Prospective Students
Where do YOU want to go? The University of Kentucky
Welcome to the University of Kentucky (UK), the flagship university of the state of Kentucky. A leading public research university, UK is on an exciting path toward becoming a Top 20 public research institution -- one that’s conducting groundbreaking research in cancer, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. Yet UK remains one of the most affordable major universities in the United States. Take the online campus tour or visit the photo gallery or watch one of the UK videos to see for yourself.
Limitless Opportunities
If you are looking for a university that can help you achieve your educational and career goals, the University of Kentucky offers you many unique opportunities.
- More than 200 different majors offered
- More than 70 nationally ranked academic programs
- A University Scholars Program that allows you to earn both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in 4 to 5 years
- An Undergraduate Research Program designed to help you jump-start your career
- A campus of 27,000 students, including students from over 100 countries from around the world
- An average class size of 25 with a student-faculty ratio of 16:1.
- The distinction of being one of only seven schools in the U.S. with prominent professional and health programs – medicine, pharmacy, nursing, architecture, law and agriculture – all on one campus.
- More than 350 student organizations, including academic clubs, fraternities, sororities, leadership groups and international organizations
- Specially-appointed faculty in UK’s Honors Program, who offer small, seminar-style classes, in which students acquire essential critical and analytical skills as they discuss and examine the ideas that shape today’s world. (For details, visit honors.uky.edu.)
- Tuition that is highly competitive when compared with other institutions of such quality.
- A reputation for quality and value that was recently ranked among the top 50 institutions in the United States by US News and World Report.