Enrollment Trends at U of Kentucky

The student population at University of Kentucky is 31,547 (22,735 undergraduate and 8,812 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,112 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Kentucky is 72.07% which is increased by 1,294 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,818 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,064 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 304.38% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,712 where 31,547 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.07% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.93% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,294 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,818 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in U of Kentucky than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Kentucky since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28,435	21,441	10,462	10,979	6,994	3,107	3,887
2014-15	29,203 768	22,223 782	10,666 204	11,557 578	6,980 -14	3,117 10	3,863 -24
2015-16	29,727 524	22,705 482	10,636 -30	12,069 512	7,022 42	3,085 -32	3,937 74
2016-17	29,781 54	22,621 -84	10,363 -273	12,258 189	7,160 138	3,192 107	3,968 31
2017-18	29,465 -316	22,425 -196	10,127 -236	12,298 40	7,040 -120	3,122 -70	3,918 -50
2018-19	29,182 -283	22,136 -289	9,852 -275	12,284 -14	7,046 6	3,076 -46	3,970 52
2019-20	29,402 220	22,236 100	9,828 -24	12,408 124	7,166 120	3,021 -55	4,145 175
2020-21	29,986 584	22,227 -9	9,630 -198	12,597 189	7,759 593	3,106 85	4,653 508
2021-22	30,390 404	21,900 -327	9,433 -197	12,467 -130	8,490 731	3,203 97	5,287 634
2022-23	31,547 1,157	22,735 835	9,583 150	13,152 685	8,812 322	3,140 -63	5,672 385
Average	29,712	22,265	10,058	12,207	7,447	3,117	4,330

University of Kentucky Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 22,265 where 22,735 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Kentucky since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	21,441	19,884	9,626	10,258	1,557	836	721
2014-15	22,223	20,690	9,857	10,833	1,533	809	724
2015-16	22,705	21,199	9,860	11,339	1,506	776	730
2016-17	22,621	20,833	9,446	11,387	1,788	917	871
2017-18	22,425	20,657	9,238	11,419	1,768	889	879
2018-19	22,136	20,484	9,042	11,442	1,652	810	842
2019-20	22,236	20,622	9,031	11,591	1,614	797	817
2020-21	22,227	20,239	8,688	11,551	1,988	942	1,046
2021-22	21,900	19,829	8,469	11,360	2,071	964	1,107
2022-23	22,735	20,790	8,747	12,043	1,945	836	1,109
Average	22,265	22,265	9,200	11,322	22,265	858	885

University of Kentucky Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,447 where 8,812 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Kentucky since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,994	5,774	2,679	3,095	1,220	428	792
2014-15	6,980	5,779	2,713	3,066	1,201	404	797
2015-16	7,022	5,745	2,648	3,097	1,277	437	840
2016-17	7,160	5,849	2,736	3,113	1,311	456	855
2017-18	7,040	5,739	2,661	3,078	1,301	461	840
2018-19	7,046	5,674	2,613	3,061	1,372	463	909
2019-20	7,166	5,679	2,535	3,144	1,487	486	1,001
2020-21	7,759	6,005	2,564	3,441	1,754	542	1,212
2021-22	8,490	6,444	2,589	3,855	2,046	614	1,432
2022-23	8,812	6,830	2,568	4,262	1,982	572	1,410
Average	7,447	7,447	2,631	3,321	7,447	486	1,009

University of Kentucky Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.70%. The percentage was 75.70% 10 years ago and U of Kentucky still has a high percentage of white students. 3.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.03% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Kentucky over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	52	738	1,986	878	17	21,526	683
2014-15	55	807	1,989	1,031	26	21,777	770
2015-16	64	813	2,020	1,142	29	22,077	864
2016-17	58	814	2,088	1,293	26	21,986	930
2017-18	66	848	2,069	1,284	29	21,837	941
2018-19	49	907	1,981	1,331	22	21,512	991
2019-20	55	946	1,947	1,425	18	21,593	1,033
2020-21	52	1,000	2,068	1,558	15	21,992	1,036
2021-22	58	1,110	2,143	1,631	19	22,283	1,094
2022-23	62	1,172	2,217	1,779	21	23,250	1,150
Average	57	916	2,051	1,335	22	21,983	949

University of Kentucky Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,064 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 304.38% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Kentucky from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	29,203	1,005	4,571	23,627
2015-16	29,727	1,223	5,320	23,184
2016-17	29,781	1,415	4,994	23,372
2017-18	29,465	1,469	5,515	22,481
2018-19	29,182	1,622	5,416	22,144
2019-20	29,402	1,992	5,894	21,516
2020-21	29,986	4,976	20,106	4,904
2021-22	30,390	3,447	8,399	18,544
2022-23	31,547	4,064	9,547	17,936
Average	29,854	2,357	7,751	19,745

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