University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
- Public
- City
- 14,727 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 79%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,960per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 61%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,03210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Cardinal Commitment Grant provides 100% tuition coverage for students who receive a Pell Grant, CAP Grant, and KEES.
Source: FTF Cardinal Commitment Grant | University of Louisville
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 79%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1040–1270Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Louisville's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
54% had a 3.75 or higher. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1010–1230First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 19–27First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 25%52% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Important
- Test scores
Considered
- Class rank
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Louisville Common Data Set 2024–25; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,960full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $30,975sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,390Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $29,736Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 61%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 81%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,03210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 14,727Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY — admits 78%
- Ball State University Muncie, IN — admits 86%
- University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV — admits 74%
- Kean University Union, NJ — admits 76%
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — admits 81%
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA — admits 87%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Louisville, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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