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Full-time graduate students are defined as being enrolled in at least 9 credit hours.

For a definition of residency used to determine tuition classification, please visit the Registrar's Residency page.

Several graduate programs use Program Specific tuition rate. Please check if your program is one of them.

UK Campus

Kentucky Residents

Rate Cost Per Semester (includes mandatory fees) Cost Per Credit Hour (includes mandatory fees)
Standard $7,688.00 $841.50

Non-Resident

Rate Cost Per Semester (includes mandatory fees) Cost Per Credit Hour (includes mandatory fees)
Standard $19,024.50 $2,100.50

Students Enrolled Exclusively in Distance Education Courses

This includes graduate students enrolled in programs that are offered fully-online through UK Online, or those graduate students enrolled in courses where the modality is classified as distance learning. 

Distance learning classes include delivery modes such as fully online (i.e., Internet, web based), hybrid, off-campus, TV, and compressed video. 

Please note that some online programs use a Program Specific Tuition rate. Please check to see if your online program is one of them. 

Resident and Non-Resident

Rate Cost Per Semester (includes mandatory fees) Cost Per Credit Hour (includes mandatory fees)
Standard $7,239.00 $806.00