How many students at U of Kentucky? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 31,547 students have enrolled in University of Kentucky with 22,735 undergraduate and 8,812 graduate students.
By gender, 12,723 male and 18,824 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
4,064 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,547 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Kentucky has a total of 31,547 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 22,735 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,812 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 12,723 male and 18,824 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 31,547 | 22,735 | 8,812 |
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| Men | 12,723 | 9,583 | 3,140 |
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| Women | 18,824 | 13,152 | 5,672 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 23,250 White, 2,217 Black, and 1,172 Asian students out of a total of 31,547 are attending at University of Kentucky. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 62 | 25 | 37 |
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| Asian | 1,172 | 523 | 649 |
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| Black | 2,217 | 766 | 1,451 |
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| Hispanic | 1,779 | 739 | 1,040 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 21 | 9 | 12 |
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| White | 23,250 | 9,198 | 14,052 |
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| Two or more races | 1,150 | 432 | 718 |
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| Race Unknown | 732 | 361 | 371 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 42 | 16 | 26 |
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| Asian | 814 | 356 | 458 |
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| Black | 1,529 | 604 | 925 |
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| Hispanic | 1,404 | 619 | 785 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 17 | 8 | 9 |
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| White | 17,250 | 7,190 | 10,060 |
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| Two or more races | 939 | 367 | 572 |
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| Race Unknown | 355 | 196 | 159 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 9 | 11 |
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| Asian | 358 | 167 | 191 |
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| Black | 688 | 162 | 526 |
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| Hispanic | 375 | 120 | 255 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| White | 6,000 | 2,008 | 3,992 |
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| Two or more races | 211 | 65 | 146 |
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| Race Unknown | 377 | 165 | 212 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, U of Kentucky has 456 students under 18 years old and 88 students over 65 years old. There are 24,342 students under 25 years old, and 7,205 students over 25 years old out of 31,547 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 456 students are younger than 18 and 54 students are older than 65. U of Kentucky has 21,344 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,391 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,998 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,814 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 456 | 311 | 145 |
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| 18-19 | 9,460 | 5,802 | 3,658 |
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| 20-21 | 8,870 | 5,168 | 3,702 |
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| 22-24 | 5,556 | 3,128 | 2,428 |
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| 25-29 | 3,246 | 1,858 | 1,388 |
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| 30-34 | 1,529 | 887 | 642 |
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| 35-39 | 900 | 602 | 298 |
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| 40-49 | 1,032 | 737 | 295 |
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| 50-64 | 410 | 295 | 115 |
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| Over 65 | 88 | 36 | 52 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 456 | 311 | 145 |
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| 18-19 | 9,459 | 5,802 | 3,657 |
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| 20-21 | 8,676 | 5,023 | 3,653 |
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| 22-24 | 2,753 | 1,243 | 1,510 |
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| 25-29 | 558 | 268 | 290 |
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| 30-34 | 310 | 164 | 146 |
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| 35-39 | 163 | 114 | 49 |
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| 40-49 | 203 | 139 | 64 |
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| 50-64 | 103 | 70 | 33 |
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| Over 65 | 54 | 18 | 36 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 194 | 145 | 49 |
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| 22-24 | 2,803 | 1,885 | 918 |
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| 25-29 | 2,688 | 1,590 | 1,098 |
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| 30-34 | 1,219 | 723 | 496 |
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| 35-39 | 737 | 488 | 249 |
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| 40-49 | 829 | 598 | 231 |
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| 50-64 | 307 | 225 | 82 |
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| Over 65 | 34 | 18 | 16 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Kentucky, 4,064 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,547 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,115 students lived in Kentucky or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,949 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 31,547 | 4,064 | 9,547 |
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| Undergraduate | 22,735 | 1,018 | 8,482 |
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| Graduate | 8,812 | 3,046 | 1,065 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Kentucky Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,115 | 1,895 | 54 |
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| Undergraduate | 889 | 127 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 1,226 | 1,768 | 52 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 22,735 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 925 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.07%.752 students have transferred in as full-time status and 173 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 20,038 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 752 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,772 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 173 |
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