Acceptance Rate History

University of Kentucky Acceptance Rate (2013–2025)

KY · Current rate: 93.5%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

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What is University of Kentucky's acceptance rate in 2025?

University of Kentucky's acceptance rate in 2025 is 93.5%, up from 92.9% in 2024.

Common Data Set 2025-2026

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2025	93.5%	33,387	31,222
2024	92.9%	31,517	29,293
2023	92.4%	28,233	26,083
2022	94.9%	22,109	20,979
2021	94.0%	21,695	20,396
2020	96.4%	19,648	18,932
2019	95.9%	18,759	17,981
2018	94.5%	19,324	18,258
2017	95.8%	18,925	18,125
2016	90.8%	20,480	18,593
2015	89.1%	18,725	16,685
2014	72.2%	20,677	14,930
2013	68.6%	19,810	13,592

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$34,391/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$18,851/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$137,564

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$13,502/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$34,140/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$59,025/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $12,182/yr · Family income over $110k: $26,781/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

Aid for international students

University of Kentucky awarded institutional aid to 252 international undergraduates, averaging $25,415 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).

These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.

Source: official Common Data Set filing

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Admitted Student Profile

SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)

1070–1290

College Scorecard 2024

Admitted students at University of Kentucky scored between 1070 and 1290 on the SAT (middle 50%).

Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education

How to read these numbers

The 2025 rate covers University of Kentucky's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
1070–1290 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1070, and a quarter scored above 1290.
The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University of Kentucky's rate ranged from 68.6% to 96.4%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education

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