How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University of Kentucky admits 92.9% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 22.5% receive Pell Grants and 23.4% are first-generation college students, reflecting a student body that draws broadly from Kentucky families across income levels. Transfer enrollment accounts for 14.9% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Kentucky #556 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells part of the mobility story: 71.4% of students complete within six years, and 57.6% of Pell-eligible students reach the same milestone. Low-income graduates earn a median $53,700 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 79.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kentucky #118 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, the mobility ranking reflects both the volume of students the university serves from lower-income backgrounds and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve.
University of Kentucky admits 92.9% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 22.5% receive Pell Grants and 23.4% are first-generation college students, reflecting a student body that draws broadly from Kentucky families across income levels. Transfer enrollment accounts for 14.9% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Kentucky #556 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells part of the mobility story: 71.4% of students complete within six years, and 57.6% of Pell-eligible students reach the same milestone. Low-income graduates earn a median $53,700 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 79.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kentucky #118 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, the mobility ranking reflects both the volume of students the university serves from lower-income backgrounds and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve.
University of Kentucky admits 92.9% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 22.5% receive Pell Grants and 23.4% are first-generation college students, reflecting a student body that draws broadly from Kentucky families across income levels. Transfer enrollment accounts for 14.9% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Kentucky #556 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells part of the mobility story: 71.4% of students complete within six years, and 57.6% of Pell-eligible students reach the same milestone. Low-income graduates earn a median $53,700 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 79.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kentucky #118 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, the mobility ranking reflects both the volume of students the university serves from lower-income backgrounds and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve.
