Stats & Rankings

Research Stats

Fiscal year 2007 was another record year in the competitive arena of research grants & contracts at the University of Kentucky.

• Grants & contracts totaled $280,265,000
• Sixth year UK has exceeded $200 million
• Federal agencies awarded $155.3 million, 55.4% of UK’s total awards
• State agencies awarded $71.7 million
• Industry awarded $23.7 million

Related Links

• FY 07 press release
• Research 2007 handout (1-page pdf)
• FY 2007 Charts
• IP & Tech Transfer stats
• Economic Impact

National Rankings

Each year the National Science Foundation (NSF) publishes a survey that ranks the top universities according to what they spend on research in the sciences and engineering. The NSF survey is considered to be the primary source of information on R&D expenditures within academia. For more information, see: NSF Publications & Data.

National Science Foundation (NSF) rankings

• 34th among public universities
• 52nd among public and private universities
  (Source: NSF's annual survey on research expenditures, FY 05)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) rankings

• College of Medicine ranks 31st among public medical schools (FY 04)
• Because of UK, Lexington ranks 58th among top cities that compete for NIH grants & contracts (FY 04)

Licensing Income & Patents Rankings

• 15th among land-grant universities
• 34th among public universities
• 57th overall
  (Source: The Association of University Technology Managers annual ranking of licensing income & patents, FY 02)