Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of Kentucky's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 92.1%, with 28,233 applicants and 26,000 students accepted. This marks a slight drop from 94.66% in both 2023 and 2022 and reflects a continued decline from 95.7% in 2021 and 95.91% in 2020. Notably, the acceptance rate has fluctuated significantly over the past several years, having peaked at 95.61% for the application year 2018 and dropping as low as 72.08% in 2015. This trend indicates an increasing competitiveness in the applicant pool, despite still retaining a high acceptance rate overall.