University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as UK
University of Kentucky College of Medicine admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 508Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.84Average
- Applications received
- 5,7662025-2026
- Entering class
- 2082025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 27.72025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 9.8%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 75.5%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine MCAT and GPA
University of Kentucky College of Medicine reports average MCAT of 508 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.84 for its entering class.
- MCAT508 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 13th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.84 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 66th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$77,638 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 88th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size208 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 86th percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: University of Kentucky College of Medicine received 5,766 applications for 208 seats in the entering class, or about 27.7 applications per seat.
Who University of Kentucky College of Medicine accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | A limited number of non-Kentucky residents with very strong ties to the state may be considered. |
| Canadian Applicants | 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 Applicants | 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 Applicants | 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. |
- DACA applicants
- 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.
Community college coursework: Please see website for details as some AP coursework is not accepted for prerequisite requirements. https://medicine.uky.edu/sites/meded/you-apply
University of Kentucky College of Medicine tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $42,542
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $77,638
- In-state cost of attendance
- $73,566
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $109,762
- In-state health insurance
- $0
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $0
- Students receiving aid
- 87%
- Average graduating debt
- $220,212
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $50
- Secondary deadline
- November 30, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2024
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions
Who receives a secondary: Selected screened applicants.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Biology | Required | 6 | — |
| Biostatistics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Chemistry | Required | 12 | — |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 6 | — |
| Genetics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Physics | Required | 6 | — |
| Physiology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Psychology | Recommended | Not stated | — |
University of Kentucky College of Medicine interview
Two individual interviews.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
August
Applicants will have two one on one interviews and a chance to eat lunch, tour, and talk with current students.
- Regional interviews
- Yes, if the applicant selects a regional campus as their first choice campus on the supplemental application.
- Video interview
- The University of Kentucky College of Medicine will be conducting all interviews in-person for the 2026 cycle.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- varies
- Acceptance offers made
- 0
Acceptance offers are made from the alternate pool throughout the cycle.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 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.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine admissions contact
800 Rose St MN 118Lexington, KY 40536-0298 USA(859) 323-6161 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- the school's own published admissions page
- 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
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.
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