Nathan Atkins, a 2019 DeKalb County High School graduate, began his college career at the University of Kentucky during the 2019 fall semester. He is one of 5,396 incoming freshmen. His academic major is Exploratory Studies in Arts and Sciences.

Students at UK come from all 120 counties of the Commonwealth, 50 states and more than 100 countries. UK is ranked among the top 10 percent of public institutions for research expenditures - a tangible symbol of the breadth and depth focused on discovery that changes lives and communities.