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

Maddie Duff '25 Selected as a Kentucky Derby Festival Princess

Jan 16, 2025

Congratulations to Lewis Honors College student Maddie Duff ’25 who was one of two University of Kentucky students selected to serve as a Princess for this year’s 70th Kentucky Derby Festival! “I am super excited to represent the University of Kentucky and the Lewis Honors College as a member of the 2025 Royal Court,” Maddie said.

Lewis Honors College recognized 32 December graduates

By Adrienne Clarke Jan 3, 2025

The Lewis Honors College celebrated its 32 graduates at the Honors Medal Ceremony on December 19, 2024, at 4 PM. The five University of Kentucky colleges represented among the December graduates included the following: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gatton College of Business and Economics, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.

Several students in the School of Art and Visual Studies earned awards at the annual Carey Ellis Juried Student Show.

SA/VS honors students at Carey Ellis Juried Student Show

By Jennifer Sciantarelli Dec 18, 2024

Lydia Newton, an art studio and arts administration senior and Lewis Honors College student from Bardstown, Kentucky, won first place at this year’s Carey Ellis Juried Exhibition for “They’re Just Hands."

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Nothing Bundt Research

Jan 27, 5:00 pm - Jan 27, 6:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

2025-26 HON Student Leadership Roles Info Session- Virtual

Jan 27, 6:00 pm - Jan 27, 7:00 pm

Introducing the Rachel Carson Council

Feb 05, 4:30 pm - Feb 05, 6:00 pm