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#178 Best Value Schools
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#132 National Universities
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#93 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#345 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#60 Top Public Schools
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#66 Business Programs
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#93 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
University of Kentucky is ranked #132 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
46
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
234
Graduation and retention rank
182
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
64%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
83%
Social Mobility Rank
345
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
53%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
70%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
70%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
169
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
109
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
86%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
92%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
36.9%
Classes with 50 or more students
15%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
16:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
125
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
23-29
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
31%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
65
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
96
Average alumni giving rate
11.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
