, Computing & Math 69 #77

Honors College

Name Lewis Honors College
Students 2,654 (11%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1,070 – 1,290
ACT Range 21 – 28

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment 376 34% / 66% 1% $61,194
Agriculture 19 — 37% / 63% 0% —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $56,512
Animal Sciences 42 — 7% / 93% 0% $71,858
Biotechnology 33 — 45% / 55% 0% $62,408
Dietetics 44 — 14% / 86% 2% —
Environmental Studies 29 +2 24% / 76% 3% $60,221
Food Science 3 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Forest Sciences and Biology 19 — 79% / 21% 0% $60,147
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 50 — 6% / 94% 0% $56,512
Horticultural Science 11 — 82% / 18% 0% —
Nutrition Sciences 17 — 18% / 82% 0% —
Agricultural Economics 37 +1 62% / 38% 0% $68,131
Agricultural Public Services 31 — 58% / 42% 0% $48,646
Natural Resources/Conservation 32 — 41% / 59% 0% $60,221
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 1,209 41% / 59% 2% $65,959
Computer Science 139 — 84% / 16% 3% $100,629
Financial Mathematics 7 +2 29% / 71% 14% $78,358
Information Science/Studies 62 +1 66% / 34% 2% —
Mathematics 23 +16 61% / 39% 0% $63,924
Physics and Astronomy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Biology 172 +1 38% / 62% 1% $69,449
Chemistry 30 — 43% / 57% 0% $70,588
Geosciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Neuroscience 88 — 31% / 69% 5% —
African American Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
American Studies 13 — 69% / 31% 23% —
Anthropology 21 +3 24% / 76% 0% $50,635
English 48 +4 29% / 71% 0% $58,287
Ethnic Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Geography 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
History 27 +6 67% / 33% 4% $61,145
Intercultural and International Studies 25 — 36% / 64% 8% $57,918
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Linguistics 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
Linguistics 13 +2 38% / 62% 0% —
Philosophy 8 +3 88% / 12% 0% —
Political Science 93 +7 52% / 48% 0% $63,985
Psychology 283 +9 17% / 83% 1% $52,419
Rhetoric and Composition 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% —
Sociology 21 +8 29% / 71% 5% $46,513
Spanish 14 +4 36% / 64% 0% $55,059
General Education 73 — 36% / 64% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Communication and Information 416 36% / 64% 0% $59,735
Communication 230 +6 45% / 55% 0% $59,737
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 123 +3 20% / 80% 0% $64,847
Journalism 36 +2 33% / 67% 3% $52,331
Radio and Television 27 +1 37% / 63% 0% $46,316
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Design 189 40% / 60% 3% $63,181
Architecture 81 — 51% / 49% 2% —
Architecture
Digital Arts 52 +2 38% / 62% 2% —
Industrial and Product Design 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $63,181
Interior Design 36 — 11% / 89% 0% $63,181
Landscape Architecture 13 — 38% / 62% 15% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 472 29% / 71% 1% $56,469
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Health Teacher Education 9 +4 56% / 44% 0% $60,079
Human Nutrition
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 189 — 41% / 59% 2% $60,079
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services 2 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Family and Consumer Sciences 15 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,244
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,508
Educational Leadership and Administration 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Elementary Education 87 — 6% / 94% 0% $49,508
Middle School Education 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $49,508
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $49,508
Social Studies Teacher Education 15 — 80% / 20% 0% $60,079
Special Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,811
Technical Teacher Education 22 — 32% / 68% 0% $60,079
Apparel and Textiles 69 +2 16% / 84% 0% $56,375
Art Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,079
Music Education 28 — 54% / 46% 0% $60,079
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 455 76% / 24% 5% $94,770
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $99,108
Biomedical Engineering 32 — 31% / 69% 3% —
Chemical Engineering 56 — 59% / 41% 2% $91,690
Civil Engineering 70 — 84% / 16% 1% $90,390
Computer Engineering 36 +1 89% / 11% 3% —
Electrical Engineering 56 +1 91% / 9% 11% $97,519
Materials Science and Engineering 19 — 68% / 32% 16% —
Mechanical Engineering 157 — 83% / 17% 4% $96,479
Mining Engineering 14 — 93% / 7% 14% $94,186
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts 101 28% / 72% 2% $42,543
Art History 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,264
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $50,052
Dance 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% —
Music History, Literature, and Theory 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $40,012
Music Performance 23 +1 65% / 35% 4% $40,012
Studio Art 20 +1 10% / 90% 0% $43,264
Theatre 22 +3 32% / 68% 0% $38,557
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Sciences 240 13% / 87% 0% $91,316
Clinical Laboratory Science 28 — 14% / 86% 0% $71,991
Communication Sciences and Disorders 52 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,312
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 121 — 16% / 84% 0% $103,797
Mental and Social Health Services
Health Administration 39 — 21% / 79% 0% $99,808
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 339 11% / 89% 0% $114,929
Nursing 339 — 11% / 89% 0% $114,929
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Public Health 49 8% / 92% 4% $88,591
Public Health 49 — 8% / 92% 4% $88,591
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social Work 64 12% / 88% 0% $52,653
Social Work 64 — 12% / 88% 0% $52,653
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Gatton College of Business and Economics 1,138 59% / 41% 2% $87,251
Accounting 152 +28 59% / 41% 3% $94,552
Business/Managerial Economics 51 +8 69% / 31% 12% $85,271
Economics 29 +6 79% / 21% 3% $69,181
Finance 274 +49 74% / 26% 3% $88,347
General Business 292 +133 58% / 42% 2% $98,611
Hospitality Management 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $60,938
Management 17 — 65% / 35% 0% —
Marketing 305 +100 44% / 56% 1% $75,356
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Martin School of Public Policy and Administration 7 43% / 57% 0%
Public Policy 7 — 43% / 57% 0% —

Rankings

Politically Incorrect

I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Looks AND Brains

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Wave Function
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Field Tested
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Hot Pocket PhDs
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
The Compound
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Bushels and Balance Sheets
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors