| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Wildcats |
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, co-educational, land-grant university located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is the largest in the Commonwealth by enrollment, with 27,209 students, and is also the highest ranked research university in the state, according to U.S. News and World Report.
The university is home to 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, and four professional programs. The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest is William T. Young Library, a federal depository, hosting subjects related to social sciences, humanities and life sciences collections. The university currently has an endowment of $831 million.
In recent years, the university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following a compact formed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1997. The directive mandated that the university become a Top 20 public research institution, in terms of an overall ranking to be determined by the university itself, by the year 2020.
John Bryan Bowman founded the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (A&M), a publicly chartered department of Kentucky University, after receiving federal support through the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act in 1865. Courses were offered at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate. Three years later, James Kennedy Patterson became the first president of the land-grant university and the first degree was awarded. In 1876, the university began to offer Master's degree programs. Two years later, A&M separated from Kentucky University, which is now Transylvania University. For the new school, Lexington donated a 52 acre (210,000 m²) park and fair ground, which became the core of UK's present campus. A&M was initially a male-only institution, but began to admit women in 1880.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 29% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Southeastern Conference) Basketball (Southeastern Conference) Baseball (Southeastern Conference) Track (Southeastern Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 5,896 | $ 12,884 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 5,162 | $ 12,148 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 650 | $ 650 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,742 | 17% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,058 | 79% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,289 | 36% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,329 | 35% | |
Any Aid: |
94% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 79% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 30% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 510, Math: 510 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 620, Math: 640 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 91% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 21, Math: 21 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 27, Verbal: 27, Math: 27 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Someday in the future....i wanna become a vet. i live in ky and i heard that UK was a good school if you wanto become a vet....so can you please help me!!!
I want to work with house animals-dogs, cats, reptiles, birds ect.
16 months ago
Best Answer
university of Kentucky does not have a vet school. you can do your undergraduate work their then apply to vet school.
Here is a list of vet schools:
http://www.avma.org/education/cvea/colleges_accredited/allcolleges.asp
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can i get into the university of kentucky? those scores where when i took them as a sophomore
19 months ago
Best Answer
I would say you could get into the University of Kentucky with that SAT score - but I would still encourage you to bring your GPA up higher in your Junior year up to at least a 3.0 or better and at least a 3.0 the first semester of your senior year.
Good Luck!!!
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My son will start there in the fall and have no car. Will this be a problem shopping for pens, paper, laundry detergent, etc. ? It seems both Walmart and Target are not within walking distance.
Any Lexington experts out there :-) ?
25 months ago
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My best friend attends UK and never has had trouble getting things that he needs. I'm sure there are convinience stores (which arent so convinient as far as price goes?!) and if not, I'm sure one of his new friends will give him a ride!
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