University of Louisville: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #341 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #144 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #125 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 38 | In Kentucky |
| #1 of 8 | In Louisville |
| #72 of 1,104 | For Plastic Surgery |
| Top50% | For 207 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 79%
- Undergraduates
- 17,086
- Graduates
- 5,979
- Male:Female Ratio
- 43:57
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- louisville.edu
University of Louisville Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Louisville has an acceptance rate of 79% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 79% | 80% | 79% |
| Applicants | 15,668 | 6,718 | 8,950 |
| Admissions | 12,442 | 5,361 | 7,081 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,964 | 1,360 | 1,604 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 156 | 78 | 78 |
9,040 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
4,555 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
569 or 18%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1040
or below
75% of them
had 1270
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Louisville are 1040-1270 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,647 or 85%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 19
or below
75% of them
had 27
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Louisville are 19-27 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 13830 (60%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 3522 (15%) |
| Hispanic | 1865 (8%) |
| Asian | 1391 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1285 (6%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 885 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 240 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 20 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $14,677
- Students receiving aid
- 98%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $12,940 | $14,932 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,940 | $14,932 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $29,286 | $30,350 |
| Fee in-district | $196 | $196 |
| Fee in-state | $196 | $196 |
| Fee out-of-state | $196 | $196 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 4,000 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $12,576 |
| Room charge | $8,410 |
| Meal charge | $4,166 |
University of Louisville majors
University of Louisville has granted 2,770 bachelor's degrees across 63 programs, 1,626 master's across 73 programs, and 608 doctorate degrees across 35 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Louisville.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Commerce, General | 134 | 239 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 293 | ||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 128 | 142 | |
| Social Work | 52 | 147 | 22 |
| Psychology, General | 205 | ||
| Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration | 131 | 32 | 2 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 106 | 51 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 81 | 60 | 8 |
| Medicine | 149 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 130 | 10 | 3 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 137 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 96 | 31 | 4 |
| Law | 125 | ||
| Dentistry | 121 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 118 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 102 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 95 | 5 | |
| Public Health, General | 69 | 25 | |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 90 | ||
| Accounting | 77 | 5 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 76 | 3 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 70 | ||
| Finance, General | 70 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 41 | 19 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 54 | 3 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| Music, General | 33 | 22 | |
| Chemistry, General | 24 | 16 | 14 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 31 | 20 | 2 |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 47 | 5 | |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 51 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 33 | 16 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| Nursing Practice | 15 | 31 | |
| Neuroscience | 42 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | 4 | 1 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 21 | 19 | |
| Physiology, General | 34 | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 34 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 34 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 32 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 25 | 7 | |
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 28 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 28 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 27 | ||
| History, General | 25 | 2 | |
| Sociology, General | 23 | 2 | |
| Anthropology, General | 17 | 6 | |
| Biostatistics | 19 | 4 | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 23 | ||
| Physics, General | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Geography | 19 | 3 | |
| Management Science | 20 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 15 | 4 | |
| Nursing Administration | 18 | ||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 17 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 16 | 1 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 14 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 13 | 1 | |
| Computer Science | 13 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 13 | ||
| Health Services Administration | 13 | ||
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 10 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry | 7 | 5 | |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 12 | ||
| Economics, General | 12 | ||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 11 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | 11 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 5 | 5 | |
| Women's Studies | 7 | 3 | |
| General Studies | 9 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 8 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 2 | 6 | |
| Public Administration | 8 | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | 8 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 7 | 1 | |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 6 | 2 | |
| Anatomy | 4 | 3 | |
| Clinical Psychology | 5 | 2 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 3 | 4 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 7 | ||
| Philosophy | 7 | ||
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 7 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 6 | ||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 6 | ||
| Orthodontics & Orthodontology | 6 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 5 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 5 | ||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 5 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Audiology & Audiologist | 4 | ||
| Health Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics | 4 | ||
| Endodontics & Endodontology | 3 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 3 | ||
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 3 | ||
| Periodontics & Periodontology | 3 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 3 | ||
| Biology Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 2 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 2 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 2 | ||
| Nursing Science | 2 | ||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 1 | ||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 1 | ||
| Physics Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,770 | 1,626 | 608 |
University of Louisville has a graduation rate of 61%, which is among the 38% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 61% | 57% | 66% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Louisville is a world-class research university with 67,835 scientific papers published and 2,030,252 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Psychology, Biochemistry, Engineering, and Pathology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 730 | 5966 |
| 1994 | 648 | 6689 |
| 1995 | 643 | 7177 |
| 1996 | 716 | 8267 |
| 1997 | 771 | 9304 |
| 1998 | 743 | 10792 |
| 1999 | 865 | 12167 |
| 2000 | 882 | 13981 |
| 2001 | 956 | 15697 |
| 2002 | 1254 | 18428 |
| 2003 | 1332 | 22364 |
| 2004 | 1436 | 25323 |
| 2005 | 1540 | 29026 |
| 2006 | 1714 | 33664 |
| 2007 | 1708 | 38177 |
| 2008 | 1780 | 42884 |
| 2009 | 1707 | 47741 |
| 2010 | 2030 | 54911 |
| 2011 | 2132 | 61095 |
| 2012 | 2158 | 68573 |
| 2013 | 2132 | 72998 |
| 2014 | 2308 | 79331 |
| 2015 | 2366 | 82404 |
| 2016 | 2421 | 84107 |
| 2017 | 2744 | 90452 |
| 2018 | 2769 | 96459 |
| 2019 | 2772 | 107931 |
| 2020 | 3013 | 131384 |
| 2021 | 2956 | 144589 |
| 2022 | 2830 | 140985 |
| 2023 | 2746 | 142833 |
| 2024 | 2430 | 140239 |
| 2025 | 2040 | 126932 |
University of Louisville alumni
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Mitch McConnell
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgelegislative assistantpolitician
- Biography
-
Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. He served from 2007 to 2025 as the leader of the Senate Republican Conference, including two stints as minority leader (2007 to 2015 and 2021 to 2025), and was majority leader from 2015 to 2021, making him the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.
-
Lamar Jackson
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2015
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
-
Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2016, and was selected by the Ravens with the final pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. A two-time recipient of the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and the all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards, Jackson is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of his generation, and by some analysts as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks of all time.
-
Donovan Mitchell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida", he was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft and acquired by the Utah Jazz, whom he played for from 2017 to 2022. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team member.
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Maggie Lawson
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Maggie Lawson is an American actress who is best known for her role as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara in the television series Psych, and its subsequent film series. From 2018 to 2019, she held the recurring role of Natalie Flynn in the third and final season of Fox's Lethal Weapon.
General info
| Alternative names | UofL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1798 |
| Motto | It's Happening Here |
| Colors | red, black |
| Academic calendar | August to June (August - January; January-June) |
| Total FTE staff | 6,264 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 2301 S 3rd St Louisville, Kentucky, 40292-0001 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 246,000 |
| Phone | 5028525555 |