by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Louisville was awarded 93 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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UofL landed the #421 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
UofL is also ranked #2 out of 39 schools in Kentucky.
The acceptance rate at University of Louisville is 82%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UofL is a good fit for you.
About 13% of students accepted to UofL submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Louisville is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Louisville is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Louisville enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UofL have a four-year graduation rate of 37%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,927 undergraduates at UofL with 11,598 being full-time and 4,329 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,470 | $15,276 | $17,760 | $22,684 | $23,520 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UofL, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UofL, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $7,490 a year. That adds up to $29,960 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UofL is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at University of Louisville make the most money.
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Contact details for UofL are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2301 S 3Rd St, Louisville, KY 40292-0001 |
| Phone: | 502-852-5555 |
| Website: | www.louisville.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 428 | $56,188 |
| Nursing | 353 | $69,027 |
| Health & Physical Education | 284 | $33,241 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 269 | $38,728 |
| General Business/Commerce | 258 | NA |
| Social Work | 246 | $35,257 |
| Educational Administration | 223 | NA |
| General Psychology | 221 | $30,416 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 184 | $38,219 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 166 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 12,065 students took at least one online class at University of Louisville. This is a decrease from the 12,789 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 12,065 | 4,193 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,789 | 4,211 |
| 2020-2021 | 16,918 | 4,844 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,911 | 1,907 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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