University of Kentucky Comparison

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University of Kentucky

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Kentucky Lexington, KY
  • Setting
  • Kentucky Large City
  • Total enrollment
  • Kentucky 34,709
  • Type
  • Kentucky Public 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Kentucky #437
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Kentucky -
  • Status
  • Kentucky Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Kentucky

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Kentucky $13,502
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Kentucky $34,140
  • Room & Board
  • Kentucky $16,016
  • Average Net Price
  • Kentucky $21,958
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Kentucky $12,898
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Kentucky 95%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Kentucky 31,517
  • Admitted
  • Kentucky 29,293
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Kentucky 92.9%
  • Enrolled
  • Kentucky 22.2%
  • Typical SAT score
  • Kentucky 1180
  • Typical ACT score
  • Kentucky 24
  • Average High School GPA
  • Kentucky 3.59
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Kentucky A-
  • Admissions Standards
  • Kentucky Challenging
  • Applicant Competition
  • Kentucky
  • ACT Range
  • Kentucky 21/28
  • SAT Range
  • Kentucky 1070/1290
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Kentucky Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • Kentucky Feb 15, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Kentucky 18:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Kentucky
    • Business (19%)
    • Communication (8%)
    • Engineering (8%)
    • Education (8%)
    • Social Sciences (8%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Kentucky 59%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Kentucky $51,000
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Kentucky 62%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Kentucky $22,750
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Kentucky $235

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Kentucky 40%
  • % Women
  • Kentucky 60%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Kentucky Low
  • HBCU
  • Kentucky No
  • % White
  • Kentucky 76%
  • % Asian
  • Kentucky 2%
  • % Black
  • Kentucky 8%
  • % Hispanic
  • Kentucky 4%
  • % Native American
  • Kentucky 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Kentucky 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Kentucky 3%
  • % International
  • Kentucky 3%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Kentucky 3%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Kentucky 58%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Kentucky 41%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Kentucky Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Kentucky No
  • Meal Plan
  • Kentucky Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Kentucky No
  • Daycare Facility
  • Kentucky No