
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of... Wikipedia
- Former names: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (1865–1908), State University, Lexington, Kentucky (1908–1915), State University of Kentucky (1915–1922)
- Motto: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
- Type: Public land-grant research university
- Established: February 22, 1865
- Academic affiliations: ORAU, URA, Space-grant
- Endowment: $2.13 billion (2023)
- Budget: $8.4 billion (2024–25)
- President: Eli Capilouto
- Provost: Robert S. DiPaola
- Administrative staff: 14,167 (2018–19)
- Students: 35,952 (fall 2024)
- Undergraduates: 25,586 (fall 2024)
- Postgraduates: 9,184 (fall 2024)
- Campus: Large City
- Other campuses: Bowling Green, Hazard, Highland Heights, Morehead
- Colors: Blue and white
- Mascot: The Wildcat, Blue, Scratch
- Sporting affiliations: NCAA Division I FBS – SEC, C-USA, GARC
- Website: uky.edu
- Data source: DuckDuckGo