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Spalding University

Louisville, Kentucky Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Spalding University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Louisville, Kentucky. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,553, made up of 718 undergraduates and 835 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Spalding University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Clinical Psychology, Educational Administration and Supervision, Other, and Occupational Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 581 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,553
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
581
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 45

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 11
Health Professions 11
Psychology 3
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work BachelorMasterPhD Online option 34 graduates
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communication and Journalism 4
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
133
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
280
Doctoral degrees (research)
59
Professional doctorates
91
Postbaccalaureate certificates
16
Post-master's certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,553
Undergraduates, fall 2024
718
Graduate students, fall 2024
835
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,875
Undergraduates, 2024-25
916
Graduate students, 2024-25
959
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
68%
Men
32%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
18%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Anne Kenworthy
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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