University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law

Ranked #68
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #48 in Above the Law 2024
Lexington, Kentucky

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.72
Median LSAT
159
Acceptance rate
41%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
1
Feb 6
Jan 2026
2
Jan 22
Jan 15
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
156
159
162
GPA
3.52
3.72
3.9
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1236
100%
Accepted
504
41%
Matriculated
143
12%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
97%
Full-time non-legal
1%
Unemployed
1%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Kentucky
83
Tennessee
9
Illinois
8
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
50%
1-25
26%
26-500
17%
501+
6%
Business & industry
9%
Government
13%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
15%
Federal
6%
State
9%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.7%
Unemployed
1%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$25,182
Estimated 3 years: $75,546
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,562
Estimated 3 years
$76,686
Total cost
$50,152
Estimated 3 years
$150,456
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$12,000
25th percentile: $7,000
75th percentile: $18,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
72%
50-100%
23%
100%
0%
>100%
5%

Demographics

Out of 395 students in 2024, 49% were women, and 17% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
51%
Women
49%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
60%
Women
40%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
48%
Other
2%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
83%
Black
7%
Asian
2%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0.8%
2+
0.3%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
76%
Black
6%
Asian
6%
Hisp
7%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
0.7%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
Part-time faculty
White
89%
PoC
11%
Kentucky student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
203
-
18
23
Women
192
-
12
22
Other gender
0
-
0
1
White
327
106
27
41
Asian
7
8
-
-
Hispanic
21
10
-
-
Black
27
9
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
3
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
1
1
-
-
Other
9
4
-
-
People of Color
68
33
3
5
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