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University of Louisville 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Louisville has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how your school did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UofL fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Kentucky Ranking

UofL placed #2 out of 39 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the top of schools in the country for students in the state of Kentucky! See the Best Colleges in Kentucky ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UofL has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	654	94.2%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	506	92.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	535	92.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	374	92.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	502	87.3%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	533	87.8%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	630	86.8%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	371	86.3%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	417	81.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139	959	85.5%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199	1,055	81.1%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	12	91.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	9	88.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	9	88.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	7	85.7%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	7	85.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156	883	82.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186	816	77.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213	933	77.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179	925	80.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	189	95.2%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	10	90.0%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	10	90.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	8	87.5%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	8	87.5%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	1	7	85.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	19	89.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	164	93.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	18	88.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156	597	73.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	12	83.3%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	90	94.4%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	170	90.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	20	90.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	10	80.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	32	301	89.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	17	88.2%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96	332	71.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	266	93.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	3	18	83.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	154	92.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177	694	74.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	14	85.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	102	91.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100	373	73.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	124	86.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99	366	73.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	11	81.8%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	11	81.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	7	71.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	35	227	84.6%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	160	88.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	39	249	84.3%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	9	77.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	6	66.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	23	174	86.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	31	225	86.2%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	3	11	72.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	3	14	78.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	7	71.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	7	71.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	7	71.4%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	7	71.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	31	156	80.1%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180	558	67.7%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	21	102	79.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143	437	67.3%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	38	231	83.6%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	3	12	75.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	2	6	66.7%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	103	81.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	79	349	77.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	32	159	79.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	21	102	79.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	25	105	76.2%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	43	154	72.1%
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	20	70.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	35	135	74.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	45	146	69.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	35	124	71.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	47	142	66.9%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	59	67.8%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	22	68	67.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	42	126	66.7%

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