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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2

Public institution in Lexington, KY · 23,189 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $59,025 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,218841st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,212849th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,4061,365th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,2911,011th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,025586th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,266705th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.9%426th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.7%358th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
92.4%1,310th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1213366th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
23,18989th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.5%1,625th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 178 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 88 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,114$68,666
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,995$69,338
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,101—
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,990$71,015
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,387$66,592
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$67,324
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,526$59,350
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$56,276$52,274
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,849$57,125
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$52,941$52,789
Agricultural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,107$46,087
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,584$51,773

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $17,151,392 (M $9,552,135 · W $7,404,713 · Coed $194,544)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Kentucky’s 23,189 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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