Earlier this year the University of Kentucky announced that it will offer full cost of attendance scholarships to student athletes to cover the difference between a traditional scholarship and what it really costs to attend college each year. Most Power Five conference teams have followed suit this year. When it was first announced many expected this to be a good thing for Kentucky but no one took into account that the formula for full cost of attendance creates a different amount for different schools.
Kentucky’s $3,278 is middle of the pack overall but lags behind rivals Tennessee ($5,666) and Louisville ($5,202).