How Can I Tour the University of Kentucky Campus?

The University of Kentucky offers two ways to see campus before you visit in person: a virtual tour and a scheduled in-person tour. Both are listed on the uky.edu homepage under the "Explore Your Wildest Ambitions" section, which sits alongside the prospective student tools for applying and finding a major. If you are deciding whether UK is worth a trip, start with the virtual tour; if you are close enough to visit or already narrowing your list, schedule the in-person option.

Your Two Tour Options

The homepage presents these as the two entry points for exploring campus, so neither requires you to dig through a separate portal to find.

How to Take the Virtual Tour

1. Go to the uky.edu homepage.
2. Find the "Explore Your Wildest Ambitions" section.
3. Select the Virtual tour link.
4. Work through the tour at your own pace.

Expected result: you get a sense of campus layout and facilities without traveling. This is the lower-commitment option and the sensible first step if you are still forming a list of schools.

How to Schedule an In-Person Tour

1. Go to the uky.edu homepage.
2. Find the "Explore Your Wildest Ambitions" section.
3. Select the Schedule a tour link.
4. Follow the scheduling flow to pick a visit date.

Expected result: a confirmed campus visit. Because tours are scheduled rather than drop-in, book ahead rather than arriving and expecting to join one.

Why Tours Sit Where They Do on the Site

The tour links are grouped with the prospective student content — the same area that points to 200+ academic programs for finding a major and the application path. That grouping reflects how UK frames the visit: it is a step in the prospective student process, not a standalone attraction. A tour is most useful once you have a rough idea of what you want to study, so you can look at the right facilities and ask better questions.

What You Can See While Planning

The homepage also surfaces context that can shape what you look for on a tour:

• 16 degree-granting colleges, plus the Lewis Honors College and Graduate School — relevant if you want to see where your intended program sits.
• One of only eight institutions in the country with the full complement of liberal arts, engineering, professional, agricultural and medical colleges and disciplines on one contiguous campus. If a single connected campus matters to you, that is something to verify on foot.
• $7.6 billion in approved infrastructure investment, including a $256 million multidisciplinary research building and continued expansion of a $1 billion health care facility started in 2004. New construction is worth asking about during a visit, since it affects where you would actually spend time.

Common Snags

• Looking for tours outside the homepage section. The virtual and scheduled tour links live in the "Explore Your Wildest Ambitions" area, not in a top-level "Visit" menu item you might expect.
• Treating the virtual tour as a substitute for visiting. It is a screening tool. If UK is a serious contender, the in-person tour is what lets you judge the contiguous campus and facilities for yourself.
• Booking late. In-person tours are scheduled, so a last-minute decision to visit may not line up with available dates.

A Practical Sequence

1. Take the virtual tour to decide whether UK belongs on your list.
2. Check the academic programs list to identify your intended major and college.
3. Schedule an in-person tour, and use it to see the buildings tied to that major.
4. If you are a high school senior, note that the Dec. 1 Early Action deadline is what puts you in consideration for academic and competitive scholarships and the Lewis Honors College — so plan your visit before you apply, not after.