University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
- Public
- City
- 24,763 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 93%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,868per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 72%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,92410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 93%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1070–1290Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Kentucky's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
Average high school GPA: 3.58 (the 100% of first-years who reported one)
- Admit rate in this report
- 94%31,222 admitted of 33,387 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1058–1270First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 21–28First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 28%56% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Essay
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Kentucky Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,868full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $35,083sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,907Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $35,164Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 72%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,92410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 24,763Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 25%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Iowa State University Ames, IA — admits 89%
- University of Kansas Lawrence, KS — admits 93%
- Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ — admits 90%
- Illinois State University Normal, IL — admits 88%
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM — admits 95%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Kentucky, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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