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University of Kentucky

Public university in the United States

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1865
native label
  • University of Kentucky
language used
academic calendar type

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Lexington · country: United States · postal code: 40506 · street address: 101 Main Building
street address
  • South Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40506-0032
postal code
  • 40506-0032
coordinate location
  • 38.0325, -84.5025
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 29,986 · September 2020
  • 27,645 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees
  • 12,230 · September 2020
admission rate
  • 96% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 26% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Finances

endowment
  • $1,684,532,000 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (1)
  • $1,796,057,000 · 30 June 2021

Structure and memberships

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9 more
member of
5 more
athletics program

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  • University of Kentucky
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  • 2a03:b600:649::/107
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social media followers
  • 118,634 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 34323121 · 4 February 2023
Earlier figures (2)
  • 111,441 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 34323121 · 28 February 2022
  • 107,364 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 34323121 · 5 January 2021
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  • 1328 · subject named as: University of Kentucky Library
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  • universityofky · has characteristic: verified account or profile · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 34323121 · 1 March 2020
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