Lewis Honors College

Class of 2029: Prepare for Lewis Launch Prospective Students: Learn more about admission

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

Take a Virtual Tour
Schedule Your Visit
Explore Admission Criteria
Apply for Housing
Register for Orientation

News and Events

Students launch UK’s 2nd edition of undergrad research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman and Haven L. Patrick

Aug 19, 2025

Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences. The second edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) highlights the projects of 15 student-professor partnerships, including four students from Lewis Honors.

9 UK students earn Gilman Scholarships for education abroad

By Tom Musgrave

Aug 15, 2025

Nine University of Kentucky students, including Sophia Wielawski and John Luke Wood from Lewis Honors College, were awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to support their education abroad goals.

Kauner Shacklette as the "t" in Ethiopia

UK students selected to participate in global service fellowship

By Daniel Flener

Aug 13, 2025

The University of Kentucky is one of nine institutions across the United States to have students selected to receive the NextGen Service Fellowship from the Institute of International Education (IIE). Eight UK students (including one LHC student) have been selected to receive funding from the program to complete service projects around the globe.

View all news

Donuts and Fruit with the Dean

Aug 28, 9:00 am - Aug 28, 10:30 am

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

KY Blood Center Drive

Sep 04, 10:00 am - Sep 04, 5:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

KY Blood Center Drive

Sep 05, 10:00 am - Sep 05, 5:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

View all events

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

Students launch UK’s 2nd edition of undergrad research journal

9 UK students earn Gilman Scholarships for education abroad

UK students selected to participate in global service fellowship

Donuts and Fruit with the Dean

KY Blood Center Drive

KY Blood Center Drive

Campus Map

Contact Us