University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the 'Agricultural and Mechanical College of ...

The University of Kentucky was founded in 1865 and is located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Q. What is the origin of the Kentucky Wildcats' name? - + A.

Founded in 1865 as a land-grant institution adjacent to downtown Lexington, the University of Kentucky is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. From its early ...

Kentucky, founded in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, has about 29,000 students. Of its undergraduates, 76 percent are white, 8 percent black or African American, 4 percent Hispanic, 3 percent ...