National Rankings

The University of Kentucky regularly is listed in many "top" or "best of" categories by national publications or organizations. The following is an ever-growing list of national rankings. (New rankings in red.)

1st
• Center for Rural Health, Outstanding Rural Health Program in the United States, National Rural Health Association, 2000
• College of Communications and Information Studies, Department of Communication, External Grants, National Communication Association
• UK Libraries Book Endowment, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Survey/Public

3rd
• College of Medicine, Other Health Professions (Aging), Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003

5th
• Gatton College of Business & Economics, School of Management's Decision Science and Information Systems, the highest output-per-researcher published in leading IS journals during the five-year period from 2001-05, Association for Information Systems (AIS), Oct. 2006

6th
• College of Communications and Information Studies, Ph.D. Program in Applied Communications, National Communication Association's Doctoral Reputation Study, 2005
• Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, public finance and budgeting program, U.S.News & World Report, "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2005

7th

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, academic research by marketing faculty members, Journal of Marketing Education, August 2000

8th

• College of Pharmacy, U.S.News & World Report, "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006
• College of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Public Medical School Department Funding, National Institutes of Health, 2003
• High-performance Academic Computer Center in the U.S., University of Tennessee and Mannheim University, Germany

9th

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, research output of finance doctoral graduate students after graduation from the college, Financial Practice and Education, spring/summer 2000

10th
• College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003
• University of Kentucky, number of start-up companies formed per $10 million in research spending, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis (July 19, 2002), 2002
• College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Funding for Public Institutions with Department of Psychology, National Institutes of Health, 2001

11th

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Research, Decisions Support Systems

14th

• College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003
• University of Kentucky, average income per license for inventions, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001

16th

• College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003

17th

• College of Medicine, family medicine, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006
• College of Medicine, Public Health/Preventive Medicine, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003
• University of Kentucky, Licensing Income and Patents, Land Grant Universities Association of University Technology Managers, 2002
• University of Kentucky, Best Value for Public Colleges and Universities, Consumers Digest

18th

• College of Medicine, rural health program, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006
• Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, "Top 20 Masters Programs in International Affairs," Foreign Policy, 2005
• College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003
• University of Kentucky, number of inventions disclosed per $1 million in research spending, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001

19th

• Markey Cancer Center, Cancer Care, U.S.News and World Report "America's Best Hospitals," 2001
• University of Kentucky, number of inventions per $1 million in research spending, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001
• College of Education, Educational Psychology Program, research productivity among peer institutions, Contemporary Educational Psychology

20th

• College of Medicine, Rural Medicine, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2003

Top 20

• College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Hispanic Studies, Research and Graduate Education, National Research Council/Public, 2002

22nd
• University of Kentucky, number of new freshman National Merit Scholars (public universities), National Merit Scholarship Corp., 2004

23rd
• University of Kentucky, Licensing income per dollar of research spending, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001

25th

• College of Health Science, Physician Assistant Studies Program, overall, U.S.News & World Report, "Best Graduate Schools," 2003
• University of Kentucky, Licensing Income/All Public Institutions, Association of University Technology Managers

Top 25

• College of Medicine, Graduate Center for Toxicology, Research and Graduate Education, National Research Council/Public
• College of Law, Friendliest to Women, A Woman's Guide to Law Schools, Penguin Books
• University of Kentucky Career Center, Best Public University Career Centers in the U.S., Kaplan's National Guidance Counselor Survey

28th

• University of Kentucky, Federal Spending Obligations / All Federal Agencies, NIH, 2005
• UK Children's Hospital, Overall, Child Magazine
• University of Kentucky, Licensing, Income and Patents/All Public Institutions, Association of University Technology Managers

29th

• College of Nursing, master's program, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2005

30th
• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Management Program, Academy of Management News

31st

• College of Medicine, Funding to Public Medical Schools, National Institutes of Health, 2005
• University of Kentucky Libraries, Public Research Library, Association of Research Libraries, 2003 Index

32nd

• University of Kentucky, Research Expenditures/All Public Institutions, National Science Foundation

34th

• Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, master's program, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2005

35th

• College of Health Sciences, physical therapy graduate program, U.S.News & World Report"America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2005
• University of Kentucky, Number of National Merit Scholars enrolled,National Merit Scholarship Program/Public and Private

36th

• University of Kentucky, Research expenditures among public universities, National Science Foundation, 2002
• University of Kentucky, Number of U.S. patent applications filed per $1 million in research spending, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001
• College of Engineering, Overall/Public, National Science Foundation
• College of Engineering, Graduate Programs/Research Activity--Public and Private, National Science Foundation

37th

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, undergraduate program (public universities), U.S.News & World Report:"America’s Best Colleges," 2005

38th

• College of Social Work, master's program, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2005
• University of Kentucky, Universities that formed the most start-up companies, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001

Top 39

• College of Engineering, one of only 39 schools offering the full curriculum for structural engineering as established by National Council of Structural Engineers Association

46th
• University of Kentucky, Licensing, Income and Patents/Overall, Association of University Technology Managers

47th

• University of Kentucky, Research Expenditures/All Institutions, National Science Foundation

52nd

• University of Kentucky Libraries, Research Library, Association of Research Libraries, 2003 Index

56th

• College of Law, U.S.News & World Report;"America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2006
• College of Engineering, undergraduate program (public universities), U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Colleges," 2005

57th

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, undergraduate program, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Colleges," 2005
• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, National Research Council

58th

• College of Medicine, Overall, Medical Schools, NIH, 2005

59th

• University of Kentucky -- Top Public National Universities, U.S.News & World Report, 2005

Top 66

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Graduate Business Schools, Arco Guidebook, Prentice-Hall

Top 69

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Business Schools, Business Week

Top 70

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Business Schools, Princeton Review

70th

• College of Engineering, civil engineering, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006

72nd

• College of Arts and Sciences, english, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006

77th

• College of Engineering, mechanical engineering, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006

79th

• University of Kentucky -- America's 100 Best Public Colleges, Kiplinger's Personal Finance

85th

• College of Education , U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006

88th

• College of Engineering, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Graduate Schools," 2006

92nd

• College of Engineering, undergraduate program, U.S.News & World Report "America’s Best Colleges," 2005

94th

• University of Kentucky -- Most Wired Campuses, Yahoo! Internet Life magazine, Wired Colleges 2001

96th

• University of Kentucky -- licenses and options executed relative to number of inventions disclosed, Chronicle of Higher Education Analysis, 2001

Top 100

• University of Kentucky, Value, The Student Guide to America's 100 Best College Buys
• University of Kentucky, Overall, The 100 Best Colleges for African-American Students
• University of Kentucky, Technology, PC Weekly "Innovators in Government and Education