1 - University of Kentucky Athletics

Jenny Hansen, BS 1998, Seven-time NCAA Gymnastics
Champion. Named most outstanding gymnast over the
past 25 years in NCAA championship competition
There are countless success stories from the
University of Kentucky. As the school strives to
become one of the nation’s top public universities,
it boasts 80 national rankings for quality
education by national publications and organizations.
For instance, the Martin School of
Public Policy and Administration, College of
Law and College of Medicine are highly ranked
in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the
best graduate schools.
UK’s Scholars have been
honored by Nobel, Pulitzer,
Rhodes, Fulbright,
Guggenheim, Grammy, and
Metropolitan Opera
And while the University continues to climb
the ladder of national recognition, its student
enrollment boasts some of the nation’s brightest
individuals. Thirty-eight percent of the freshman
class of 2005 had a high school GPA of 3.8 or
higher.
Pat Riley, BA 1976, UK alumnus,
President and Head Coach of
the NBA’s Miami Heat
So while the University of Kentucky continues
to build strong academic and research programs
that attract national and international
recognition, it also continues to enhance lives
both in Kentucky and across the world.
UK Achievements
• UK ranks first when compared to the nation’s top 20 universities for small class size - 90 percent of
classes include 40 students or less, and the student-teacher ratio is 16:1.
• The 2005-06 freshman class included 313 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars and Governor’s School for
the Arts students, 151 Legacy students, 137 high school valedictorians, 40 National Merit Scholars,
and three National Achievement Scholars.
• Student represent 117 countries, all 50 states and every county in Kentucky.
• UK has been rated as one of the 100 best colleges for African-American students.
• The middle 50 percent of the ACT scores of incoming freshmen in 2005 showed a composite of
22 - 27, well above the national average of 18-25.
• UK scholars - students, faculty and alumni-have been recognized by Nobel, Pulitzer, Rhodes, Fulbright,
Guggenheim, Grammy, Metropolitan Opera and other prestigious panels.
• Two Nobel Prize winners have been alumni of the university. Thomas Hunt Morgan won the prize in
medicine in 1933 for his medical research in heredity and genetics, while William Nunn Lipscomb
won the prize for chemistry research in 1976.
• UK boasts over 80 national rankings for academic excellence.
• The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, College of Law and
College of Medicine are highly ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the best graduate
schools.
• UK is one of only seven universities in the U.S. that have programs in agriculture, engineering,
law, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus.
• UK received the Harry S. Truman Foundation Honor Institution Award for exemplary participation in
the Harry S. Truman Scholarship program. UK has participated in the Truman Scholarship program
for more than 20 years. Twelve Truman Scholarships have been awarded to UK students.
• UK was awarded the largest grant in the school’s history from the National Science Foundation in 2002,
$22 million to help strengthen and reform math and science education in Appalachia.
• Numerous UK alumni have gone on to become presidents of universities and to lead Fortune 500
companies.
• In 2005-06, 135 athletes were listed on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
35 • 2007-08 Women’s Basketball