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Freshmen Admission

  1. Complete UK Undergraduate Admission Application or Common Application
  2. $60 Application processing fee (non-refundable)
  3. Copy of passport
  4. Official transcripts in English
  5. Bank Statement showing balance of USD $47,000 if applying for the 2021 Spring and Fall Semesters. 
  6. Submit Sponsor Guarantee Form
  7. English proficiency directly from testing center:
  8. ACT / SAT (M+CR) Scores
    • ACT school code: 1554 | SAT school code - 1837
    • Recommended for engineering programs and scholarships

Priority Deadline:

  • December 1 for Fall semester (August start)
  • October 15 for Spring semester (January start)

*Scholarship deadline for freshmen international undergraduate students is December 1.

Transfer Admission

UK accepts up to 67 hours of college-level credit from two-year institutions and an unlimited number of college-level credits from four-year institutions. See International Transfer Equivalencies for details.

Applicants who successfully completed English 101 and 102 courses (or equivalent) at a U.S. higher education institution may qualify for a TOEFL waiver.

  1. Complete UK International Application for Undergraduate Admission
  2. $60 Application processing fee (non-refundable)
  3. Copy of passport
  4. Official transcripts in English
    • 23 Credit hours or fewer
      • 2.5 GPA
      • College transcripts
      • High school transcripts
    •  24 Credit hours or more
      • 2.5 GPA
      • College transcripts
  5. Submit Sponsor Guarantee Form
  6. Bank Statement showing balance of USD $47,000 if applying for the 2021 Spring and Fall Semesters. 
  7. English proficiency directly from testing center:
  8. Students need to have completed one math class with a B or higher, e.g. MA 109, MA 110 or MA 112 (or its equivalent)

Deadline to Apply

  • May 15 for  Fall semester
  • October 15 for Spring semester

Graduate Admission

  1. Complete UK Graduate Application
  2. $75 Application processing fee (non-refundable)
  3. Copy of passport
  4. Official transcripts in English 
  5. Bank Statement showing balance of USD $49,200 if applying for the 2020 Spring and Fall Semesters.
  6. English proficiency directly from testing center:

Deadline to Apply