Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UK's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky.
UK has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 30,213 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky average (15,259 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Kentucky34,70925,5349,175
Similarly Ranked Schools30,21323,0167,197
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky15,25912,4042,855
The below chart compares the student population between University of Kentucky and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,833 male and 20,876 female students attending UK. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.66 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UK.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UK
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total25,53423,3902,144
Men10,6719,721950
Women14,86313,6691,194
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UK
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total9,1757,0522,123
Men3,1622,605557
Women6,0134,4471,566

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 25,632 White students (73.85%) and 2,387 Black or African American students (6.88%) at University of Kentucky(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Kentucky.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Kentucky
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native481632
Asian930424506
Black or African American1,608632976
Hispanic1,7387291,009
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander20911
White19,4298,07411,355
Two or More Races1,142452690
Race/Ethnicity Unknown261126135
Total 25,53410,67114,863
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Kentucky
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native221012
Asian365131234
Black or African American779165614
Hispanic498160338
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander808
White6,2032,0594,144
Two or More Races24275167
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19184107
Total 9,1753,1626,013

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 27,085 students whose age under twenty five and 4,255 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Kentucky.
Especially, 597 students are younger than eighteen and 119 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Kentucky.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Kentucky
TotalMenWomen
Total25,534 10,67114,863
Under 18597 252345
18-1911,233 4,3416,892
20-219,704 4,0645,640
22-242,511 1,3831,128
25-29619 295324
30-34294 123171
35-39211 79132
40-49188 64124
50-64104 2975
65 and over73 4132
Total 25,534 10,67114,863
Population by Student Age at University of Kentucky
TotalMenWomen
Total9,175 3,1626,013
18-195 23
20-21190 56134
22-242,845 9641,881
25-292,750 1,0551,695
30-341,280 479801
35-39728 240488
40-49947 241706
50-64384 106278
65 and over46 1927
Total 9,175 3,1626,013

Online Student Population

At University of Kentucky, 18,189 students (52.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,063 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,600 students live in Kentucky where University of Kentucky is located in and 2,413 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total34,70925,5349,175
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,0631,5083,555
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13,12612,0801,046
Not Enrolled in Online Classes16,52011,9464,574
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,0631,5083,555
Kentucky Residents2,6001,2741,326
Other State in U.S.2,4132292,184
Outside of U.S.44539
Unknown606