Stats & Rankings

University of Kentucky Funding for FY22

• Grant & contract awards to UK totaled $453 million
• Federal agencies awarded UK $256 million, 56.5% of UK’s total awards
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaled $144.4 million
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaled $27.8 million
• State agencies awarded UK $117.7 million
• Industry awarded UK $25.6 million

Research Expenditure Rankings

Based on FY21 research expenditures totaling $429.2 million, UK ranks:

• 64th among 648 public and private universities (down from 63rd in FY20)
• 43rd among 418 public institutions (down from 41st in FY20)

These rankings were released in December 2022. The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), publishes the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey each year ranking the top universities according to what they spend on research. The HERD survey is considered to be the primary source of information on R&D expenditures within academia. For more information, see NSF Publications & Data.

ASTeCC Campus Incubator

• 20 companies located on-site
• 65 private company employees
• 10 faculty R&D labs
• 5 university centers
• 64 graduate companies since 1994

IP Development, Patents, Licenses in FY22

• 91 invention disclosures submitted
• 143 patent applications filed
• 32 new patents issued
• 948 worldwide patent assets
• 30 licenses and options executed
• 4 new start-up companies affiliated with UK technology
• $1,795,014 gross royalty income

Licensing Income & Startups Rankings

According to the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) FY20 survey, UK ranks:

• 30th among public universities in the number of startups created (5)
• 40th among public universities in licensing income ($2,943,622)

These rankings were released in August 2021. For more information, see AUTM.