Applying to U of Kentucky

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
92.38%	1,170

University of Kentucky's acceptance rate is 92.38% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 28,233 students applied and 26,083 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into U of Kentucky.

U of Kentucky's acceptance rate places 13rd out of 27 Kentucky colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,170 and the ACT score is 25 at U of Kentucky. U of Kentucky's SAT score ranks 4th out of 19 Kentucky colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to U of Kentucky, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Kentucky is 92.38% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 24.68%. 11,628 men and 16,352 women applied to U of Kentucky and 10,580 men and 15,273 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,617 men and 3,783 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at U of Kentucky.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at U of Kentucky
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	28,233	11,628	16,352	0	0
Admitted	26,083	10,580	15,273	0	0
Enrolled	6,437	2,617	3,783	0	0
Acceptance Rate	92.38%	90.99%	93.40%	-	-
Yield	24.68%	24.74%	24.77%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Kentucky 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 556 students (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,532 students (55%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at U of Kentucky.

The median SAT score is 1,170 with 590 SAT EBRW and 580 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 640 and the 25^th percentile is 550. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 650 and 25^th percentile is 530 .

The median ACT composite score is 25 with 75^th percentile score of 28 and 25^th percentile score of 21 at U of Kentucky. The median ACT math score is 24 and the ACT English score is 24.

The SAT and ACT scores at University of Kentucky are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at U of Kentucky
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1080	1170	1290
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	550	590	640
SAT Math	530	580	650
ACT Composite	21	25	28
ACT Math	20	24	27
ACT English	21	24	29

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Kentucky 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 6,437 first-year students enrolled in U of Kentucky. The proportion of full-time students is 98.80% and part-time students is 1.20%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 40.66% and women students is 58.77%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at U of Kentucky.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at U of Kentucky
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,437	2,617	3,783
Full-time	6,360	2,578	3,746
Part-time	77	39	37

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at U of Kentucky. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Kentucky.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

U of Kentucky Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $65 for graduate schools of University of Kentucky. The next table provides general admission information for applying to U of Kentucky.

Admission Information for Applying to U of Kentucky
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$65
Admission Information	www.uky.edu/admission
Online Application	www.uky.edu/admission/apply-uk
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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