University of Kentucky Recognizes Largest Freshman Class in History

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2019) — As we kick off a new academic year, the University of Kentucky has undeniable momentum — historic grants to solve some of our biggest challenges, service in every county of the state, and a health care enterprise named the best in Kentucky four years running.

But students and their success are the focus of everything that we do. They represent Kentucky’s future and the notion that anything is possible when we ignite the passions of our students.

As a result of the hard work of admissions counselors, faculty, staff and countless others, the Fall 2019 class will be the largest incoming one in UK's history.

This historic class is comprised of about 5,400 students. Students at UK come from all 120 counties of the Commonwealth, 50 states and more than 100 countries.

This past Saturday, at the first home football game of the season, we honored these newest members of our community — along with all those students, some 30,000 strong, who make this campus such a special place.

Collectively, these students from every part of our state and world represent what is wildly strong and possible at the University of Kentucky.