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The Florida men’s basketball team had five players reach double figures on its way to its 20th win of the season, a 95-80 triumph over Eastern Division rival Kentucky in front of a record-breaking crowd of 12,609 fans on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006.

Photo by Mark Trammell. Used under Creative Commons

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