Louisville, Kentucky · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Louisville, Kentucky, University of Louisville is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 23,065 students in fall 2024, including 17,086 undergraduates and 5,979 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Louisville offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 152 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Trade and Industrial Teacher Education, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 5,669 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
23,065
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
5,669
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
152
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 152
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,838
Master's degrees
1,646
Doctoral degrees (research)
127
Professional doctorates
436
Certificates under 1 year
219
Postbaccalaureate certificates
394
Post-master's certificates
9
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
23,065
Undergraduates, fall 2024
17,086
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,979
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
27,109
Undergraduates, 2024-25
19,462
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,647
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
45
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
President
Thomas G. Bradley
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization