to the States for them to establish colleges to educate their citizens on agricultural and mechanical sciences. Many land-grant universities are now among the largest and most highly regarded universities in the United States, and their curriculums have expanded to include liberal arts, business, medicine, and a wide variety of other subjects. Among the many land-grant universities are the Ivy League's Cornell University , science and technology powerhouse MIT , and the highly ranked University of Wisconsin -- Madison . University of Kentucky's original Main Building, at the heart of campus. The massive William T. Young Library has the largest book endowment of any public university library in the United States. Founded in 1865, UK is located in the beautiful Commonwealth of Kentucky, at the top of the Southeastern United States and bordered by 7 other States (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri). In terms of territory, Kentucky is slightly smaller than the North Island of New Zealand, and has about 4.4 million people. The University is located in the city of Lexington in the northeastern part of Kentucky. The campus covers 784 acres (3.17 square kilometers) of lush, green space dotted with heritage red-brick and modern buildings. The Main Building, built in 1882, is the only structure remaining from the original four that made up UK's campus. One of the large greens on campus, during autumn. The University is home to approximately 20,000 undergraduate students and 8,000 graduate and professional students, as well as more than