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General Information
- Address:
University of Kentucky
101 Main Building
Lexington, KY 40506- Control:
Public
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1865
- Web Site:
www.uky.edu
- Main Phone:
(859) 257-9000
- Admissions Phone:
(859) 257-2000
Student Body:
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
16,595
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
1,839
- Total Male Undergraduates:
8,875
- Total female Undergraduates:
9,559
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
79%
- Total Applicants:
9,418
- Total Acceptances:
10,604
- Freshman Enrollment:
3,961
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
49%
- Early Decision Available?
No
- Early Action Available?
No
- Regular Decision Deadline:
February 15
- Regular Decision Notification:
No set date
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Transfer Applications Received:
2,205
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
1,545
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
1,192
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
70%
- Common Application Accepted?
No
- Supplemental Forms?
No
- Admissions E-Mail:
admission@uky.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.uky.edu/admissions
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either by February 15
- Rirst-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores:
30%
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1020–1260
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
510–620
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
510–640
- ACT Range (25th–75th Percentile):
21–27
- Retention Rate:
78%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
26%
- Application Fee:
$40
Financial Information
- In-State Tuition:
$5,812
- Out-of-State Tuition:
$12,798
- Room and Board:
$5,129
- Books and Supplies:
$700
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$4,950
- Student Who Applied for Financial Aid:
52%
- Student Who Received Financial Aid:
37% received aid, 52% of
those students received aid
that fully met their needs- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
February 15
- Financial Aid Phone:
(859) 257-3172
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.uky.edu/FinancialAid
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