Lewis Honors College

Prospective Students: Schedule a Tour Honors admission decisions released mid-February

By the Numbers

100% Experiential Education Participation

96% First-Year Retention Rate

90% 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 well-being, leadership, and career readiness.

Honors at Kentucky has a long and proud history, dating back to 1959, and thousands of students have passed through our program, exploring themselves and the boundaries of thought with outstanding faculty.

Jacqueline Coleman, Christian Brady, Laura Bryan, Conner Brumley

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.

The Honors classes I took my freshman year exposed me to ideas that I would not have otherwise thought deeply about. The topics we discussed have allowed me to engage with current events and the social sciences more than I would have been able to otherwise.

Asa O'Neal '25

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Astronaut Scholar

Maddie Duff waving with other graduating students walking

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dr. Kenton Sena with HON 152 students outdoors

Dedicated Honors Faculty

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News and Events

Brysen Honeycutt’s upcoming role with Walt Disney Imagineering represents the culmination of years of focus and preparation at the University of Kentucky.

Building magic at UK

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

Dec 17, 2025

For Brysen Honeycutt, graduating from the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College is more than a milestone — it’s the launch point of a dream shaped by resilience, creativity and a lifelong fascination with how joy is built.

Brysen Honeycutt, left, and RaShaun West I will deliver remarks at UK’s December 2025 Commencement ceremonies

Meet the December 2025 UK Commencement student speakers (one from the Lewis Honors College)

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

Dec 16, 2025

Two student representatives have been selected to speak during the University of Kentucky’s December 2025 Commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 19, at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. The student speakers are Brysen Honeycutt and RaShaun West I.

‘Fulfilled by my time here’: UK honors grad blends engineering and management on path to Toyota

By Ben Branscum and Jenny Wells-Hosley

Dec 16, 2025

As she prepares to cross the Commencement stage Dec. 19, Evelyn Hinz is reflecting on a University of Kentucky journey that brought together engineering, business and honors — and ultimately shaped the start of her career.

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Honors Medal Ceremony

Dec 18, 4:00 pm - Dec 18, 5:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Honor The Balance: Fuel Your Brain

Jan 22, 4:00 pm - Jan 22, 5:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Ideas That Matter: Primate Rescue Center

Jan 26, 5:00 pm - Jan 26, 6:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

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Lewis Honors College

By the Numbers

Mission in Action

Explore Your Purpose

Develop Intellectually

Lead With Integrity

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dedicated Honors Faculty

Interested in Learning More?

News and Events

Building magic at UK

Meet the December 2025 UK Commencement student speakers (one from the Lewis Honors College)

‘Fulfilled by my time here’: UK honors grad blends engineering and management on path to Toyota

Honors Medal Ceremony

Honor The Balance: Fuel Your Brain

Ideas That Matter: Primate Rescue Center

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