	University of Kentucky 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities (the other being Kentucky State University), the largest college or university in the state, with 29,385 students as of Fall 2013, and the highest ranked research university in the state according to U.S. News and World Report. The institution comprises 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, and four professional programs. The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest is William T. Young Library, a federal depository, hosting subjects related to social sciences, humanities, and life sciences collections. In recent years, the university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following a compact formed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1997. The directive mandated that the university become a Top 20 public research institution, in terms of an overall ranking to be determined by the university itself, by the year 2020. History \| University origins In the early commonwealth of Kentucky, higher education was limited to a number of children from prominent families, disciplined apprentices, and those young men seeking entry into clerical, legal, and medical professions. As the first university in the territory that would become Kentucky, Transylvania University was the primary center for education, and became the mother of what would become the University of Kentucky. John Bryan Bowman founded the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (A&M), a publicly chartered department of Kentucky University, after receiving federal support through the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act in 1865. Courses were offered at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate. Three years later, James Kennedy Patterson became the first president of the land-grant university and the first degree was awarded. In 1876, the university began to offer Master's degree programs. Two years later, A&M separated from Kentucky University, which is now Transylvania University. For the new school, Lexington donated a 52-acre (210,000 m2) park and fair ground, which became the core of UK's present campus. A&M was initially a male-only institution, but began to admit women in 1880. In 1892, the official colors of the university, royal blue and white, were adopted. An earlier color set, blue and light yellow, was adopted earlier at a Kentucky-Centre College football game on December 19, 1891. The particular hue of blue was determined from a necktie, which was used to demonstrate the color of royal blue. On February 15, 1882, Administration Building was the first building of three completed on the present campus. Three years later, the college formed the Agricultural Experiment Station, which research issues relating to agribusiness, food processing, nutrition, water and soil resources and the environment. This was followed up by the creation of the university's Agricultural Extension service in 1910, which was one of the first in the United States. The extension service became a model of the federally mandated programs that were required beginning in 1914. Coeducational school: Modern period Patterson Hall, the school's first women's dormitory, was constructed in 1904. Residents had to cross a swampy depression, where The Student Center now stands, to reach central campus. Four years later, the school's name was changed to the "State University, Lexington, Kentucky" upon reaching university status, and then to the "University of Kentucky" in 1916. The University led to the creation of the College of Home Econom ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Kentucky Details

University of Kentucky Details
detail	value
state	Kentucky
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Public
scores	1665/1110/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[159
overall ROI rank	[130
size	medium-large
undergrads	22223
grads	6980
price	37602
drop	39
stem	20
research	365
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Kentucky?

1. number 159 for Academics.

2. number 130 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Kentucky?

1. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2. University of Nebraska-Lincoln

3. University of Kansas

4. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

5. University of Colorado Boulder

6. Iowa State University

7. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Kentucky National Academic Rankings

University of Kentucky National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	159	222	241	139	129	112	59	96	130
Div1	82	87	95	83	80	69	46	53	78
Div1 Nonivy	73	83	93	78	75	61	37	52	71
Div1 Public	54	58	85	60	59	47	29	46	52
Public	74	83	95	72	66	62	33	48	67
Power5	51	52	63	53	53	48	32	43	54
Southeastern Conference	10	11	14	12	12	7	4	11	13
South East Region	30	69	86	27	25	18	12	30	24
State of Kentucky	1	5	6	1	1	1	1	4	1
Top Ten Top250	159	222	241	139	129	112	59	96	130
Top Ten Southeastern Conference	10	10	10	10	10	6	4	8	9
Top Ten State of Kentucky	1	5	6	1	1	1	1	1	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Kentucky Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Kentucky
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.83	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
99.33	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
99.14	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
99.13	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
98.91	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
98.46	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
93.32	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
93.29	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
92.97	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
92.93	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
92.87	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
92.77	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
92.62	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
92.35	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
92.03	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
91.90	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
91.84	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
91.73	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
91.65	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
91.63	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
91.51	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
91.23	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
91.16	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
91.16	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
86.66	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
86.63	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
86.58	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
86.57	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
86.55	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
86.54	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
86.35	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
86.29	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
86.29	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
86.10	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
86.03	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
85.85	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
85.64	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
85.63	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.52	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
85.51	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
85.22	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
85.17	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
84.79	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
84.68	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
84.67	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
84.53	California State University-Fullerton	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	362	435
83.71	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
83.30	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
83.15	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
83.10	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Kentucky Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Kentucky
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.00	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
96.90	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
96.40	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
96.40	Big West Conference (Average)	-	Big West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
96.17	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
96.17	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
96.17	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
95.59	Mountain West Conference (Average)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	193
95.40	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
95.24	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama	Gulf South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	181	103
95.23	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
95.09	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
95.09	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
94.54	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
94.54	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
94.48	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
93.80	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
93.80	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
93.54	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
93.24	Southeastern Conference (Low)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
92.28	University of Denver	Colorado	The Summit League	Private	AboveAverage	204	186
92.24	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
92.24	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
91.42	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
88.82	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
88.04	West Coast Conference (Average)	-	West Coast Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	155
87.59	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
87.20	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
87.12	Big East Conference (Average)	-	Big East Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	144
86.05	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
85.86	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
85.66	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
85.42	Patriot League (Low)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Good	-	84
83.84	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
83.23	Division I Independents (Average)	-	Division I Independents	-Conf-	Excellent	-	59
82.51	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
81.13	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
80.66	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
78.73	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129

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