University of Kentucky Trade Programs

University of Kentucky is a public institution situated in Lexington, Kentucky. The city atmosphere of Lexington makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is University of Kentucky?

Contact details for UK are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40506-0032
Phone:	859-257-9000
Website:	www.uky.edu

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Can I Afford UK?

In a recent term, part-time UK students paid $495 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,336 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,849	$32,043
Fees	$1,363	$1,363
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$15,242	$15,242
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,444	$5,444

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UK, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $8,420 a year. That adds up to $33,680 over four years for those students.

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University of Kentucky Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 22,227 undergraduate students at UK, with 20,239 being full-time and 1,988 being part-time.

There are also 7,759 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,239 full-time undergraduates at UK, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Kentucky students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	630
Black or African American	1,404
Hispanic or Latino	1,138
White	15,157
International Students	504
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,406

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at University of Kentucky. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 105 countries are represented at UK. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Kentucky

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 36 master’s degree programs available online at UK. In 2022-2023, 13,611 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UK has changed over the last few years.

University of Kentucky Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	23	103	126
Health Care Management	35	29	64
Other Industrial Production Technologies	34	0	34
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	33	33
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	13	0	13
Chemical Engineering Technology	5	0	5
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	0	2	2
TOTAL	110	167	277

University of Kentucky Trades

In a recent academic period, University of Kentucky awarded 606 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	33
Environmental Control Technology	13	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	35	0	0	29
Health Sciences & Services	23	0	0	103
Industrial Production Technology	39	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	2
Total	272	0	0	334

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Seicer under License

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