Lexington, KY · Public · 24,763 undergraduates · urban

University of Kentucky

Less selective

Kentucky connects a broad flagship curriculum with Lexington's concentrated healthcare, equine and advanced-manufacturing economy.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.

Academic standing Steady

Affordability Solid

Career outcomes Steady

Mobility Solid

Student experience Steady

Admission: 92.4% admitted
Price by income: Resident and nonresident prices differ
Completion: 67.9%

What sets University of Kentucky apart

Academic design

Undergraduate offerings span engineering, business, agriculture, health sciences and dedicated equine programs.

Campus pattern

Campus sits immediately south of downtown Lexington within the Bluegrass region.

Career & value signal

Lexington supports healthcare, equine, manufacturing, agriculture and state-government career pathways.

Can I get in?

92.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

28,233

About 92 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 92.4%

Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1080–1290

9401420

ACT middle 50%21–28

1633

Of admitted students, 9% submitted an SAT, and 55% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA13.2%

Admission by residency

Open either way

Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2025

University of Kentucky admitted 95.3% of Kentucky applicants and 93% of applicants from other states. It admits most of the students who apply, whichever group they are in. Kentucky students took 59% of the seats in the entering class.

In-state95.3% admitted

8,658 admitted from 9,087 applicants

Out-of-state93% admitted

21,588 admitted from 23,214 applicants

International89.9% admitted

976 admitted from 1,086 applicants

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Kentucky, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

In the season card

What University of Kentucky weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

Course rigor
GPA
Test scores
Essay
Recommendations
Extracurriculars
Demonstrated interest

See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduate offerings span engineering, business, agriculture, health sciences and dedicated equine programs.

Make institutional fit specific

Kentucky connects a broad flagship curriculum with Lexington's concentrated healthcare, equine and advanced-manufacturing economy.

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionDec 1

Regular Decisionrolling

Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

ArchitectureAdmits separately