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

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.

2025 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows. Photo provided by UK Office of Undergraduate Research.

6 students selected as 2025 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

By Haven L. Patrick

May 27, 2025

Six University of Kentucky undergraduates have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship, a program that supports student-led projects that advance sustainable practices and community impact through research.

Sixteen undergraduates have been selected for the 2025 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program. Photo provided by OUR.

16 students (half are Honors) awarded CURE Fellowships

By Haven L. Patrick

May 22, 2025

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has announced the 16 students who have been selected for the 2025 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

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