Public university · United States

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky · In a city

✓ On the US government's College ScorecardTop research university (R1)

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$35,164About ₹33.4 lakh. Out-of-state rate, which Indian students usually pay. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted93%
Students33,93824,763 bachelor's · 9,175 graduate
International students1.3%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree72%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1215Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 94 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Production Operations
  • Agricultural Public Services
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel and Textiles
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology
  • Architecture
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  • Area Studies
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
  • Biology, General
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Dance
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Food Science and Technology
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
  • Forestry
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
  • History
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Plant Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's · 95 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Public Services
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel and Textiles
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Statistics
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  • Architectural Sciences and Technology
  • Architecture
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
  • Forestry
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation
  • History
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • International Relations and National Security Studies
  • Library Science and Administration
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Plant Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
  • Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
PhD and professional · 66 subjects
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology, General
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business/Commerce, General
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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dentistry
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Gerontology
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • History
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
  • Law
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
  • Medicine
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Music
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Plant Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Soil Sciences
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 157085), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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