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Math & statistics at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 58 math & statistics majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 125th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 66 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 79% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year581% of the class
Courses in the catalog66more than 79% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma 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
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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 math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Multidisciplinary Science Building, Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building, University of Kentucky Math House, William R. Willard (Medical Science), Plant Sciences building, Environmental Health and Sciences Building, Peter B. Bosomworth Health Sciences Research, Don and Cathy Jacobs Science 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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Washington and Lee University 75
  2. University of California, Davis 74
  3. Virginia Tech 74
  4. University of Missouri 74
  5. The College of New Jersey 74
  6. Drexel University 74
  7. Whitman College 74
  8. Furman University 74

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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 math & statistics. 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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