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Acceptance Rate 92.94%
Yield 22.23%
SAT Score 1,180
ACT Score 25
Applicants 31,517

Kentucky Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 92.94% at University of Kentucky. Total 31,517 students applied and 29,293 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.uky.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.uky.edu/admission/apply-uk
Acceptance Rate92.94%
Average Test Scores1,180 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 92.94%. A total of 31,517 students (12,769 men and 18,485 women) have applied to and 29,293 (11,655 men and 17,396 women) students admitted to University of Kentucky.
Among them, 2,604 male and 3,880 female students have enrolled into Kentucky and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.23%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Kentucky
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants31,51712,76918,485122141
Admitted29,29311,65517,396112130
Enrolled6,5132,6043,880236
Acceptance Rate 92.94% 91.28% 94.11% 91.80% 92.20%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.23% 22.34% 22.30% 20.54% 4.62%
[Chart] University of Kentucky Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Kentucky, 481 applicants (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,230 applicants (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,180 at Kentucky. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,290 and 25th percentile score is 1,070.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Kentucky. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Kentucky with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Kentucky
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total107011801290
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540600650
Math530580640
ACT Composite212528
Math202427
English212530
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Kentucky, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Kentucky
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Kentucky

The calendar system at University of Kentucky is Semester. University of Kentucky accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Kentucky accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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