COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 157085PUBLIC

LEXINGTON, KY

University of Kentucky

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$18,851Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate70.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$65,922working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$65,922
Median earnings 5 years after completion$60,703

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,182
$30,001–48,000$12,119
$48,001–75,000$16,313
$75,001–110,000$21,192
$110,001+$26,781

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion70.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention86.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients22.5%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share33.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid32.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,246federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates24,763IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate92.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,500

5,296 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$99,535 earnings · $22,250 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 190 working graduates$90,654 earnings · $25,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 202 working graduates$85,777 earnings · $23,250 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 217 working graduates$84,087 earnings · $22,375 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 227 working graduates$81,941 earnings · $27,000 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$81,031 earnings · $23,625 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 319 working graduates$70,776 earnings · $24,225 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 284 working graduates$69,451 earnings · $23,055 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 167 working graduates$62,754 earnings · $24,625 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$59,163 earnings · $23,250 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$57,514 earnings · $21,667 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 226 working graduates$55,653 earnings · $23,875 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 112 working graduates$52,163 earnings · $23,250 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 244 working graduates$51,379 earnings · $24,002 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$51,313 earnings · $26,875 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 229 working graduates$46,570 earnings · $25,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$44,352 earnings · $23,250 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.