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University of Louisville

Louisville, KY · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
61.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates17,086
Total all graduate5,979
Grand total all students23,065

Admissions

Total applicants15,668
Total admitted
Total enrolled3,120
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT18.2%
% submitting ACT84.8%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile530
SAT EBRW 75th %ile640
SAT Math 25th %ile510
SAT Math 75th %ile630
ACT Comp 25th %ile19
ACT Comp 75th %ile27
% in top 10% of HS class24.8%
% in top 25% of HS class52.2%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$14,706
Avg % of need met61.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$9,916
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)2,935
Transfer admit rate68.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio14:1
% faculty full-time61.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)79.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,988Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)64.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)50.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate81.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$67,853Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant34.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan32.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full10.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress24.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted6.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time16.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black16.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services15.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs13.5%
Education10.4%
Engineering9.8%
Psychology7.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies6.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.6%
Social Sciences4.9%