University of Louisville: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #343 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #145 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #125 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 38 | In Kentucky |
| #1 of 8 | In Louisville |
| #71 of 1,060 | For Plastic Surgery |
| Top50% | For 207 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 81%
- Undergraduates
- 16,194
- Graduates
- 5,945
- 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 81% 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 | 81% | 81% | 80% |
| Applicants | 14,821 | 6,174 | 8,647 |
| Admissions | 11,937 | 4,979 | 6,958 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,917 | 1,259 | 1,658 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 200 | 100 | 100 |
8,785 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
4,220 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
478 or 15%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1020
or below
75% of them
had 1250
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Louisville are 1020-1250 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,736 or 88%
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 | 13573 (61%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 3231 (15%) |
| Hispanic | 1756 (8%) |
| Asian | 1326 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1237 (6%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 785 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 176 (0.8%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 15 (0.1%) |
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
- $13,148
- Students receiving aid
- 97%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $12,632 | $14,222 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,632 | $14,222 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $28,978 | $28,906 |
| Fee in-district | $196 | $196 |
| Fee in-state | $196 | $196 |
| Fee out-of-state | $196 | $196 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 3,942 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,690 |
| Room charge | $8,158 |
| Meal charge | $3,532 |
University of Louisville majors
University of Louisville has granted 2,932 bachelor's degrees across 59 programs, 1,762 master's across 73 programs, and 574 doctorate degrees across 37 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Louisville.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Commerce, General | 93 | 353 | |
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 152 | 145 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 267 | ||
| Social Work | 62 | 186 | 4 |
| Psychology, General | 247 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 151 | 11 | 7 |
| Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration | 124 | 37 | 4 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 113 | 48 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 115 | 35 | 3 |
| Medicine | 142 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 139 | 3 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 72 | 51 | 6 |
| Accounting | 97 | 27 | |
| Dentistry | 120 | ||
| Law | 118 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 112 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 111 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 102 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 101 | ||
| Public Health, General | 78 | 12 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 83 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 75 | 8 | |
| Finance, General | 75 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 45 | 25 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 61 | 8 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 38 | 26 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 4 | 6 |
| Music, General | 32 | 23 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 49 | 4 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 35 | 14 | 3 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 24 | 26 | |
| Neuroscience | 47 | ||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 46 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 35 | 10 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 28 | 9 | 1 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 27 | 10 | |
| Nursing Administration | 35 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 34 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| Sociology, General | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| Anthropology, General | 20 | 10 | |
| Physiology, General | 27 | 3 | |
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 29 | ||
| Physics, General | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 25 | ||
| History, General | 23 | 2 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 24 | ||
| Elementary and Middle School Administration & Principalship | 24 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 24 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 24 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 22 | ||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 21 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 19 | 2 | |
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 19 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 11 | 7 | |
| Geography | 15 | 3 | |
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 17 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 16 | ||
| Epidemiology | 16 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 16 | ||
| Health Services Administration | 15 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 8 | 7 | |
| Anatomy | 6 | 8 | |
| Biostatistics | 11 | 3 | |
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 9 | 5 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 4 | 9 | |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 3 | 10 | |
| Philosophy | 13 | ||
| Public Administration | 13 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist | 11 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 8 | 3 | |
| Women's Studies | 7 | 4 | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 9 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 6 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 5 | 4 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 8 | ||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 7 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 7 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 7 | ||
| Orthodontics & Orthodontology | 6 | ||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 6 | ||
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 6 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | 6 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 5 | ||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 5 | ||
| Economics, General | 5 | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | 5 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 4 | ||
| Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics | 4 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 1 | 3 | |
| African-American & Black Studies | 2 | 1 | |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 3 | ||
| Endodontics & Endodontology | 3 | ||
| Health Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Periodontics & Periodontology | 3 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | ||
| Biochemistry | 1 | 1 | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 2 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Nursing Science | 2 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 2 | ||
| Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology | 2 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 1 | ||
| Biology Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 1 | ||
| General Studies | 1 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 1 | ||
| Physics Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,932 | 1,762 | 574 |
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% | 58% | 63% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Louisville is a world-class research university with 66,183 scientific papers published and 1,929,112 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Psychology, Engineering, and Pathology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 684 | 6049 |
| 1993 | 728 | 5971 |
| 1994 | 646 | 6667 |
| 1995 | 642 | 7165 |
| 1996 | 716 | 8263 |
| 1997 | 770 | 9299 |
| 1998 | 744 | 10794 |
| 1999 | 864 | 12149 |
| 2000 | 882 | 13968 |
| 2001 | 955 | 15661 |
| 2002 | 1254 | 18410 |
| 2003 | 1330 | 22358 |
| 2004 | 1434 | 25323 |
| 2005 | 1540 | 29007 |
| 2006 | 1714 | 33667 |
| 2007 | 1708 | 38169 |
| 2008 | 1777 | 42891 |
| 2009 | 1706 | 47732 |
| 2010 | 2029 | 54907 |
| 2011 | 2131 | 61064 |
| 2012 | 2159 | 68540 |
| 2013 | 2132 | 73045 |
| 2014 | 2307 | 79265 |
| 2015 | 2365 | 82388 |
| 2016 | 2420 | 84061 |
| 2017 | 2743 | 90410 |
| 2018 | 2772 | 96435 |
| 2019 | 2771 | 107928 |
| 2020 | 3013 | 131365 |
| 2021 | 2957 | 144497 |
| 2022 | 2827 | 140911 |
| 2023 | 2743 | 142668 |
| 2024 | 2390 | 138798 |
University of Louisville alumni
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Mitch McConnell
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- legislative assistantpoliticianlawyerjudge
- Biography
-
Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and retired 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 the greatest dual-threat quarterback of all-time.
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Donovan Mitchell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Donovan 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 six-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA Second Team member in 2023.
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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 | 6,300 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 2301 S 3rd St Louisville, Kentucky, 40292-0001 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 246,000 |
| Phone | 5028525555 |