Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architectural Design Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s architectural design degrees to qualified students.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Design Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $18,203 for Architectural Design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.