University of "Firsts"

2011-2012

• A record high headcount of 28,094 students, the fourth straight year of increased enrollments
• A historical high for the most doctoral students enrolled in professional practice programs: 2,034
• Records set for the most African-American students (1,499), international students (412), and out-of-state students (4,203) enrolled at the undergraduate level
• The most academically prepared first-year class on record, presenting a 3.63 high school GPA and an average ACT score of 25.4
• Research and development expenditures for FY 2010 amounted to $359,944 million, including $171,528 million in federally financed expenditures

2010-2011

• Record high enrollment: 28,037
• Record high number of international undergraduate students: 358
• Record number of Doctor's Degree-Professional Practice conferred: 469
• Record number of undergraduate applications: 13,537
• Record high freshman cohort: 4,328
• Record high ACT Composite Score: 25.2
• Retention rate above 80% for the third year in a row
• Record high first-semester UK GPA earned by freshman cohort: 2.89
• Record high number of faculty (includes library faculty): 2,220
• Record high number of African American faculty (includes library faculty): 92
• Record high number of women in Executive/Administrative/Managerial positions: 237
• Record high number of Doctoral professional practice enrollment: 1,984
• Record high number of Doctoral Research enrollment: 2,206

2009-2010

• Record Number of African American first-year students: 403
• Record high number of freshman applicants: 12,195

2008-2009

• Record high number of freshman applicants: 11,120
• Record high number of Governor’s Scholars/School for the Arts Students: 389
• Record high retention rate: 81%
• Record high number of African-American first year students: 347
• Record high number of African-American undergraduate students: 1,234
• Record high doctoral student enrollment: 2,391
• Record high number of doctoral degrees awarded: 312
• Record high first-professional (dentistry, law, medicine and pharmacy) enrollment: 1,558
• Record high number of full-time faculty (includes library faculty): 2,096
• Record high number of African-American faculty (includes library faculty): 84, including record number of 11 new African-American faculty
• Record high number and percent of women in Executive/Administrative/Managerial positions: 234, or 48.4 percent
• Record high research expenditures reported to NSF: $337 million (for FY 2008)

2007-2008

• Record high graduation rate: 61.4%
• Record high graduation rate for African-American students: 50.3%
• Record high first-professional (dentistry, law, medicine and pharmacy) degrees awarded: 409

2006-2007

• Record high undergraduate enrollment: 19,328