PublicFour-year

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$17,988
Academic year 2023-24
In-state tuition
$13,136
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
61.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$53,899
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$32,941
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$13,136
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$29,482
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$12,576
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$11,898
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,270
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00015,138
$30,001–48,00014,601
$48,001–75,00016,419
$75,001–110,00020,995
$110,001+25,186

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
61.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
64.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
81.5%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$46,571
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$53,899
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$20,500
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$217.33
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
58.5%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $53,899 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
79.4%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,150
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
19–27
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
14,727
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
30.4%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
30.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
28.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$47,376
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White61%
Hispanic9%
Black16%
Asian6%
Two or more races6%
Nonresident / international2%

Other Four-year institutions in KY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Alice Lloyd CollegeNot reported38.9%$40,573
American National University-LouisvilleNot reported50.0%$28,188
Asbury Theological SeminaryNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Asbury UniversityNot reported65.0%$42,368
Beckfield College-FlorenceNot reported31.7%$37,114
Bellarmine UniversityNot reported64.4%$62,069
Berea CollegeNot reported58.2%$43,150
Brescia UniversityNot reported53.7%$45,500
Campbellsville UniversityNot reported42.0%$41,583
Centre CollegeNot reported80.7%$66,240
Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegeNot reported38.5%$41,623
Eastern Kentucky University$11,04050.0%$45,795

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Dentistry.$172,704$170,812Not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$132,191$99,783$13,364
Engineering-Related Fields.$119,245$125,651Not reported
Business/Commerce, General.$110,622$125,988Not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$107,484$66,714Not reported
Medicine.$106,490$112,460Not reported
Mechanical Engineering.$105,037$115,974Not reported
Chemical Engineering.$104,744$115,468Not reported
Industrial Engineering.$104,538$98,442$23,000
Educational Administration and Supervision.$103,501$100,573Not reported
Computer Engineering.$101,295$136,736Not reported
Chemical Engineering.$101,068$98,158$21,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.$100,750$133,654Not reported
Computer Engineering.$97,216$109,015$21,306
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.$93,968$100,647$13,311
Management Information Systems and Services.$90,799$83,290$24,957
Mechanical Engineering.$89,056$92,135$21,500
Accounting and Related Services.$86,205$95,833Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$86,009$71,685Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$85,670$120,193Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10