University Of Louisville

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Louisville, also known as UofL, was established in 1798. It is one of the oldest universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The university is a state-supported research university located in Kentucky's largest metropolitan area. It was a municipally supported public institution for many years before joining the university system in 1970.

UofL attracts students from more than 110 countries around the world. It has three campuses, including the 287-acre Belknap Campus, which houses seven of the university's colleges and schools.

The Health Sciences Center is in downtown Louisville's medical complex. The 243-acre Shelby Campus is in Eastern Jefferson County.

The school belongs to the Big East Conference. In early 2005, UofL's football and basketball teams were both in the top 10.

The University of Louisville is organized into a number of schools and colleges. These include:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education and Human Development
• Graduate School
• J. B. Speed School of Engineering
• Kent School of Social Work
• Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
• School of Dentistry
• School of Medicine
• School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Public Health and Information Sciences

The University of Louisville has recognized more than 10 sororities and approximately 14 fraternities, including Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Alpha Omicron Pi.

UofL's famous alumni include Bob Edwards, former host of NPR's "Morning Edition" and now host of his own shows on XM Satellite Radio and PRI; Sam Gilliam, painter, specifically in color field and abstract art; Sue Grafton, author of American detective novels; Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright Marsha Norman; Static Major, singer, songwriter; David A. Jones, cofounder and former CEO of Humana Healthcare; Christopher Dodd, U.S. Senator from Connecticut; James Gilbert Baker, developer of the Baker-Schmidt telescope; and William Akers, who developed the SPF sun protection rating system.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, fine arts, medicine, security and law enforcement, and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Louisville participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 20,834 in 2009-2010 (16,069 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students, graduate students are 21%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Louisville provides on-campus housing for 3,857 of its 16,069 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 205 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 164 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Louisville offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (13 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (13 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (687 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (69 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (559 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (404 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (169 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (92 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (138 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (517 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (38 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (202 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (57 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (248 awarded)

• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (48 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (206 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (231 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (240 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Chemistry
• Epidemiology
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Physics
• Physiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (231 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (203 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology