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Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Sullivan University is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Louisville, Kentucky. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,498, made up of 2,085 undergraduates and 413 graduate students.

Sullivan University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 820 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 24 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,498
Students enrolled
820
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 43

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

Health Professions 13
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Engineering Technologies 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
91
Associate degrees
334
Master's degrees
127
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Professional doctorates
30
Certificates under 1 year
120
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
109
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,498
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,085
Graduate students, fall 2024
413
Full-time, fall 2024
63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,104
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,616
Graduate students, 2024-25
488
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
73%
Men
27%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
24
Programs with a fully online option
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
53%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Chancellor/Interim President
Glenn Sullivan
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, 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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