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#337 of 14,131 In the World
#142 of 2,597 In North America
#123 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 38 In Kentucky
#1 of 8 In Louisville
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Acceptance rate
82%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Aid receiving
98%
Undergraduates
15,921
Graduates
6,096
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 82% 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 82% 82% 81%
Applicants 15,462 6,441 9,021
Admissions 12,608 5,305 7,303
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,706 1,191 1,515
Freshmen enrolled part time 225 109 116

7,872 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,193 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
368 or 13%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1070
or below

75% of them
had 1270
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Louisville are 1070-1270 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,486 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
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 14067 (64%)
Black or African American 3138 (14%)
Hispanic 1520 (7%)
Asian 1237 (6%)
Two or more races 1171 (5%)
Nonresident Alien 753 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 85 (0.4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 11 (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
$12,216
Students receiving aid
98%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $12,324$13,944
Tuition in-state $12,324$13,944
Tuition out-of-state $28,670$28,340
Fee in-district $196$201
Fee in-state $196$201
Fee out-of-state $196$201

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,942
Combined charge for room and board $10,668
Room charge $7,568
Meal charge $3,100

University of Louisville majors

University of Louisville has granted 2,899 bachelor's degrees across 59 programs, 1,687 master's across 75 programs, and 559 doctorate degrees across 37 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Louisville.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 281
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 154 124
Business & Commerce, General 21 237
Social Work 61 180 5
Psychology, General 210
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 143 39 5
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 176 7
Mechanical Engineering 105 44 6
Medicine 155
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 106 46
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 132 8 9
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 143
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 124
Computer Engineering, General 72 38 11
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 119
Accounting 103 14
Dentistry 114
Public Health, General 83 19
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 97
Computer and Information Sciences, General 94
Law 88
Elementary Education and Teaching 54 33
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 52 27 4
Political Science and Government, General 81 2
Civil Engineering, General 45 27 6
Chemical Engineering 47 10 5
Finance, General 61
Engineering & Industrial Management 59
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 49 8
Fine & Studio Arts, General 52 5
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 29 28
English Language and Literature, General 42 10
Chemistry, General 15 14 16
Music, General 22 23
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 23 16
Physiology, General 35 3
Industrial Engineering 28 6 2
Neuroscience 36
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 33
Nursing Practice 33
Nursing Administration 31
Business & Managerial Economics 30
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 28
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 28
History, General 26 2
Anthropology, General 18 6
Geography 17 5
Special Education and Teaching, General 22
Epidemiology 21
Music Therapy & Therapist 21
Biostatistics 15 3
Elementary and Middle School Administration & Principalship 18
Physics, General 8 5 5
Sociology, General 14 3 1
Business Administration and Management, General 17
Health Services Administration 16
Mathematics, General 11 5
Music Teacher Education 14 2
Public Administration 16
Experimental Psychology 12 3
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 10
Pharmacology and Toxicology 8 7
Biomedical Sciences, General 14
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 14
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 13
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 13
Sustainability Studies 13
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 12
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 9 3
Spanish Language and Literature 11 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 5 5
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 10
African-American & Black Studies 3 2 4
Biochemistry 6 3
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3 3 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 9
Economics, General 8
Curriculum and Instruction 7
Clinical Psychology 3 3
French Language and Literature 6
Orthodontics & Orthodontology 6
Women's Studies 5 1
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 2 3
Rhetoric and Composition 5
Anatomy 2 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
Biology Teacher Education 1 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 4
Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics 4
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 4
Urban Studies & Affairs 1 3
Art & Art Studies, General 3
Asian Studies & Civilization 3
Chemistry Teacher Education 3
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 3
Endodontics & Endodontology 3
Latin American Studies 3
Nursing Science 3
Periodontics & Periodontology 3
Philosophy 3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 3
Audiology & Audiologist 2
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 2
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 2
Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology 2
Applied Mathematics, General 1
Earth Science Teacher Education 1
Legal Assistant & Paralegal 1
Physics Teacher Education 1
Reading Teacher Education 1
Grand Total 1 2,899 1,687 559

University of Louisville has a graduation rate of 62%, which is among the 36% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 62% 58% 66%
  • Full-time retention rate - 78%
  • Part-time retention rate - 55%

Publications & Citations

University of Louisville is a world-class research university with 58,914 scientific papers published and 1,467,050 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.

Publications
58,914
Citations
1,467,050

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
41,694 / 1,124,785
Biology
39,236 / 1,144,844
Chemistry
27,295 / 825,511
Genetics
23,662 / 765,014
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
21,993 / 437,610
Computer Science
21,240 / 519,043
Biochemistry
21,114 / 688,704
Psychology
20,684 / 556,806
Engineering
19,057 / 439,375
Pathology
18,129 / 551,591
Physics
17,592 / 417,079
Environmental Science
15,762 / 403,834
Surgery
15,218 / 400,611
Psychiatry
12,882 / 382,343
Organic Chemistry
10,972 / 345,973
Political Science
10,798 / 203,190
Law
10,372 / 197,265
Mathematics
10,078 / 232,023
Sociology
10,005 / 192,843
Immunology
9,665 / 342,956
Philosophy
9,278 / 175,830
Quantum and Particle physics
9,148 / 213,893
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
9,044 / 229,268
Geology
8,506 / 253,259
Statistics
8,321 / 205,817
Neuroscience
7,972 / 237,811
Materials Science
7,289 / 177,594
Geography and Cartography
7,130 / 148,262
Paleontology
6,668 / 209,366
Anatomy and Physiology
6,583 / 189,359
Oncology and Cancer research
6,525 / 204,525
Business
6,466 / 122,593
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,987 / 106,363
Economics
5,471 / 106,429
History
5,405 / 103,811
Cardiology
5,309 / 151,838
Public Health
5,110 / 116,988
Ecology
4,999 / 139,921
Linguistics
4,848 / 90,473
Optical Engineering
4,838 / 111,132

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 612 4096
1992 610 4691
1993 692 4579
1994 600 5074
1995 607 5439
1996 657 6387
1997 713 7142
1998 699 8509
1999 791 9491
2000 813 10893
2001 898 12209
2002 1157 14018
2003 1205 16505
2004 1312 19355
2005 1415 22977
2006 1603 27029
2007 1598 31261
2008 1674 34459
2009 1589 38536
2010 1846 43969
2011 1984 49486
2012 1949 55568
2013 2010 60198
2014 2150 65132
2015 2231 70315
2016 2242 71383
2017 2487 74617
2018 2605 80712
2019 2608 89329
2020 2675 103766
2021 2704 116751
2022 2478 118988
2023 2487 118166
Academic rankings

University of Louisville alumni

  1. Mitch McConnell

    Mitch McConnell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Enrolled in the University of Louisville
    In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyerpoliticianlegislative assistantjudge
    Biography

    Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and retired attorney who has been serving as Senate Minority Leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from Kentucky since 1985. He previously served as minority leader from 2007 to 2015, majority leader from 2015 to 2021 and was majority whip from 2003 to 2007. McConnell has been the leader of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007 and is the longest serving Senate party leader in US history.

  2. Lamar Jackson

    Lamar Jackson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1998-.. (age 26)
    Enrolled in the University of Louisville
    Studied in 2015
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his sophomore year, and was selected by the Ravens as the final first round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Jackson became the Ravens' starting quarterback in his rookie season after an injury to incumbent Joe Flacco and clinched a division title with the team, also becoming the youngest NFL quarterback to start a playoff game at age 21.

  3. Donovan Mitchell

    Donovan Mitchell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    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 five-time NBA All-Star.

  4. Teddy Bridgewater

    Teddy Bridgewater
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Enrolled in the University of Louisville
    2011-2013 graduated with bachelor's degree
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Theodore Edmond Bridgewater Jr. is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons.

All 100 notable alumni

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 6,343
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 2301 S 3rd St
Louisville, Kentucky, 40292-0001
United States
City population 633,000
Phone 5028525555

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