Lewis Honors College

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By the Numbers

100% Experiential Education Participation

98% First-Year Retention Rate

91% Employment or Graduate/Professional School

Mission in Action

Explore Your Purpose

Honors advisors and the Center for Personal Development counselors partner with students in their exploration of purpose to cultivate self-awareness, well-being, and career readiness.

Honors at Kentucky has a long and proud history, dating back to 1958, and thousands of students have passed through our program, exploring themselves and the boundaries of thought with outstanding faculty.

Lead With Integrity

Providing leadership development opportunities enables students to fulfill their experiential credit while bolstering lifelong skills to apply as a graduate student or employee.

Participating in Honors throughout my undergraduate career has helped me maintain a holistic education. I am interested in science and medicine in my career and having Honors classes that address the role of the humanities in these fields has really broadened my perspective.

Kayli Bolton '23

Gates Cambridge Scholar

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dedicated Honors Faculty

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News and Events

Recent UK graduates Lucas Gastineau, left, and Asa O’Neal have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

1 LHC grad receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

By Tom Musgrave

Jun 10, 2025

Recent University of Kentucky graduates Lucas Gastineau and Asa O’Neal (LHC alum) have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.

From UK to Hollywood: Alum’s career spans hit songs, TV, film

By Jenny Wells-Hosley and Dan Knapp

Jun 9, 2025

James “Jimmy” Dunne, a 1977 University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences graduate, has built a successful and wide-ranging career in entertainment — as a songwriter, composer, television and film producer, and entrepreneur.

The Gatton Excel team secured third place in the Microsoft World Excel Collegiate Competition.

Update: Gatton Excel team clinches 1st place in global competition (includes LHC alum Andrew Durant)

By Lindsey Brinkley

Jun 5, 2025

UPDATE: LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 4, 2025) — After technical issues rendered the results of the original Microsoft World Excel Collegiate Championship unofficial, a highly anticipated rematch was recently held at the CECC May Madness event in Arlington, Texas. Competing on one of the biggest esports stages for Excel, the University of Kentucky team — Colin Albrecht, Joseph Delgado and Andrew Durant — delivered a dominant performance in the “Excel Shuffle” case challenge and officially clinched the world championship title.

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