What is University of Kentucky College of Medicine (UK)'s acceptance rate?

University of Kentucky College of Medicine (UK) does not publish an acceptance rate, and neither does any free national source. Those sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so a rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number. What can be stated in 2025-2026 is that University of Kentucky College of Medicine (UK) received 5,766 applications for 208 seats in the entering class, which is 27.7 applications per seat. Source: AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026.

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Lexington, KentuckyMDUK Official website

MCAT508AverageSource

GPA3.84AverageSource

Class size2082025-2026Source

In-state tuition$42,542One year, tuition and feesSource

Mission

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine promotes an environment that encourages excellence in education, access to high-quality health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond.

As the school states it

Admissions office

800 Rose St MN 118Lexington, KY 40536-0298 USA

(859) 323-6161

kymedap@uky.edu

Tuition and cost

Tuition and fees

In state$42,542

Out of state$77,638

One year, as reported. A missing figure means the school did not report it, never that it costs nothing.

Cost of attendance

In state$73,566

Out of state$109,762

Tuition plus the living costs the school budgets for. This is what a loan is sized against.

What you leave with

Average graduating debt: $220,212
Students receiving aid: 87%

Health insurance

In state: $0
Out of state: $0

After graduation

Monthly loan payment: $2,419
Earnings, 1 year out: $62,460
Earnings, 5 years out: $191,366

Loan payment is on federal graduate loans only. Earnings are medians for everyone who finished this program, and a year out most of them are in residency.

Who can apply

Out-of-state ApplicantsYesYes, A limited number of non-Kentucky residents with very strong ties to the state may be considered.

Canadian ApplicantsNoConditional, Consideration for those who have graduated from a KY high school or attended a KY college/university. Canadian students are not eligible for federal loans or institutional scholarships.

International ApplicantsNoConditional, Consideraton for those who have graduated from a KY high school or attended a KY college/university. International students are not eligible for federal loans or institutional scholarships.

DACA Status ApplicantsNoConditional, Consideration for those who have graduated from a KY high school or attended a KY college/university. DACA students are not eligible for federal loans or institutional scholarships.

Transfer applicantsConditionsAccepted with conditions

Community college prerequisitesYesAccepted

AP creditYesAccepted

Online courseworkYesAccepted

Pass/fail courseworkConditionsAccepted with conditions

Please see website for details as some AP coursework is not accepted for prerequisite requirements. https://medicine.uky.edu/sites/meded/you-apply

Applying

How competitive is admission here?

27.7applications per seat2025-2026

5,766applications received2025-2026

9.8%from in state2025-2026

MCAT scores this school will read
Oldest accepted
January 2024
Latest accepted
September 12, 2026
AAMC PREview
Policy
We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Secondary application
Required
Yes
Fee
$50
Sent to
Selected screened applicants.
Fee waiver
Available
Secondary deadline
Due
November 30, 2026
Letters of recommendation
Committee letter
Accepted
Letter packet
Accepted
Individual letters
Accepted
Interview
Format
One-on-one
Invitations
August
Deposit on an offer
Required
No

Prerequisite coursework

AnatomyRecommended
Biology6Required
BiostatisticsRecommended
Chemistry12Required
Composition & Rhetoric6Required
GeneticsRecommended
Physics6Required
PhysiologyRecommended
PsychologyRecommended

Interview

One-on-one

Video interview

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine will be conducting all interviews in-person for the 2026 cycle

Regional interviews

Yes, if the applicant selects a regional campus as their first choice campus on the supplemental application

How the school describes it

Two individual interviews.

Invitations

August

A typical interview day

Applicants will have two one on one interviews and a chance to eat lunch, tour, and talk with current students.

If you are waitlisted

Waitlist positions: varies
Waitlist offers: 0

Acceptance offers are made from the alternate pool throughout the cycle.

Sources

two public compilations of schools' published figures, in agreement
AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
AAMC MSAR public school report
College Scorecard field of study, U.S. Department of Education

Figures here were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.

PreMD publishes no ranking of medical schools and republishes nobody else's. Reported averages and medians describe entering classes; they do not predict an applicant's result.

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