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University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

$37,642 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
94% 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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UK?

94% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
10% Submit SAT Scores
UK has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% 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 543 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 543 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 540 to 670 )
200
800
UK received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 21 to 31 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Kentucky  ( 22 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Kentucky?

$37,642 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
1.6% Loan Default Rate
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 $9,045 a year. That adds up to $36,180 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UK is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Kentucky Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,829 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 21,900 undergraduate students at UK, with 19,829 being full-time and 2,071 being part-time.

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There are also 8,490 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,829 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 700
Black or African American 1,374
Hispanic or Latino 1,173
White 14,867
International Students 402
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,313

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.

Online Learning at University of Kentucky

3,447 Took All Classes Online
11,846 Took At Least One Class Online
46.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 36 master’s degree programs available online at UK. In 2020-2021, 11,846 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UK has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UK

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Kentucky was 46.7%. This is the #431 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UK regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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