Fast Facts about UK

If you are looking for quick information, here is a list of our most requested Fast Facts. For Fast Facts regarding our Faculty, visit our Faculty Fact Book Page.

• In Fall 2008, 26,913 students were enrolled at UK.

• Undergraduate students at UK made up 70% of the total student body.

• In Fall 2008, minority and international students at UK comprised 19% of the overall headcount.

• Women constituted the majority of the student population at the undergraduate (50.5%) and graduate levels (58.9%). Women also comprised nearly half (48.9%) of those enrolled in first-professional programs.

• Eighty-eight percent of students attended the University on a full-time basis.

• One in four (26%) UK students came from out of state, mostly from states bordering Kentucky.

• Arts & Sciences was the largest college, enrolling 22% of students in Fall 2008.

• In Fall 2008, 4,110 students began their college careers at UK, with an average ACT Composite score of 24.4.

• The 2008 first-year class included 32 National Merit Scholars and 389 students who participated in the Kentucky Governor's Scholars and Governor's School for the Arts programs.

• The freshman-to-sophomore year retention rate for the 2007 cohort was 81.0 percent.

• The graduation rate for the 2002 cohort was 57.5 percent.

• In 2007-2008 school year, 5,803 students earned degrees from UK.

• Three of five degrees (65%) awarded in 2008 were at the bachelor's level.

• In 2008-09, resident tuition and fees amounted to $7,736 for undergraduates in the lower division and $8,360 for graduate students.

• Tuition for non-resident students was a little more than double that of in-state students at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

• The 2008-09 budget targeted $318.4 million for Instruction, $279.9 million for Research, and $28.0 million for Student Services.

• UK researchers brought in $247.2 million in outside funding for grants and contracts in Fiscal Year 2008.

• UK is ranked 34th among public research universities in research and development expenditures.

• In 2006-07, the UK library held over 3.5 million volumes, more than 44,600 periodical titles, and over 6.4 million microforms.

• During Fall 2007, 11,718 full-time employees worked at the University, including 2,057 faculty members.