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#4350 of 14,131 In the World
#1209 of 2,597 In North America
#1134 of 2,496 In the United States
#18 of 38 In Kentucky
#3 of 8 In Louisville
#588 of 1,036 For Social Work
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
99%
Average SAT
978
Average ACT
19
Avg. cost to attend
$25,539 /y
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
734
Graduates
821
Male:Female Ratio
29:71
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
spalding.edu

Spalding University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Spalding University has an acceptance rate of 99% and is among the 24% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 99% 99% 98%
Applicants 807 293 514
Admissions 796 290 506
Freshmen enrolled full time 114 45 69
Freshmen enrolled part time 3 2 1

391 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

351 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
18 or 15%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 853
or below

75% of them
had 1103
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Spalding University are 853-1103 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
86 or 74%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 16
or below

75% of them
had 22
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Spalding University are 16-22 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 924 (59%)
Black or African American 318 (20%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 170 (11%)
Hispanic 71 (5%)
Two or more races 29 (2%)
Asian 29 (2%)
Nonresident Alien 9 (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 5 (0.3%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Spalding University is $25,539 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$25,539/year
Average aid awarded
$17,961
Students receiving aid
99%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $21,467
$30-48K $18,835
$48-75K $23,416
$75-110K $25,555
$110K+ $29,032

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $27,450$12,960
Tuition in-state $27,450$12,960
Tuition out-of-state $27,450$12,960
Fee in-district $400$150
Fee in-state $400$150
Fee out-of-state $400$150

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 334
Combined charge for room and board $7,900
Room charge $4,800
Meal charge $3,680

Spalding University majors

Spalding University has granted 181 bachelor's degrees across 17 programs, 227 master's across 14 programs, and 100 doctorate degrees across 5 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Spalding University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Clinical Psychology 37 26
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 52
Social Work 13 23 13
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 47
Business & Commerce, General 22 16
Curriculum and Instruction 34
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 31
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 28
Creative Writing 2 23
Special Education and Teaching, General 1 21
Psychology, General 18
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 14
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 13
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 12
Biological and Physical Sciences 11
Accounting and Business & Management 8
Athletic Training & Trainer 8
Fine & Studio Arts, General 6
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 2 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 3
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 5
Elementary Education and Teaching 4
Nursing Education 3
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 2
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 2
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 1
Mass Communication & Media Studies 1
Nursing Practice 1
Grand Total 181 227 100

Spalding University has a graduation rate of 57%, which is among the 45% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 57% 51% 61%
  • Full-time retention rate - 70%

Publications & Citations

Spalding University has published 521 scientific papers with 8,042 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Psychology, Political Science, Computer Science, Law, Biology, Sociology, Philosophy, and Psychiatry.

Publications
521
Citations
8,042

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
364 / 5,733
Medicine
351 / 6,357
Psychology
319 / 5,995
Political Science
244 / 4,024
Computer Science
228 / 4,010
Law
226 / 3,957
Biology
205 / 3,611
Sociology
203 / 2,417
Philosophy
174 / 2,762
Psychiatry
160 / 3,369
Environmental Science
135 / 2,247
Economics
131 / 1,809
Engineering
117 / 1,211
Development Studies
111 / 1,655
Mathematics
109 / 2,607
Social Psychology
107 / 2,007
Physical Therapy
105 / 1,554
Physics
105 / 1,560
Nursing
105 / 2,071
Neuroscience
104 / 2,242
Business
103 / 2,883
Pathology
98 / 2,595
History
95 / 1,413
Health Science
93 / 1,878
Geography and Cartography
81 / 1,321
Art & Design
81 / 540
Clinical Psychology
75 / 2,000
Child Psychology
70 / 1,820
Education Majors
69 / 766
Surgery
69 / 997
Geology
65 / 1,468
Linguistics
65 / 1,020
Archaeology
63 / 1,016
Statistics
60 / 2,046
Quantum and Particle physics
58 / 1,084
Paleontology
57 / 1,419
Chemistry
55 / 678
Occupational Therapy
52 / 636
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
52 / 564
Sports Medicine
51 / 611

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 1 16
1993 4 13
1994 9 15
1995 4 11
1996 7 28
1997 16 27
1998 11 38
1999 6 42
2000 9 52
2001 11 58
2002 6 83
2003 5 83
2004 5 92
2005 7 123
2006 11 106
2007 10 148
2008 7 174
2009 7 206
2010 9 195
2011 16 220
2012 27 366
2013 14 286
2014 17 321
2015 34 343
2016 16 342
2017 32 406
2018 17 400
2019 36 455
2020 32 590
2021 27 731
2022 28 580
2023 19 634
2024 12 614
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Silas House

    Silas House
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    opinion journalistjournalistmusic criticwriternovelist
    Biography

    Silas Dwane House is an American writer best known for his novels. He is also a music journalist, environmental activist, and columnist. His fiction is known for its attention to the natural world, working-class characters, and the plight of the rural place and rural people. House is also known as a representative for LGBTQ Appalachians and Southerners, and is among the most visible LGBTQ people associated with rural America.

  2. Frank X Walker

    Frank X Walker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Frank X Walker is an African American poet from Danville, Kentucky. Walker coined the word "Affrilachia", signifying the importance of the African American presence in Appalachia: the "new word... spoke to the union of Appalachian identity and the region's African-American culture and history". He is a professor in the English department at the University of Kentucky and was the Poet Laureate of Kentucky from 2013 to 2015.

  3. Tony Bennett

    Tony Bennett
    Biography

    Tony Bennett is an American educator and former government official. A member of the Republican Party, Bennett was elected Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2008. He lost reelection to Democrat Glenda Ritz in the 2012 election.

  4. Crystal Wilkinson

    Crystal Wilkinson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    author
    Biography

    Crystal E. Wilkinson is an African-American feminist writer from Kentucky, and proponent of the Affrilachian Poet movement. She is winner of a 2022 NAACP Image Award and a 2021 O. Henry Prize winner; she is a 2020 USA Fellow of Creative Writing. She teaches at the University of Kentucky. Her work has primarily involved the stories of Black women and communities in the Appalachian and rural Southern canon. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Kentucky 2021.

  5. Ed Hamilton

    Ed Hamilton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    sculptor
    Biography

    Edward Norton Hamilton Jr. is an American sculptor living in Louisville, Kentucky, who specializes in public art. His most famous work is The Spirit of Freedom, a memorial to black Civil War veterans, that stands in Washington, DC, in the Shaw neighborhood near Howard University. Hamilton has also created monuments dedicated to Booker T. Washington, Joe Louis, York (William Clark's manservant on the Lewis and Clark Expedition), and the slaves who revolted on La Amistad.

  6. Holly Gleason

    Holly Gleason
    Occupations
    critic
    Biography

    Holly Gleason is an American music critic, songwriter, and music industry consultant. Focused primarily on country and roots music, she has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and Spin, among others. As a publicist, Gleason has worked with artists including Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, and Rodney Crowell. Under the name Lady Goodman, she co-wrote "Better as a Memory," a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country charts for Chesney in 2008.

  7. Diana Raab

    Diana Raab
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Diana Raab is an American author, poet, lecturer, educator and inspirational speaker.

  8. Parneshia Jones

    Parneshia Jones
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in Spalding University
    Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Parneshia Jones is an American publisher, poet, and editor. She is the author of a 2015 poetry collection, Vessel, which won the Midwest Book Award. In 2020, Jones was appointed director of Northwestern University Press.

General info

Alternative names Spalding
Founded 1814
Motto Building on Tradition. Focused on the Future.
Colors blue, gold
Academic calendar August to May
Total FTE staff 256
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 901 S Fourth Street
Louisville, Kentucky, 40203-2188
United States
City population 246,000
Phone 5025859911

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