Lexington and UK

Home to 250,000 residents, Lexington is a bustling and rapidly growing city in the heart of the Bluegrass region. Residents enjoy the urban conveniences of business, industry, retail and dining, while miles of winding roads, picturesque horse farms, and white-planked fences are just minutes away. Cultural and historical attractions include the Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington Philharmonic, the Ballet Theatre of Lexington, and Ashland, Henry Clay's estate. Sports enthusiasts enjoy the thrills of horseracing at Keeneland, UK home games, and Lexington Horseman indoor football games. With all these opportunities, it is not hard to believe Lexington ranks 15th in America's Best Places to Live and Work in Employment Review's latest annual survey.

University of Kentucky

Founded in 1865 as a land-grant institution adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the unique Bluegrass region of Kentucky. From its early beginnings, with only 190 students and 10 professors, UK's campus now covers more than 716 acres and is home to over 26,000 students and nearly 11,000 employees.

At the University of Kentucky, students can choose from more than 125 undergraduate majors and degree programs in 16 academic or professional colleges: Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Communications and Information Studies, Dentistry, Design, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Social Work.

A variety of centers of excellence and research centers exist on campus, including aging, cancer, pharmaceutical science and technology, supercomputing, membrane sciences, robotics, biomedical engineering and a graduate center for toxicology. The University of Kentucky is classified as a Type I research institution by the Carnegie Foundation, one of only 45 public universities in the United States so designated.

Enrollment at UK, including the Chandler Medical Center, totaled 26,682 in fall 2005.