About University of Kentucky:

The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities (the other being Kentucky State University), and the largest college or university in the state, with 30,720 students as of Fall 2015. The institution comprises 16 colleges, a graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, and four professional programs. The University of Kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. The largest is the William T. Young Library, a federal depository, hosting subjects related to social sciences, humanities, and life sciences collections.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 121 156 159 175 194 206 208 215 232 233 252 261 264 274 288 292 305

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 100 130 127 115 97 142 146 150 185 187 189 217 240 255 272 290
Engineering 217 229 247 229 247 228 245 285 - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450 451-500 199
Life Sciences 110 127 124 125 133 132 138 164 172 182 189 205 218 218 270 262
Medicine 144 140 158 160 172 163 170 190 189 199 212 213 203 218 248 249
Natural Sciences 204 226 246 287 - - - - - 351-400 401-450 351-400 401-450 451-500 - 401-450
Social Sciences 79 97 76 97 96 113 133 143 128 145 137 134 154 171 188 184

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 75 97 147 128 137 134 154 145 148 154 198 181 178
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 212 202 - 186 186
Chemistry 253 250 256 281 - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 202
Chemical Engineering 146 156 194 232 252 277 - 301-350 351-400 277 - 301-350 132
Civil Engineering 260 272 246 240 282 - - 351-400 401-450 351-400 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 217 207 225 265 267
Computer Science 278 231 267 - - - 301-350 266 212 209 294 279 129
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 198 258 - 259 286
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 134
Environment / Ecology 253 230 211 235 274 271 261 299 - - - 301-350 -
Geosciences - - - - - - 300 - - - - 301-350 -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 270 - - 301-350 -
Materials Science 171 182 195 213 249 270 281 279 293 301-350 401-450 - 237
Mathematics 263 254 285 223 277 - 256 265 257 282 401-450 451-500 301-350
Mechanical Engineering 222 233 256 - 283 275 - 301-350 277 226 - 293 117
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 209 218 - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 237 222 - 249 265
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 139 128 - 138 134
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 45 51 82 105 117 125 116 141 137 152 185 210
Physics 271 - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 - - 451-500
Plant & Animal Science 108 122 114 95 87 132 138 114 124 140 155 159 154
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 139 142 - 141 164
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 132 136 157 170 176
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 277 158
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 204
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -