University Of Louisville

The University of Louisville, also known as U of L, was established in 1798. It is one of the oldest universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university attracts students from more than 110 countries around the world and has three campuses including the Shelby Campus, Belknap Campus, and Health Sciences Campus. 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. Some of the Greek fraternities and sororities are 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.

Campus Location

2301 S 3rd St
Louisville, KY 40292-0001
USA
Main Tel: (502) 852-5555
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

University Of Louisville Highlights

Where University Of Louisville stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, security and law enforcement, medicine, music, and fine arts.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
On-campus hospital
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,328	47
Master	1,276	60
First-professional degree	346	3
Doctorale	135	27
Postbaccalaureate certificate	105	10
< 1 year certificate	38	1
Associate	22	1
Post-master's certificate	4	1

Students

The student enrollment at University Of Louisville was 20,592 in 2007 (17,294 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 71% of enrolled students, graduate students are 23%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 6,940
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 17,734
Room	$ 3,732
Board	$ 1,990
Books and supplies	$ 800
Other	$ 5,391

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

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

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Louisville:

School	Location	Enrollment
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	28,025
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	Norman, OK	26,068
University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	25,856
The University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	29,937
Auburn University Main Campus	Auburn University, AL	24,137
George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	30,276
Washington State University	Pullman, WA	24,396
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, AL	16,246
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA	28,628
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	37,217

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		751
Without tenure; working toward tenure		261
Without tenure; tenure not available		538

Housing and Meals

University Of Louisville provides on-campus housing for 3,238 of its 17,294 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

University Of Louisville Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Louisville is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

University Of Louisville 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) .

University Of Louisville Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	76%
Women	66%
All	71%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	500-630
Math	500-640

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (15 awarded)

City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (598 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 (70 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (558 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
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (321 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (175 awarded)

Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS (103 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (154 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (552 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 (37 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics

MEDIA (175 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (61 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (244 awarded)

Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Medicine (MD)
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (54 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (173 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (185 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (236 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (278 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (245 awarded)

Art Therapy/Therapist
Clinical Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Music Therapy/Therapist
Psychology