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AVERAGE COSTS AT THE UK MAIN CAMPUS FOR 2022-2023

The below costs represent the average amounts paid by students who attend UK.

These averages are updated annually and are used to determine how much financial aid to award to a student.

IN-STATE

Type	Undergraduate On-Campus	Undergraduate Off-Campus	Graduate	Law¹
Tuition and Fees	12,860	12,860	13,946	25,748
Room and Board	14,676	12,148	12,148	15,222
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,500
Travel	1,130	3,658	3,658	4,880
Personal	3,200	3,200	3,200	4,266
Loan Origination	84	84	168	208
TOTAL	33,150	33,150	34,320	51,824

¹ Law budget covers 12 months

OUT-OF-STATE

Type	Undergraduate On-Campus	Undergraduate Off-Campus	Graduate	Law¹
Tuition and Fees	32,276	32,276	34,260	51,380
Room and Board	14,676	12,148	12,148	15,222
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,500
Travel	2,110	4,638	4,638	6,184
Personal	3,200	3,200	3,200	4,266
Loan Origination	64	84	168	208
TOTAL	53,546	53,546	55,614	78,760

¹ Law budget covers 12 months

ESTIMATED AVERAGE COSTS AT THE UK MAIN CAMPUS FOR 2023-2024

Costs are estimated until tuition, fees, and campus residence hall rates are determined by the University's Board of Trustees.

The below costs represent the average amounts paid by students who attend UK.

These averages are updated annually and are used to determine how much financial aid to award to a student.

IN-STATE

Type	Undergraduate On-Campus	Undergraduate Off-Campus	Undergraduate Living with Parents
Tuition and Fees	12,860	12,860	12,860
Food and Housing	15,474	13,330	3,840
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200	1,200
Travel	1,264	4,032	4,032
Personal	3,200	3,200	3,200
Loan Origination	84	84	84
TOTAL	34,082	34,706	25,216

OUT-OF-STATE

Type	Undergraduate On-Campus	Undergraduate Off-Campus
Tuition and Fees	32,276	32,276
Food and Housing	15,474	13,330
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200
Travel	2,454	4,926
Personal	3,200	3,200
Loan Origination	64	84
TOTAL	54,688	54,348

IN-STATE, LIVING WITH PARENTS

Type	Undergraduate	Graduate	Law¹
Tuition and Fees	12,860	13,946	25,748
Room and Board	3,494	3,494	4,659
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200	1,500
Travel	3,658	3,658	4,880
Personal	3,200	3,200	4,266
Loan Origination	84	168	208
TOTAL	24,496	25,666	41,261

¹ Law budget covers 12 months

IN-STATE ONLINE ONLY PROGRAMS

Type	Undergraduate	Graduate¹
Tuition and Fees	14,268 ^{2 3}	12,854
Room and Board⁴	12,148	12,148
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200
Travel	1,130	3,658
Personal	3,200	3,200
Loan Origination	84	168
TOTAL	32,030	33,228

¹ Applies to exclusive enrollment in Distance Education Courses.

² Chart assumes 12 credit hours per term. There is no full-time tuition cap for UKOnline undergraduate certificate and degree programs.

³ Undergraduate on-line rate = $594.50/hour.

⁴ Room and Board Reduced to $3,658 If Living With Parents

OUT-OF-STATE ONLINE ONLY PROGRAMS

Type	Undergraduate	Graduate¹
Tuition and Fees	14,268 ^{2, 3}	12,854
Room and Board⁴	12,148	12,148
Books and Supplies	1,200	1,200
Travel	2,110	3,658
Personal	3,200	3,200
Loan Origination	84	168
TOTAL	33,010	33,228

¹ Applies to exclusive enrollment in Distance Education Courses.

² Chart assumes 12 credit hours per term. There is no full-time tuition cap for UKOnline undergraduate certificate and degree programs.

³ Undergraduate on-line rate = $594.50 per hour.

⁴ Room and Board Reduced to $3,658 If Living With Parents

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