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University of Louisville Data & Information Overview

93 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
82% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how University of Louisville ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is University of Louisville Ranked?

#421 Best Colleges in Nation
#2 Best Colleges in KY
Education Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2025 Rankings

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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UofL?

82% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
13% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Louisville  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Louisville  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800
UofL received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for University of Louisville  ( 19 to 27 )
1
36

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University of Louisville Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
52% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  52 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Louisville

78% Freshmen Retention
37% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%

On-Time Graduation Rate  37 out of 100
0
100

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University of Louisville Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,598 Full-Time Undergraduates
30.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.4% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does University of Louisville Cost?

$18,277 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
$29,960 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UofL is $18,277. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UofL

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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.

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How Much Money Do UofL Graduates Make?

$53,899 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UofL with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,899 in their early years. This is good news for future UofL graduates since it is 10% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of University of Louisville

Kentucky State
11,598 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
University of Louisville is a public institution situated in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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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/

University of Louisville Majors

93 Majors With Completions
11,502 Undergraduate Degrees
11,502 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 93 majors graduated from University of Louisville. Of these students, 11,502 received undergraduate degrees and 11,502 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Louisville along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UofL

55% Take At Least One Class Online
19% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at University of Louisville.

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Notes and References

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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