Our threefold land-grant mission
Our land-grant mission areas—teaching, research and extension—play a unique role in serving the Commonwealth. We equip students with the skills to solve real-world problems and deliver new knowledge and technologies through research and outreach. Our goal is to improve lives across Kentucky.
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In fields and pharmacies, parks and politics, clinics and kitchens, our graduates are improving lives across Kentucky and around the world. Join us in tackling the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Continued Growth
Join us as we build spacious teaching environments, high-tech research labs and meaningful community engagement facilities that serve the Commonwealth like never before.
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Stories Across the Commonwealth
Meet Maggie Board, a 2025 UK graduate prepared for what comes next
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