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Architecture at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 52 architecture majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 73rd of 159 schools we score for architecture, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×).

60/100Solid#73 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year521% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0000.95× the same major nationally
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

Around University of Kentucky

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
Built in 1967-1969, this Brutalist building was designed by Johnson Romanowitz A
Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY -Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1967-1969, this Brutalist building was designed by Johnson Romanowitz A
Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY -Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1882, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by H. P. McDon
Old Main, University of Kentucky, Administration Drive, Lexington, KY - 53670641Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gray Design Building.

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 architecture ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 61
  2. University of Oregon 61
  3. Indiana University–Bloomington 61
  4. Purdue University–Main Campus 61
  5. University of Pennsylvania 60
  6. Middlebury College 60
  7. Barnard College 60
  8. Amherst College 60

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 architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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