University of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°02′N 84°30′W / 38.033°N 84.500°W / 38.033; -84.500
The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities, the largest college or university in the state, with 28,094 students as of Fall 2011, and the highest ranked research university in the state according to U.S. News and World Report.
Students are divided into 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, and four professional programs. The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest is William T. Young Library, a federal depository, hosting subjects related to social sciences, humanities and life sciences collections. In recent years, the university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following a compact formed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1997. The directive mandated that the university become a Top 20 public research institution, in terms of an overall ranking to be determined by the university itself, by the year 2020.
Fast Facts
- Public, Four or more years
- students
- $17,734.00 avg tuition
South Limestone
Lexington,
KY
40506-0032
(859) 257-9000
Apply online
Admissions:
www.uky.edu/Admission
Financial Aid:
www.uky.edu/FinancialAid
Areas of Study:
- Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
- Architecture And Related Services
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- Engineering
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- Health Professions And Related Programs
- History
- Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
- Library Science
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Natural Resources And Conservation
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Administration And Social Service Professions
- Social Sciences
- Visual And Performing Arts
Scholarships for Students in Kentucky
Schools Near University of Kentucky
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | 0.5mi |
| Lexington Theological Seminary | 0.6mi |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lexington | 1.1mi |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | 1.2mi |
| Transylvania University | 2.0mi |
| Strayer University-Kentucky | 2.4mi |
| ITT Technical Institute-Lexington | 3.5mi |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | 3.5mi |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | 4.0mi |
| MedTech College–Lexington Campus | 4.9mi |
| National College-Lexington | 5.0mi |
| Barrett and Company School of Hair Design | 11.8mi |
| Midway College | 12.2mi |
| Georgetown College | 12.7mi |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | 14.0mi |
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