4-year school · Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky · Lexington–Fayette, KY metro area. 323 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

323
International graduates, 2024–25
of 9,772 graduates, all majors
93%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$57,196
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $34,140, before aid
4%
International students
1,225 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 145 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03bachelor's, master's · 56 graduates2056bachelor's, master's
Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 52.08bachelor's · 314 graduates14314bachelor's
Public AdministrationCIP 44.04master's, doctoral · 43 graduates1443master's, doctoral
Business/Commerce, GeneralCIP 52.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 404 graduates12404bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Physics and AstronomyCIP 40.11bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 29 graduates1129bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 178 graduates10178bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 71 graduates1071bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 148 graduates9148bachelor's, master's, doctoral
StatisticsCIP 27.05master's, doctoral · 18 graduates918master's, doctoral
Civil EngineeringCIP 14.08bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 72 graduates872bachelor's, master's, doctoral
MusicCIP 50.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 52 graduates852bachelor's, master's, doctoral
ChemistryCIP 40.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 64 graduates764bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchCIP 13.06master's, doctoral · 44 graduates744master's, doctoral
Nutrition SciencesCIP 30.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 38 graduates738bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Social WorkCIP 44.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 1,355 graduates61,355bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate93%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile540–650
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile530–640
ACT, 25th–75th percentile21–28
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention87%
Graduation rate, 6 years69%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$34,140
Housing and food, on campus$16,016
Books and other costs$7,040
Total a year$57,196
Four years$228,784

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology