unitid 157289 · Louisville, KY · public 4-year · city (large)
University of Louisville
- enrollment 2023
- 26,254
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
79%
43rd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
14,727
81st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
31%
undergrads on Pell grants
46th pctl among public 4-years
completion
61%
finish within 150% time
79th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,941
94th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,988
after aid, aided students
84th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$53,899
after entry, Title IV students
59th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,500
59th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,138 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k25%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+26%
- Median family income
- $47,376
- First-generation students
- 30%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,136
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 353 | $99,098 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 267 | $73,116 | $23,205 |
| Psychology, General. | 258 | $47,915 | $23,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 214 | $52,717 | $22,053 |
| Social Work. | 188 | $55,120 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 178 | $56,902 | $22,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 170 | $63,262 | — |
| Biology, General. | 151 | $58,916 | $20,681 |
| Medicine. | 142 | $184,775 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 139 | $51,634 | $23,375 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 126 | $74,228 | — |
| Marketing. | 126 | $70,079 | $21,384 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.