Skip to main
University-wide Navigation

Advancing the Commonwealth and Beyond

#1 Engineering College in Kentucky (USNWR)

231 Employers Participate in on-campus recruiting events

$107M Active Research Awards

A Community of Support

We train students to solve monumental engineering challenges. We offer rigorous programs and enriching experiences that encourage collaboration and creativity. We provide an environment where students can cultivate curiosity through innovative research. We partner with industry through co-ops and internships to give students real-world experiences that lead to meaningful careers. We are a community making the future better through engineering.

Academics

View undergraduate and graduate academic programs and degree offerings.

Research

Learn about research, undergraduate opportunities and industry partnerships.

Engineering Career and Co-op Center

Whether you are a freshman or a senior, experts in career development want to make your resume shine, prepare you for job interviews, and help you find internships, co-ops and full-time jobs in engineering and computer science.

Alumni Engagement

Stay connected with our growing engineering alumni network.

News

Helping students bring ideas to life: Douglas Klein celebrated as 2025 ‘Great Teacher’

In March, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association honored six recipients of this year’s Great Teacher Awards. Launched in 1961, they are the longest-running UK award recognizing accomplished and passionate educators. In order to receive the honor, teachers must first be nominated by a student. The UK Alumni Association Great Teacher Award Committee, in cooperation with the student organization Omicron Delta Kappa, then makes the final selection. Recipients receive a commemorative award and stipend.

5 engineering alumni inducted into 2025 UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni

On Sept. 12, the University of Kentucky will induct 20 alumni into the 2025 Hall of Distinguished Alumni, including five Pigman College of Engineering alumni. The alumni will be honored for their meaningful contributions to the Commonwealth, nation and the world. 

TEK announces 2025-26 Faculty Fellows cohort

The University of Kentucky’s Office of Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) has announced the TEK Faculty Fellows for the 2025-26 academic year. A critical mission of TEK is the development of new transdisciplinary courses and the reimagining of existing courses to emphasize one or more essential employability skills. To accomplish this, TEK is leveraging the expertise of a new cohort of TEK Faculty Fellows.

NSF CAREER award enables light-powered computing research

A University of Kentucky researcher is developing electro-photonic circuits, a technology that could dramatically reduce the energy demands of computing and communication in the age of artificial intelligence.

UK student helping build a better base for 3D-printed foods

Curiosity, compassion and chemistry drive one UK student’s food printing project.

2 biomedical engineering graduate students winners in entrepreneur pitch competition

Two UK Pigman College of Engineering biomedical engineering graduate students were winners in the Women's Business Center of Kentucky 2025 Emerging Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, hosted in partnership with Women Leading Kentucky. The event, held at the historic Lyric Theatre in Lexington, brought together founders, judges, mentors and sponsors to champion innovation and elevate women entrepreneurs.