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About UK’s Research
Grant and contract awards to the University of Kentucky (UK) totaled $502.5 million for FY26.
Federal agencies awarded UK $290.9M, 57.9% of UK’s total awards.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaled $158.6 million
- National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaled $37.3 million
State agencies awarded UK $126.7 million and Industry awarded UK $18.7 million.
Based on FY24 research expenditures totaling $527.7 million, UK ranks:
- 67th among 681 public and private universities
- 45th among 422 public institutions
These rankings were released in December 2025. 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.
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