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.
1st
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Program, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Hispanic Studies, Stony Brook Study of Faculty Productivity, 2008
- College of Communications and Information Studies, Department of Communication, External Grants, National Communication Association
- UK Libraries Book Endowment, largest among public universities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Survey/Public
3rd
- College of Medicine, Anatomy Program, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
4th
- College of Agriculture, Plant Pathology Program, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
- College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences doctoral program, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
- Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, public finance and budgeting program, U.S.News & World Report, "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2008
5th
- College of Pharmacy (public and private institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography, Cultural Geography Program, Professional Geographer, 2009
- 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, Oct. 2006
- College of Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
6th
- College of Public Health, Gerontology Program, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
- College of Communications and Information Studies, Ph.D. Program in Applied Communications, National Communication Association's Doctoral Reputation Study, 2005
7th
- College of Agriculture, Plant Physiology, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
- College of Arts and Sciences, Hispanic Studies, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
9th
- College of Agriculture, Entomology, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
- College of Medicine, Nutrition Program, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
10th
- College of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences Research, Academic Analytics, Faculty Scholarly Activity Index, 2007
15th
- College of Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, America's Best Architecture and Design Schools, DesignIntelligence, 2008
TOP 15
- UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital was ranked among the nation's top 15 major academic medical centers by Solucient, 2007.
16th
- College of Engineering, Computer Science (public institutions), Academic Analytics, 2009
- Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, best master's degree programs in international affairs, Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William and Mary, 2009
- College of Education, Rehabilitation Counseling (public institutions), U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2010
17th
- College of Medicine, Family Medicine, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2006
18th
- College of Medicine, Rural Health Program, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2006
- College of Nursing (public institutions only) U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
19th
- Gatton College of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, published research in all major peer-reviewed economic journals, Southern Economic Journal, 2008
- College of Education, Rehabilitation Counseling (public and private institutions), U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2010
- College of Education, Educational Psychology Program, research productivity among peer institutions, Contemporary Educational Psychology
Top 20
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Program (public universities), Research in Developmental Disabilities
22nd
- College of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy (public institutions only), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
24th
- College of Communications and Information Studies, School of Library and Information Science, College of Medicine, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
- College of Social Work (public institutions) U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
Top 25
- College of Medicine, Graduate Center for Toxicology, Research and Graduate Education, National Research Council/Public
- Top 25 - University of Kentucky Career Center, Best Public University Career Centers in the U.S., Kaplan's National Guidance Counselor Survey
26th
- College of Nursing (overall), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
27th
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Program (public institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
- UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital, gynecology, U.S.News & World Report, "America's Best Hospitals," 2007
28th
- University of Kentucky, Federal Spending Obligations / All Federal Agencies, NIH, 2005
30th
- Gatton College of Business and Economics, Management Program, Academy of Management News
- College of Engineering, Computer Science (public and private institutions), Academic Analytics, 2009
31st
- University of Kentucky, Non-federal Research and Development Expenditures (public and private institutions), National Science Foundation, 2007
- University of Kentucky, number of new freshman National Merit Scholars (public institutions), National Merit Scholarship Corp., 2008
32nd
- Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, master's program (public and private institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2010
33rd
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Program (public and private institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
36th
- College of Social Work, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
- University of Kentucky, Total Research and Development Expenditures (public institutions), National Science Foundation, 2007
37th
- University of Kentucky Libraries, Public Research Library, Association of Research Libraries, 2006 Index
- Gatton College of Business and Economics, undergraduate program (public institutions), U.S.News & World Report:"America's Best Colleges," 2005
38th
- College of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy (public and private institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
40th
- College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (public institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
41st
- UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital, ear, nose and throat, U.S.News & World Report, "America's Best Hospitals," 2007
44th
- College of Health Sciences, Communication Disorders (public institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
46th
- College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Science Foundation, R&D expenditures 2006
- UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital, cancer, U.S.News & World Report, "America's Best Hospitals," 2007
53rd
- College of Health Sciences, Communication Disorders (public and private institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
54th
- University of Kentucky, Total Research and Development expenditures (public and private institutions), National Science Foundation, 2007
55th
- College of Law, U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2010
- College of Engineering, undergraduate program (public institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Colleges," 2009
57th
- Gatton College of Business and Economics, undergraduate program, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Colleges," 2005
61st
- College of Medicine, ranked for research, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
62nd
- College of Medicine, ranked for primary care, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
63rd
- University of Kentucky Libraries, Research Library, Association of Research Libraries, 2006 index
- University of Kentucky, Total Federal Research and Development Expenditures, (public and private institutions), National Science Foundation, 2007
Top 66
- Gatton College of Business and Economics, Graduate Business Schools, Arco Guidebook, Prentice-Hall
65th
- University of Kentucky, Number of National Merit Scholars enrolled (public and private institutions), National Merit Scholarship Corp. 2008
66th
- College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering (public and private institutions), U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
68th
- College of Education, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
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," 2009
75th
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics, College of Medicine, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
81st
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
83rd
- College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
86th
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
87th
- College of Engineering, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2009
92nd
- College of Engineering, Undergraduate Program, U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Colleges," 2005
