Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky · Athletics
Lexington, KY · City · Public · Research university · the Wildcats · Website ↗
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19
Programs on the site
of the sports University sponsors
642
Roster spots
$108M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$17M
Athletic aid
$7.4M women's · $9.6M men's
$4M
Recruiting spend
$1M women's · $3M men's
Every team
| 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 department
- Athletics directorJ Batt
- Sports informationTony Neely
- NicknameWildcats
- NCAA member since9/1/1936
- Primary conferenceSoutheastern Conference
- Athletics siteukathletics.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$25,800 $7.4M across 287 spots
- Men's teams$26,907 $9.6M across 355 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#17HC pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#17HC pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#18Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#21Department spendingof 360 · Division I#22Department revenueof 360 · Division I#27Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#29Per athleteof 360 · Division I#40Assistant pay, women'sof 360 · Division I
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