A "small number of international graduate students" at the University of Kentucky have had their student visas or status revoked, officials said.

University of Kentucky confers degrees through various schools, such as: the Gatton College of Business and Economics, the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, the College of Medicine, the College ...

UK is the only Kentucky school on the list, although schools in surrounding states are also being investigated, including Ohio State University, the University of Cincinnati and Vanderbilt University.

The University of Kentucky said it is complying with the U.S. Department of Education's civil rights investigation.

The investigation centers on its partnership with the Ph.D. Project, a nonprofit that promotes diversity in business by encouraging people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctoral degrees.

Some international graduate students at the University of Kentucky have had their visas revoked, President Eli Capilouto says in a campus-wide message.