Student Population at Kentucky
Total Enrollment
31,547
Undergraduate
22,735
Graduate
8,812
Online Enrollment
4,064
Men Students
12,723
Women Students
18,824
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 31,547 students have enrolled at University of Kentucky - 22,735 undergraduate and 8,812 graduate.
By gender, 12,723 male and 18,824 female students are attending University of Kentucky. By attendance status, there are 27,620 full-time students and 3,927 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Kentucky is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Kentucky. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Purdue University-Main Campus, its population is relatively small (average population is 36,334).
University of Kentucky offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,064 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University of Kentucky and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 12,723 male and 18,824 female students attending Kentucky. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 Kentucky.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,735 | 20,790 | 1,945 |
Men | 9,583 | 8,747 | 836 |
Women | 13,152 | 12,043 | 1,109 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,812 | 6,830 | 1,982 |
Men | 3,140 | 2,568 | 572 |
Women | 5,672 | 4,262 | 1,410 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 23,250 White students (73.70%) and 2,217 Black or African American students (7.03%) at University of Kentucky(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Kentucky.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 16 | 26 |
Asian | 814 | 356 | 458 |
Black or African American | 1,529 | 604 | 925 |
Hispanic | 1,404 | 619 | 785 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 17 | 8 | 9 |
White | 17,250 | 7,190 | 10,060 |
Two or More Races | 939 | 367 | 572 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 355 | 196 | 159 |
Total | 22,735 | 9,583 | 13,152 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 9 | 11 |
Asian | 358 | 167 | 191 |
Black or African American | 688 | 162 | 526 |
Hispanic | 375 | 120 | 255 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 3 |
White | 6,000 | 2,008 | 3,992 |
Two or More Races | 211 | 65 | 146 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 377 | 165 | 212 |
Total | 8,812 | 3,140 | 5,672 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 24,342 students whose age under twenty five and 3,959 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Kentucky.
Especially, 456 students are younger than eighteen and 88 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Kentucky.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,735 | 9,583 | 13,152 |
Under 18 | 456 | 145 | 311 |
18-19 | 9,459 | 3,657 | 5,802 |
20-21 | 8,676 | 3,653 | 5,023 |
22-24 | 2,753 | 1,510 | 1,243 |
25-29 | 558 | 290 | 268 |
30-34 | 310 | 146 | 164 |
35-39 | 163 | 49 | 114 |
40-49 | 203 | 64 | 139 |
50-64 | 103 | 33 | 70 |
65 and over | 54 | 36 | 18 |
Total | 22,735 | 9,583 | 13,152 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,812 | 3,140 | 5,672 |
18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 194 | 49 | 145 |
22-24 | 2,803 | 918 | 1,885 |
25-29 | 2,688 | 1,098 | 1,590 |
30-34 | 1,219 | 496 | 723 |
35-39 | 737 | 249 | 488 |
40-49 | 829 | 231 | 598 |
50-64 | 307 | 82 | 225 |
65 and over | 34 | 16 | 18 |
Total | 8,812 | 3,140 | 5,672 |
Online Student Population
At University of Kentucky, 13,611 students (43.15% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,064 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, 2,115 students live in Kentucky where University of Kentucky is located in and 1,893 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 31,547 | 22,735 | 8,812 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 4,064 | 1,018 | 3,046 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 9,547 | 8,482 | 1,065 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 17,936 | 13,235 | 4,701 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 4,064 | 1,018 | 3,046 |
Kentucky Residents | 2,115 | 889 | 1,226 |
Other State in U.S. | 1,893 | 126 | 1,767 |
Outside of U.S. | 54 | 2 | 52 |
Unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 |