Lexington, KY 40506, Top 100 Universities in USA 2014 – Rank – 88, University of Kentucky In Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506, Top 100 Universities in USA 2014 – Rank – 88, University of Kentucky In Kentucky


Lexington, KY 40506, Top 100 Universities in USA 2014 – Rank – 88, University of Kentucky In Kentucky

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506, United States

The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educationaluniversity in LexingtonKentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky,[7] the university is one of the state’s two land-grant universities, the largest college or university in the state, with 28,928[2] students as of Fall 2012, and the highest ranked research university in the state according to U.S. News and World Report.[4][8]

The institution comprises 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoralprograms, and four professional programs.[9] The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest is William T. Young Library, a federal depository, hosting subjects related tosocial scienceshumanities and life sciences collections. In recent years, the university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following a compact formed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1997. The directive mandated that the university become a Top 20 public research institution, in terms of an overall ranking to be determined by the university itself, by the year 2020.

RANKINGS

Departments

University rankings
National
Forbes[27] 257
U.S. News & World Report[28] 119
Washington Monthly[29] 206
Global
ARWU[30] 250
QS[31] 401-450
Times[32] 301-350

Students are divided into 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoralprograms, and four professional programs.[9] The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest is William T. Young Library, a federal depository, hosting subjects related tosocial scienceshumanities and life sciences collections. In recent years, the university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following a compact formed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1997. The directive mandated that the university become a Top 20 public research institution, in terms of an overall ranking to be determined by the university itself, by the year 2020.[10]

Students are divided into several colleges based on their interests and specializations:

The Biological-Pharmaceutical Buildingis home to the College of Pharmacy

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