The University of Kentucky is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities. It is the institution with the highest enrollment in the state, with 35,952 students in the fall of 2024.
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Location
Lexington, KY, 40506-0032
38.038911, -84.504747
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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