University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky is a public college in Lexington, KY. Its average net price is $18,868 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $12,528 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,460 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,192 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,327 |
| $110,001 and up | $27,661 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $53,371 |
| 8 years after entry | $59,728 |
| 10 years after entry | $63,924 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $62,046 n=101 | $19,500 n=126 |
| Agricultural Business | $49,517 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $35,980 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Agricultural Public Services | $39,658 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | $51,245 National median for this major n=394 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $35,464 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $39,506 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $20,186 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | $21,186 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Architecture | $44,445 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biology | $35,188 n=113 | $19,500 n=155 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | $23,200 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | Not published |
| Business and Commerce | $52,645 n=299 | $19,500 n=323 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $60,047 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $22,452 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Chemical Engineering | $76,969 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Chemistry | $49,502 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $66,518 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $68,748 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $22,635 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Communications | $43,783 n=206 | $22,500 n=216 |
| Computer Engineering | $75,439 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $25,044 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Computer Science | $76,832 n=122 | $18,750 n=117 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | $21,798 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $40,722 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | $41,124 National median for this major n=779 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $78,654 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $25,697 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $31,231 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Environmental Conservation | $42,939 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $18,550 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $43,742 National median for this major n=1,308 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $35,621 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $61,293 n=206 | $19,500 n=246 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $37,876 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $18,738 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $52,970 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $20,253 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $34,822 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Journalism | $40,731 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $20,186 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $43,295 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $26,483 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $51,102 n=333 | $18,500 n=310 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $44,273 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,954 n=172 | $18,750 n=141 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $43,725 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $34,466 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $24,227 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physics and Astronomy | $39,054 National median for this major n=18 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $35,229 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $21,750 n=121 |
| Psychology | $36,006 n=221 | $21,500 n=311 |
| Public Health | $37,391 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $25,099 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $48,202 n=163 | $19,500 n=124 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $39,480 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $80,628 n=371 | $24,334 n=443 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $38,808 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,944 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Sociology | $37,082 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $19,875 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $33,963 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $37,672 n=201 | $22,250 n=286 |
| Teaching | $41,795 n=157 | $19,000 n=107 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $33,806 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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