University Of Kentucky

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Kentucky was established by John Bowman in 1865. At that time, the university was known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. UK received its present name in 1916. The university covers more than 700 acres of land in Lexington, Kentucky. UK is made up of the following schools and colleges:

• College of Agriculture
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Communications & Information Studies
• College of Dentistry
• College of Design
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Law
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Public Health
• College of Social Work
• Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce
• The Graduate School

UK is home to 19 sororities and 26 fraternities that represent over 3,000 students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine, media, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Kentucky participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 92% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 26,054 in 2009-2010 (21,534 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students, graduate students are 23%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Kentucky provides on-campus housing for 6,219 of its 21,534 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 226 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 147 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Kentucky offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (124 awarded)

• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (62 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (74 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (24 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (796 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (89 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (32 awarded)

• Forest Sciences and Biology
• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (63 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (28 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (468 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Evaluation and Research
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Technical Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (409 awarded)

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mining and Mineral Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (350 awarded)

• Consumer Economics
• Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
• Family Systems
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (71 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (46 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (29 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Plant Sciences
• Soil Science and Agronomy

LAW (134 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (899 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (73 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (355 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (132 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant
• Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician

MEDICINE (343 awarded)

• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Gerontology
• Medicine (MD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (54 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (167 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (109 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (362 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Entomology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Molecular Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Plant Physiology
• Toxicology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (349 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology