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How Well Is University of Kentucky Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of Kentucky was awarded 733 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is physics and astronomy.

Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2023 analysis, UK is ranked #250 out of 2,241 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UK held the #543 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

UK also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Kentucky ranking.

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How Much Money Do UK Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UK with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $54,458 in their early years. This is good news for future UK graduates since it is 28% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.