Facts

Dean: H. Dan O'Hair, Ph.D.

Undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science in Communication, Integrated Strategic Communication, Journalism, and Media Arts and Studies (formerly Telecommunications)

Graduate degrees: Master of Arts in Communication, Ph.D. in Communication, Master of Science in Library Science, Master of Arts in Library Science

Programs:

Enrollment

1,551 undergraduate students
279 graduate students
69% female
11% minorities (non-white)
71.7% in-state residents

Alumni

12,900 living alumni; 6,700 live in Kentucky and 2,300 live in Fayette County
Graduates comprise more than 80% of all master’s-level librarians in Kentucky

Awards

Ranked one of "America's Best Graduate Schools” by the 2009 U.S. News & World Report in library and information science
Ranked most highly funded Communication program in the nation by the National Communication Association
Ranked 7th in the National Research Council’s 2010 report out of 83 Communication doctoral programs in the nation - one of only 28 programs at UK to rank in the top 50% nationally
Ranked 6th in health communication by the National Communication Association
Named one of 31 iSchools in eight nations with programs that focus on the relationships between information, technology and people
Top 5 college daily newspapers in the country: Since 2001, the Kentucky Kernel has twice won the national Pacemaker award— considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism. It has been a finalist for the award six of the last eight years.
The Kentucky Kernel was named the Best College Newspaper by the Kentucky Press Association
7th place in the multimedia competition and top 10 in news writing and photojournalism at 50th annual Hearst Journalism Awards

Accreditation