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University of Kentucky

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,182 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $34,391.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $59,025 ten years after entering, the 72nd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 71% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1865
Enrollment, 2023
33,930
Website
uky.edu
Campus of University of Kentucky

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AboutPublic university in Lexington, Kentucky, US. Wikipedia ↗

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The University of Kentucky is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities. It is the institution with the highest enrollment in the state, with 35,952 students in the fall of 2024.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Kentucky”, revision 1362297071, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $34,391 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,119 and $26,781 a year depending on income at University of Kentucky.

Statement of cost · University of Kentucky

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$34,391
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,182
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$18,851
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$13,502

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,182; $30–48k: $12,119; $48–75k: $16,313; $75–110k: $21,192; over $110k: $26,781. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,182
$30k–$48k$12,119
$48k–$75k$16,313
$75k–$110k$21,192
Over $110k$26,781

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $59,025; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,266
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$53,326
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
72nd percentile among public 4-years
$59,025
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
76th percentile among public 4-years
$22,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,750

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $47,266; 8 yrs after entry: $53,326; 10 yrs after entry: $59,025. Median graduate debt: $22,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$47,266
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$53,326
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$59,025
Median graduate debt$22,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Kentucky
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Social WorkMaster's Degree760$51,575not reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree392$68,803$23,055
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree387$72,876$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree385$68,574$24,225
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate/Professional Certificate373not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree327$80,396$22,375
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree276$47,701$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree274$52,644$24,002
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree205$63,199$23,250
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree190$54,361$23,875
MedicineFirst Professional Degree190$191,366not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree156$91,572$22,250
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree156$87,796$25,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree134$59,011$24,625
LawFirst Professional Degree133$90,723not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree130$135,815not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree121$79,925$23,250
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree116$110,670not reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree112$58,226$21,667
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree108not reported$25,021
DentistryFirst Professional Degree66$185,046not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate6$129,899not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree35$110,979not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree64$119,533not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree16$90,825not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree10$80,731not reported
Public HealthMaster's Degree37$80,618not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Kentucky: 24,763 undergraduates; 23% of students receive Pell grants; 93% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

93%

79th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

24,763

92nd percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

23%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

23rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

71%

finish within 150% of normal time

90th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

23%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$61,932

86th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k22%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k17%
  • Over $110k33%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k22%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k17%
Over $110k33%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 2,751 people who studied at University of Kentucky, most often in science & academia (42%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 42% (1,018 people); medicine 1.2% (29 people); law 3.7% (90 people); politics & gov 6.3% (153 people); business 1.3% (31 people); engineering & tech 1.7% (42 people); writing & journalism 4.3% (105 people); film & stage 1.9% (45 people); music 0.9% (23 people); visual arts 0.8% (18 people); sports 35% (837 people); religion 0.4% (9 people); military 0.6% (15 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,01842.1%
medicine291.2%
law903.7%
politics & gov1536.3%
business311.3%
engineering & tech421.7%
writing & journalism1054.3%
film & stage451.9%
music230.9%
visual arts180.8%
sports83734.7%
religion90.4%
military150.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (715) · basketball player (567) · university teacher (202) · politician (147) · American football player (146) · lawyer (85) · basketball coach (58) · baseball player (55)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 18% for the 1860s to 27% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 1 decade is marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1830snot reported2not reported
1840s13not reported
1850s11not reported
1860s2918%
1870s1713%
1880s31319%
1890s62619%
1900s63216%
1910s83618%
1920s117513%
1930s159713%
1940s2210318%
1950s3210923%
1960s209018%
1970s147915%
1980s209118%
1990s4812029%
2000s184927%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 32,259 in 2017-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-067,306
2026-058,861
2026-048,792
2026-0311,485
2026-027,911
2026-019,086
2025-1211,479
2025-1110,752
2025-1011,375
2025-0912,118
2025-0810,602
2025-079,619
2025-068,937
2025-0510,054
2025-0410,625
2025-0316,509
2025-0211,370
2025-0111,723
2024-1211,682
2024-1112,702
2024-1012,243
2024-0915,104
2024-0813,400
2024-0711,065
2024-0610,283
2024-0511,892
2024-0417,946
2024-0319,138
2024-0212,893
2024-0114,530
2023-1213,414
2023-1115,633
2023-1013,993
2023-0914,521
2023-0814,309
2023-0716,635
2023-0612,169
2023-0513,477
2023-0414,499
2023-0318,573
2023-0212,932
2023-0114,232
2022-1212,462
2022-1117,915
2022-1016,210
2022-0915,424
2022-0814,055
2022-0712,377
2022-0610,229
2022-0513,904
2022-0413,656
2022-0323,210
2022-0211,951
2022-0113,810
2021-1212,697
2021-1112,520
2021-1015,707
2021-0913,679
2021-0814,202
2021-0712,580
2021-069,381
2021-0510,460
2021-0413,722
2021-0314,046
2021-0211,332
2021-0113,954
2020-1214,033
2020-1113,430
2020-1014,314
2020-0914,891
2020-0812,013
2020-0710,349
2020-0610,764
2020-0514,925
2020-0416,278
2020-0316,442
2020-0216,082
2020-0120,222
2019-1220,051
2019-1120,557
2019-1018,490
2019-0918,288
2019-0817,378
2019-0715,162
2019-0613,748
2019-0514,686
2019-0417,692
2019-0328,095
2019-0217,700
2019-0121,934
2018-1218,803
2018-1121,630
2018-1021,458
2018-0919,374
2018-0817,163
2018-0713,606
2018-0613,315
2018-0516,957
2018-0416,031
2018-0325,337
2018-0213,970
2018-0115,004
2017-1214,225
2017-1115,398
2017-1015,740
2017-0916,243
2017-0814,312
2017-0712,774
2017-0613,423
2017-0514,676
2017-0417,810
2017-0332,259
2017-0218,927
2017-0119,147
2016-1218,359
2016-1120,529
2016-1018,960
2016-0918,561
2016-0816,720
2016-0714,211
2016-0614,485
2016-0515,753
2016-0417,600
2016-0325,170
2016-0217,612
2016-0120,434
2015-1214,638
2015-1117,012
2015-1016,677
2015-0916,890
2015-0814,013
2015-0712,960

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Thomas Hunt Morgan Medicine 1933
  • William Lipscomb Chemistry 1976

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

Lead text from Wikipedia (revision 1362297071), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.