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University of Kentucky

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District2106

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Kentucky?
1106th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $7,214 $7,214 $15,769
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $909 $909 $909
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $301 $301 $658
FT Graduate Tuition $7,869 $7,869 $17,180
FT Graduate Required Fees $909 $909 $909
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $437 $437 $956
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $20,183 $20,183 $28,738
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $20,183 $20,183 $28,738
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $11,083 $11,083 $19,638

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $7,096 $7,736 $7,096 $7,736 $14,896 $15,884
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $800(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board $8,200 $8,800
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,100 $2,152
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $8,000 $8,800
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,100 $2,152
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,050 $2,152

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 11,120 (5,057 male / 6,063 female)
Admitted 8,757 (3,959 male / 4,798 female)
Admission rate 79%
First-time Enrollment 4,110 (2,011 male / 2,099 female)
FT Enrollment 4,079 (1,991 male / 2,088 female)
PT Enrollment 31 (20 male / 11 female)
Total Enrollment26,295

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Kentucky use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Kentucky accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Southeastern Conference

ACT Test Admission

333rd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 93%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 27
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 28
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 27

SAT Test Admission

378th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 25%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 610
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 500 / 630
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 990 / 1240

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity6,219
Meals per Week21
Room Fee$3,975
Board Fee$5,150

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 570 520 122 220 20 9,564 390 11,406
Accounting 2 10 2 10 298 8 330
Advertising 18 2 2 262 2 286
Agricultural Economics 10 6 2 116 2 136
Agricultural Public Services, Other 12 2 64 2 80
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering 6 2 50 2 60
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other 22 22
Agronomy and Crop Science 6 32 38
Anatomy 6 2 8
Animal Sciences, General 4 4 114 122
Anthropology 2 2 50 54
Apparel and Textiles, General 4 4 116 2 126
Applied Mathematics 28 28
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 2 2 86 4 94
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 26 26
Art Teacher Education 22 22
Arts Management 2 44 2 48
Athletic Training/Trainer 8 6 14
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 4 2 120 6 132
Biochemistry 6 16 2 24
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 4 2 2 14 22
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 22 10 34 4 332 16 418
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 4 4 8
Biotechnology 2 28 30
Business/Commerce, General 34 20 4 16 428 88 590
Business/Managerial Economics 4 2 2 56 2 66
Chemical Engineering 8 4 2 38 52
Chemistry, General 22 6 2 6 46 2 84
Civil Engineering, General 24 8 2 2 148 4 188
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 20 6 26
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 14 14
Clinical Psychology 2 2 16 2 22
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 4 14 4 2 256 4 284
Computer Engineering, General 12 2 14
Computer and Information Sciences, General 76 2 4 2 76 4 164
Consumer Economics 2 2
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management 6 6
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 2 10 2 36 4 54
Curriculum and Instruction 8 22 30
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) 2 8 10
Dentistry (DDS, DMD) 8 4 4 100 116
Design and Applied Arts, Other 6 6
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 24 24
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 18 18
Economics, General 20 6 2 132 4 164
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 2 12 60 74
Educational Evaluation and Research 2 6 4 12
Educational Psychology 4 50 54
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 102 6 86 4 198
Elementary Education and Teaching 6 212 4 222
English Language and Literature, General 8 2 172 16 198
Entomology 2 8 10
Experimental Psychology 12 12
Family Systems 2 6 8
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 16 2 100 118
Finance, General 6 4 2 270 6 288
Fine/Studio Arts, General 6 4 104 2 116
Food Science 10 10
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 4 10 2 4 118 4 142
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 6 6
Forest Sciences and Biology 36 36
French Language and Literature 2 2 2 16 22
Geography 2 72 4 78
Geology/Earth Science, General 26 2 28
German Language and Literature 4 24 2 30
Gerontology 2 4 6
Health Teacher Education 8 8
Health and Physical Education, General 4 2 2 74 2 84
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 2 2 2 32 38
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 2 18 20
Historic Preservation and Conservation 14 14
History, General 2 10 6 176 8 202
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 2 2
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 6 2 84 92
Human Development and Family Studies, General 12 2 14
Interior Design 4 46 50
International Relations and Affairs 8 68 2 78
International/Global Studies 12 12
Journalism 4 2 2 2 84 94
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 58 2 60
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 4 4 8
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 52 2 54
Latin American Studies
Law (LL 20 2 236 10 268
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 2 2
Library Science/Librarianship 4 6 154 14 178
Linguistics 2 20 2 24
Management Science, General 26 2 28
Manufacturing Engineering 6 10 4 20
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 6 10 4 260 8 290
Materials Engineering 10 2 10 22
Mathematics and Computer Science 4 4
Mathematics, General 6 2 2 78 2 90
Mechanical Engineering 20 6 2 200 8 236
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 4 8 12
Medicine (MD) 4 12 2 22 146 2 188
Mining and Mineral Engineering 6 28 34
Molecular Pharmacology 4 2 2 8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 6 8 4 98 2 118
Music History, Literature, and Theory 2 2 18 2 24
Music Performance, General 2 6 4 2 42 2 58
Music Teacher Education 2 48 50
Music, General 6 2 16 2 26
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 28 28
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 2 16 18
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 12 4 296 2 316
Nutrition Sciences 14 14
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 4 2 2 12 20
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 2 4 6 214 16 242
Philosophy 2 2 54 2 60
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 14 2 126 8 152
Physical Therapy/Therapist 2 2 2 150 156
Physician Assistant 2 6 94 4 106
Physics, General 10 2 2 2 18 2 36
Physiology, General 10 8 18
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 2 2 4
Plant Physiology 2 2
Plant Sciences, Other 4 12 16
Political Science and Government, General 4 10 2 6 222 4 248
Psychology, General 2 26 16 2 402 6 454
Public Administration 4 6 2 28 40
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 8 24 2 4 54 4 96
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 10 2 12
Radio and Television 2 2 42 46
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 6 6
Russian Language and Literature 6 6
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 6 8
Secondary Education and Teaching 4 86 4 94
Social Sciences, General 6 74 2 82
Social Work 28 4 328 10 370
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 6 6
Sociology 4 18 4 116 2 144
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 2 2 4
Spanish Language and Literature 4 4 10 2 88 4 112
Special Education and Teaching, General 44 44
Statistics, General 16 2 4 2 24
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 42 42
Technical Teacher Education 20 20
Toxicology 8 12 20
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert 8 8
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 30 6 50 6 92

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Kentucky 378th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $81,189 ($86,220 male / $71,429 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,276 (842 male / 434 female)
Number of PT Faculty 484
FT Faculty Ratio 3 : 1
Total Benefits $27,429,620

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