Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Kentucky

At University of Kentucky, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 89.46%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 92.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Kentucky than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.65%, and the 2024 yield is 25.00%. The number of U of Kentucky applicants increased by 27.70% (6,124 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 89.46%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.00% at University of Kentucky. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 88.22% and women students' rate is 90.32%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Kentucky than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Kentucky over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	68.61%	68.43%	68.74%
2014-15	72.21% 3.59%	69.75% 5.34%	74.08% 5.34%
2015-16	89.11% 16.90%	88.34% 15.57%	89.65% 15.57%
2016-17	90.79% 1.68%	89.13% 2.29%	91.94% 2.29%
2017-18	95.77% 4.99%	94.37% 4.77%	96.71% 4.77%
2018-19	94.48% -1.29%	93.49% -1.58%	95.13% -1.58%
2019-20	95.85% 1.37%	95.25% 1.13%	96.27% 1.13%
2020-21	96.36% 0.50%	95.49% 0.68%	96.94% 0.68%
2021-22	94.00% -2.36%	92.00% -1.94%	95.00% -1.94%
2022-23	94.89% 0.89%	93.20% 1.08%	96.08% 1.08%
2023-24	92.00% -2.89%	91.00% -3.08%	93.00% -3.08%
Average	89.46%	88.22%	90.32%

University of Kentucky Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.65% where the current academic year yield is 25.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Kentucky from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.59%	36.04%	33.54%
2014-15	34.73% 0.13%	36.59% -0.15%	33.39% -0.15%
2015-16	31.23% -3.50%	32.23% -2.86%	30.53% -2.86%
2016-17	27.52% -3.71%	29.06% -4.05%	26.48% -4.05%
2017-18	26.79% -0.73%	28.85% -1.04%	25.44% -1.04%
2018-19	27.81% 1.02%	30.00% 0.96%	26.40% 0.96%
2019-20	29.74% 1.94%	31.28% 2.29%	28.69% 2.29%
2020-21	25.83% -3.91%	26.90% -3.57%	25.12% -3.57%
2021-22	23.00% -2.84%	24.00% -3.12%	22.00% -3.12%
2022-23	28.89% 5.89%	28.77% 7.24%	29.24% 7.24%
2023-24	25.00% -3.89%	25.00% -4.24%	25.00% -4.24%
Average	28.65%	29.88%	27.80%

University of Kentucky Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 20,762, the average number of admitted is 18,586, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,239. The number of U of Kentucky applicants increased by 27.70% (6,124 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Kentucky from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	19,810	13,592	4,702
2014-15	20,677 867	14,930 483	5,185 483
2015-16	18,725 -1,952	16,685 26	5,211 26
2016-17	20,480 1,755	18,593 -94	5,117 -94
2017-18	18,925 -1,555	18,125 -262	4,855 -262
2018-19	19,324 399	18,258 222	5,077 222
2019-20	18,759 -565	17,981 271	5,348 271
2020-21	19,648 889	18,932 -457	4,891 -457
2021-22	21,695 2,047	20,393 -201	4,690 -201
2022-23	22,109 414	20,979 1,371	6,061 1,371
2023-24	28,233 6,124	25,974 433	6,494 433
Average	20,762	18,586	5,239

University of Kentucky Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth Private, Less than 2-years | Louisville
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Murray State University Public, four-years | Murray
Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green
Eastern Kentucky University Public, four-years | Richmond
Northern Kentucky University Public, four-years | Highland Heights
Berea College Private, four-years | Berea
Centre College Private, four-years | Danville
Bellarmine University Private, four-years | Louisville

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University of Kentucky Public, four-years | Lexington
Lindsey Wilson College Private, four-years | Columbia
Eastern Kentucky University Public, four-years | Richmond
Morehead State University Public, four-years | Morehead
Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green
Asbury University Private, four-years | Wilmore
Bellarmine University Private, four-years | Louisville
Thomas More University Private, four-years | Crestview Hills
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Murray State University Public, four-years | Murray
Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green
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Morehead State University Public, four-years | Morehead
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