University of Kentucky: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 102 of 13,329	In the World
# 63 of 1,147	In North America
# 59 of 1,149	In the United States
# 1 of 38	In Kentucky
# 1 of 5	In Lexington
# 24 of 920	For Entomology
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

93%

Average SAT

1,180

Average ACT

Aid receiving

97%

Undergraduates

25,534

Graduates

9,175

Male:Female Ratio

39:61

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

uky.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of Kentucky has an acceptance rate of 93% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	93%	93%	93%
Applicants	31,517	12,769	18,485
Admissions	29,293	11,655	17,396
Freshmen enrolled full time	6,438	2,573	3,836

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	74%
■ Nonresident Alien	4%
■ Asian	4%
■ Hispanic	6%
■ Black or African American	7%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	1%

University of Kentucky majors

University of Kentucky has granted 5,055 bachelor's degrees across 98 programs, 1,986 master's across 104 programs, and 1,056 doctorate degrees across 65 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Kentucky.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Social Work	64	861	110
Business & Commerce, General	292	119	4
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	339	7	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	305	34	-
Psychology, General	283	-	-
Finance, General	274	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	230	11	4
Medicine	-	-	196
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	189	-	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	172	4	7
Accounting	152	27	-
Mechanical Engineering	157	3	4
Computer and Information Sciences, General	139	8	6
Law	-	-	140
Pharmacy	-	-	134
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	123	-	-
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	121	-	-
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology	81	22	-
Political Science and Government, General	93	2	7
Public Health, General	49	50	-
Library and Information Science	-	98	-
Neuroscience	88	-	3
Civil Engineering, General	70	15	4
Elementary Education and Teaching	87	-	-
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	52	29	-
Apparel and Textiles, General	69	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	73	-	-
Dentistry	-	-	65
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	56	4	5
Chemical Engineering	56	-	7
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	39	23	-
Information Science & Studies	62	-	-
Physical Therapy & Therapist	-	-	59
English Language and Literature, General	48	3	6
Digital Arts	52	-	-
Physician Assistant	-	52	-
Animal Sciences, General	42	5	4
Business & Managerial Economics	51	-	-
Horse Husbandry & Equine Science and Management	50	-	-
Dietetics & Dietitian	44	5	-
Mathematics, General	23	8	15
Chemistry, General	30	2	13
Agricultural Economics	37	4	-
Environmental Studies	29	10	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	-	32	7
Computer Engineering, General	36	2	-
History, General	27	6	5
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	32	2	3
Interior Design	36	-	-
Journalism	36	-	-
Nursing Practice	-	-	36
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General	18	13	4
Biotechnology	33	-	-
Financial Mathematics	7	26	-
Music Performance, General	23	10	-
Music Teacher Education	28	5	-
Natural Resources & Conservation, General	32	-	-
Agricultural Public Services, Other	31	-	-
Public Administration	-	29	2
Educational Evaluation and Research	-	-	30
Economics, General	29	-	-
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist	28	-	-
Radio and Television	27	-	-
Forest Sciences and Biology	19	6	-
International & Globalization Studies	25	-	-
Sociology, General	21	1	3
Agricultural Engineering	15	4	5
Anthropology, General	21	3	-
Biomedical Sciences, General	-	24	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	-	24	-
Music, General	-	1	23
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor	-	24	-
Materials Engineering	19	-	4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	22	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	17	2	3
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	22	-
Technical Teacher Education	22	-	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	20	1	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	-	21	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	14	4	3
Physics and Astronomy	1	11	9
Spanish Language and Literature	14	3	4
Statistics, General	-	8	12
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	19	-	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	19	-	-
Hospitality Administration & Management, General	18	-	-
International Relations and Affairs	-	18	-
Public Policy Analysis, General	7	11	-
Business Administration and Management, General	17	-	-
Communications Technologies & Technicians and Support Services, Other	-	17	-
Educational Psychology	-	15	1
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General	15	-	-
Linguistics	6	9	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	15	-	-
Entomology	-	5	9
Forensic Chemistry	-	14	-
Geography	9	2	3
American & United States Studies & Civilization	13	-	-
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching	13	-	-
Landscape Architecture	13	-	-
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other	13	-	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	-	10	3
Philosophy	8	2	3
Special Education and Teaching, General	9	3	1
Counseling Psychology	-	7	5
Plant Sciences, Other	-	4	8
Rehabilitation Science	-	-	12
Clinical Psychology	-	6	5
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	1	9	1
Horticultural Science	11	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	5	5	-
Experimental Psychology	-	4	6
Performance and Sport Psychology	-	10	-
Toxicology	-	2	8
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	9	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	9	-	-
Biochemistry	-	-	9
Geology & Earth Science, General	2	5	2
Health Teacher Education	9	-	-
Creative Writing	-	8	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	-	8	-
Rhetoric and Composition	8	-	-
School Psychology	-	5	3
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	-	7	-
Data Science, General	-	7	-
Dental Clinical Sciences, General	-	7	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	-	7	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General	-	7	-
Industrial and Product Design	7	-	-
Applied Statistics, General	-	6	-
Educational & Instructional Technology	-	6	-
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration	-	6	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	4	1	1
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	4	2	-
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology	-	3	3
Applied Behavior Analysis	-	5	-
Dance, General	5	-	-
French Language and Literature	-	5	-
Manufacturing Engineering	-	5	-
Microbiology and Immunology	-	-	5
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology	-	1	4
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	-	5	-
Art Teacher Education	4	-	-
Athletic Training & Trainer	-	4	-
Epidemiology and Biostatistics	-	-	4
Health & Medical Physics	-	3	1
Music Therapy & Therapist	-	4	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General	-	2	1
Curriculum and Instruction	-	1	2
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	-	3	-
Food Science	3	-	-
German Language and Literature	-	3	-
Molecular Pharmacology	-	-	3
Physiology, General	-	-	3
Biostatistics	-	2	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	-	2	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	-	-	2
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	-	2	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	2	-	-
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other	2	-	-
African-American & Black Studies	1	-	-
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	-	1	-
Clinical and Translational Science	-	-	1
Fine and Studio Arts Management	-	1	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	-	1	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1	-	-
Nursing Science	-	-	1
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	-	1	-
Grand Total	5,055	1,986	1,056

Publications & Citations

University of Kentucky is a world-class research university with 139,703 scientific papers published and 4,449,166 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications

139,703

Citations

4,449,166

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	85,405 / 3,162,208
Medicine	76,526 / 2,652,402
Chemistry	65,019 / 2,446,496
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	57,179 / 1,622,770
Engineering	50,058 / 1,565,484
Computer Science	49,343 / 1,699,625
Environmental Science	47,551 / 1,476,294
Physics	47,176 / 1,496,424
Genetics	44,656 / 1,816,257
Biochemistry	42,875 / 1,800,294
Psychology	41,897 / 1,602,961
Pathology	31,264 / 1,270,915
Organic chemistry	30,041 / 1,167,145
Political Science	29,256 / 782,589
Quantum and Particle physics	28,106 / 872,505
Law	27,660 / 753,290
Sociology	24,908 / 728,254
Geology	24,650 / 790,367
Psychiatry	24,321 / 941,463
Philosophy	23,196 / 693,424
Mathematics	23,091 / 729,746
Materials Science	22,526 / 758,129
Geography and Cartography	22,223 / 633,739
Ecology	21,065 / 719,663
Surgery	19,737 / 644,030
Business	18,644 / 576,038
Statistics	17,633 / 594,346
Paleontology	17,504 / 593,067
Neuroscience	16,872 / 758,253
History	16,331 / 425,943
Economics	15,310 / 414,115
Immunology	14,118 / 575,188
Archaeology	13,318 / 390,066
Botany	13,047 / 487,113
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	12,499 / 354,233
Radiology	12,260 / 373,618
Public Health	11,833 / 390,819
Linguistics	11,723 / 353,999
Optics	10,557 / 335,047
Metallurgy	10,334 / 371,682

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

1. Dakari Johnson

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Dakari Naeem Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.

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2. Nick Wilson

1990-. (aged 36)

lawyer reality television participant

Nicolas Joseph Caleb Wilson is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 82nd House district. His district includes Whitley County and part of Laurel County. He also won the reality competition show Survivor.

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3. Cason Wallace

2003-. (aged 23)

basketball player

Cason David Wallace is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a consensus five-star recruit and a top five player in the 2022 class. He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected 10th overall by the Thunder in the 2023 NBA draft. He...

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4. John T. Scopes

1900-1970 (aged 70)

teacher geologist

John Thomas Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who was charged on May 5, 1925, with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee schools. He was trialed in a case known as the Scopes trial, and was found guilty and fined $100 (equivalent to $1,836 in 2025).

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