University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $17,634869th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $12,828826th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $29,1741,227th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $30,843969th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $20,500685th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $53,899858th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $46,571760th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 60.7%750th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 80.6%640th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 80.5%925th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1147538th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 24421st highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 14,187177th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 28.8%1,281st highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 153 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Kentucky#10

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $30
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$71,575	$77,715
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$69,002	$68,499
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$67,995	$68,778
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$65,956	$62,632
Industrial EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$65,797	—
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$63,749	$60,523
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$62,260	$63,005
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$59,485	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$56,854	$58,264
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,439	$50,952
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$47,846	$50,760
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$47,620	$45,500

Campus facts

Founded in 1798source
Athletic nickname: "Cardinals"source
Mascot: Cardinal Birdsource
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium seats about 55,000source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Blacksource
Campus size: about 640 acressource
Formerly known as "Jefferson Seminary"source
Formerly known as "(1798–1829)"source
Formerly known as "Louisville Medical Institute"source
Formerly known as "(1837–1846)"source
Formerly known as "Louisville College"source
Formerly known as "(1840–1846)"source
Athletic conference: ACCsource
A Space-grant institutionsource
Plays for the "The Keg of Nails" (since 1929)source
Plays for the "Governor's Cup" (since 1912)source
Football rivalry: Louisville–Memphis (since 1948)source
Plays for the "Schnellenberger Trophy" (since 1933)source
Fight song: ""Fight, U of L""source
Notable alum: Mitch McConnellsource
Notable alum: Sue Graftonsource
Notable alum: Chris Doddsource
Notable alum: Gina Haspelsource
Notable alum: Johnny Unitassource

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $15,896,536 (M $8,893,178 · W $7,003,358)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.