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Accounting at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 138 accounting majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 90th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#90 of 723 for accounting →
Graduates a year1383% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 64Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 66Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 72Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Built in 1949-1950, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Ernst Johnso
Memorial Coliseum, University of Kentucky, Avenue of Champions and Lexington AvePhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where accounting happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gatton College of Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 117 · Dorm 43 · Fraternity or sorority house 23 · Student housing 12 · Chapel 4 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the accounting ranking

  1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 81
  2. University of Kansas 81
  3. Yeshiva University 80
  4. Seattle University 80
  5. Northern Illinois University 80
  6. The Catholic University of America 80
  7. Temple University 80
  8. Pepperdine University 80

Other strong majors at University of Kentucky

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kentucky with every school we score in accounting. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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