University of Louisville

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Louisville

University of Louisville operates as a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 14,727 students of which 18,681 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Louisville is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,988, with published in-state tuition of $13,136 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.5%. Graduates earn a median of $53,899 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,571 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 617100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.