University of Kentucky
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Kentucky is a public research university in Lexington, KY (city setting), with 23,930 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 92% of 28,233 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1080–1290 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $55,292 a year for out-of-state students and $35,098 in-state; aided first-year students paid $19,838 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, engineering. The campus reported 3.03 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Kentucky ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Kentucky
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Kentucky teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southeastern Conference | 56 | 28 over | 8 | $2.6M | $46,431 | 991 | |
| Baseball | Southeastern Conference | 42 | 8 over | 1 | $5.2M | $123,020 | 973 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $21M | $1,424,716 | 994 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 13 | room 2 | 1 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 976 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 985 | |
| Football | Southeastern Conference | 122 | 17 over | 1 | $43M | $354,769 | 971 | |
| Men's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $951k | $86,483 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $1.1M | $132,685 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Southeastern Conference | 19 | room 1 | 1 | $2.7M | $140,681 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 27 | room 1 | 5 | $2.3M | $84,567 | 986 | |
| Softball | Southeastern Conference | 21 | room 4 | 1 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Southeastern Conference | 44 | 14 over | 1 | $2.1M | $47,464 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southeastern Conference | 37 | 7 over | 1 | $2.3M | $61,234 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $1.5M | $169,542 | 985 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $1.3M | $164,307 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 85 | 40 over | 1 | $3.3M | $39,357 | 967 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 109 | 64 over | 1 | $4M | $36,851 | 976 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southeastern Conference | 16 | room 2 | 1 | $3.4M | $214,352 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.