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Business & finance at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 1,344 business & finance majors a year, 27% of its graduating class. That puts it 101st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 106 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 50% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

76/100Strong#101 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,34427% of the class
Courses in the catalog106more than 50% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

Around University of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 64Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 66Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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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 business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Quality Management, 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 business & finance ranking

  1. University of Utah 77
  2. University of Redlands 77
  3. Bucknell University 77
  4. Stevens Institute of Technology 77
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 76
  6. Temple University 76
  7. University of New Hampshire 76
  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 76

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kentucky with every school we score in business & finance. 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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