Applying to University of Kentucky

The acceptance rate at University of Kentucky was 96.36% - 19,648 students were applied and 18,932 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into the school. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 30% where 4,891 out of 18,932 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,175 and the ACT score is 26 at the school.

Below tables and charts analyze the admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for applying undergraduate school and $65 for graduate school at University of Kentucky. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$65
Admission Information	www.uky.edu/admission
Online Application	www.uky.edu/admission/apply-uk
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1 Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 96.36% and the yield is 25.83%. 7,941 men and 11,707 women applied to University of Kentucky and 7,583 men and 11,349 women students were accepted. Among them, 2,040 men and 2,851 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2020). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	19,648	7,941	11,707
Admitted	18,932	7,583	11,349
Enrolled	4,891	2,040	2,851
Acceptance Rate	96.36%	95.49%	96.94%
Yield	25.83%	26.90%	25.12%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2020-2021, 1,113 students (23% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 4,280 students (88%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 640 and the 25^th percentile is 540. The SAT Math score is 640 (75^th) and 530 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 29 (75^th percentile) and 22 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	540	640
SAT Math	530	640
ACT Composite	22	29
ACT Math	21	28
ACT English	22	31

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at University of Kentucky are relatively low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 77 - public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and Formal Demonstration of Competencies to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Kentucky.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended