University of Kentucky is a test optional school meaning you are not required to submit SAT scores with your application. The position on SAT scores from the school is "considered but not required". If you do elect to submit your SAT scores, the following information is helpful to understand how you compare with other applicants.
The average composite SAT score for admitted University of Kentucky freshman is 1206 out of 1600. For perspective, a 1206 is in the 77th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1083 to 1330. The 75th percentile score is 1330 while the 25th percentile score is 1083.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Kentucky but we estimate it to be around a 960 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Kentucky students on the math portion of the SAT is 605 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 540 and the 75th percentile score 670.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 543 to 660 and the average score for University of Kentucky students is 601.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of Kentucky based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 94%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.59.
An SAT score of 1330 or higher is very competitive at Kentucky and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an almost certain chance of acceptance with the probability 97% or higher.
Scores between 1210 to 1320 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 94% to 97%.
SAT scores between 1083 to 1200 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 89% to 94% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 960 to 1073 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 89% chance of admission to Kentucky. SAT scores below 960 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2021 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 99% |
1590 | 99% |
1580 | 99% |
1570 | 99% |
1560 | 99% |
1550 | 99% |
1540 | 99% |
1530 | 99% |
1520 | 99% |
1510 | 99% |
1500 | 99% |
1490 | 99% |
1480 | 98% |
1470 | 98% |
1460 | 98% |
1450 | 98% |
1440 | 98% |
1430 | 98% |
1420 | 98% |
1410 | 98% |
1400 | 98% |
1390 | 98% |
1380 | 97% |
1370 | 97% |
1360 | 97% |
1350 | 97% |
1340 | 97% |
1330 | 97% |
1320 | 97% |
1310 | 96% |
1300 | 96% |
1290 | 96% |
1280 | 96% |
1270 | 96% |
1260 | 95% |
1250 | 95% |
1240 | 95% |
1230 | 95% |
1220 | 94% |
1210 | 94% |
1200 | 94% |
1190 | 94% |
1180 | 93% |
1170 | 93% |
1160 | 93% |
1150 | 92% |
1140 | 92% |
1130 | 91% |
1120 | 91% |
1110 | 90% |
1100 | 90% |
1090 | 90% |
1080 | 89% |
1070 | 89% |
1060 | 88% |
1050 | 87% |
1040 | 87% |
1030 | 86% |
1020 | 86% |
1010 | 85% |
1000 | 84% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=157085 IPEDS survey data for University of Kentucky.