The University of Louisville is a state-supported research university located in Kentucky's largest metropolitan area. It was a municipally supported public institution for many decades prior to joining the university system in 1970.
On April 3, 1798, eight men declared their intention to establish the Jefferson Seminary in Louisville and called upon their fellow citizens to join them in pledging funds for land, buildings, and teachers.
Near the end of the eighteenth century these early Louisvillians took the first steps on a journey that would link them with succeeding generations to the modern University of Louisville.
Education
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business
School of Dentistry
College of Education and Human Development
Graduate School
Kent School of Social Work
Brandeis School of Law
School of Medicine
School of Music
School of Nursing
School of Public Health and Information Sciences
Speed School of Engineering
Research
AMIST: Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science & Technology
BCC: Brown Cancer Center
CHHP: Center for Health Hazards Preparedness
CIEHS: Center for Integrated Environmental Health Sciences
CII: Cardiovascular Innovation Institute
CIK: Commonwealth Institute of Kentucky Conn: Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research
CPM: Center for Predictive Medicine for Bio-Defense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
CREAM: Center for Regulatory and Environmental Analytical Metabolomics
CTSI-CTSA: Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Envirome: Envirome Institute ERINC: Electro-Optics Research Institute and Nanotechnology Center
ICT: Institute for Cellular Therapeutics
IMC: Institute for Molecular Cardiology
Career
The University Career Center educates students through the exploration of career interests, values, and skills. Dedicated and collaborative coaching, programming, and events allow students to enter the working-world prepared to thrive in an ever-changing, diverse and global community.
The University Career Center serves 9 of the 12 colleges/schools, representing almost 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in over 50 academic units.
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Best Global Universities Rankings
701
By U.S. News & World Report
Dropped 34 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings
2025
2026
2027
671
667
701
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QS World University Rankings
1001
By TopUniversities
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend QS World University Rankings
2025
2026
2027
1001
1001
1001
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Academic Ranking of World Universities
No 2026 Ranking
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities
2024
2025
2026
601
601
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The Student Government Association (SGA) is the student governing body of the University of Louisville. SGA works to be a voice for fellow students on campus.
SGA Mission: To provide students with representation within the university structure.
Housing services
Traditionals - Miller, Unitas Tower
Suites - Community Park, Kurz, Louisville, Billy Minardi
Apartments - Cardinal Towne, Bettie Johnson, University Pointe, University Tower Apartments, Medical-Dental Apartments
Affiliates - The Clubhouse, The Nine, The Province, The Quad
Library services
Archives & Special Collections
Art Library
Ekstrom Library
Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
Law Library
Music Library
University of Louisville Hospital
Medical services
Routine office visits
Routine gynecological exams (pap test sent to reference labs and not included in fee)
TB skin testing
Laboratory services
Allergy shots
Immunizations
Travel medicine services
Minor suturing
Intravenous fluids
Sexually transmitted infection prevention and testing
Care for blood-borne pathogen exposures
Workers compensation
Campus life
The University has three campuses.
The 287-acre Belknap Campus is three miles from downtown Louisville and houses eight of the university's 12 colleges and schools.
The Health Sciences Center is situated in downtown Louisville's medical complex and houses the university's health-related programs and the University of Louisville Hospital.
The 243-acre Shelby Campus is located in eastern Jefferson County.
Sports facilities
Elliptical trainers, treadmills, stationary bikes, recumbent bikes and stair climbers comprise the complete line of cardiovascular equipment at the Health Science Center (HSC) Fitness Center. The center also features a complete line of weight stack and free weight equipment. Group fitness classes are held in the group fitness studio most days at noon and early evening. Locker Rooms with lockers and individual showers are also available. The gym is located at 416 East Chestnut Street,on the first floor of the UofL Parking Garage.
Student clubs
Alpha Omicron Pi
Chi Omega
Delta Zeta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Pi Beta Phi
Phi Sigma Rho*
Sigma Kappa
Zeta Tau Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Phi
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Kappa Tau
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Chi
Sigma Pi
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Triangle
Accreditation
The University of Louisville is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, bachelor, master, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees (D.M.D., J.D., M.D.).
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