Profile
- Facts & Figures
- Student Enrollment (Fall 2007)
- Student Classification
- Academic Schools and Colleges
- Degrees Conferred
- University Libraries
- Budget
- Grants and Contracts
- Personnel
- Board of Trustees
Facts & Figures
| Mission: | Kentucky's premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university |
|---|---|
| Established: | 1798 |
| President: | James R. Ramsey |
| Student Body: | 21,689 (Fall 2007) |
| Average ACT: | 24.3 |
| Faculty and Staff: | 6,138 |
| Alumni: | More than 100,000 residing in the United States and around the world |
| Operating Budget 2005-06: |
$867.4 million, including $193.4 million from the commonwealth of Kentucky |
| Endowment: | $796.8.3 million (FY 2007) |
| Federal Funding: | $67.2 million (excluding financial aid) |
| Athletic Conference: | Big East |
| Mascot: | Cardinal |
Student Enrollment (Fall 2007)
| Total Headcount: | 21, 689 |
|---|---|
| Full-Time Equivalent: | 17,214 |
| First Time in College:-Degree-seeking: | 2,541 |
| First Time in College-Freshman: | 2,506 |
| Full-Time: | 16,061 |
| Part-Time: | 5,628 |
| Undergraduate: | 15,125 |
| Graduate: | 4,618 |
| Professional: | 1,946 |
| Male: | 10,280 |
| Female: | 11,409 |
| African American: | 2,337 |
| All Other Minorities (includes Nonresident Aliens): |
1,095 |
| White: | 16,633 |
| Nonresident Aliens: | 1,199 |
| Unknown: | 425 |
| In-State:* | 17,107 |
| Jefferson County: | 10,271 |
| All Other Kentucky Counties: | 6,836 |
| Out-of-State: | 4,582 |
| Indiana Reciprocity: | 1,088 |
| Other Out-of-State: | 3,494 |
* - Indicates permanent residence at time of first admission to UofL.
Student Classification
| Freshman: | 4,149 |
|---|---|
| Sophomore: | 2,860 |
| Junior: | 2,980 |
| Senior: | 3,801 |
| Undergraduate— Non-Degree: |
380 |
| Post-Baccalaureate-Degree seeking: | 368 |
| Post-Baccalaureate-Certificate: | 86 |
| Post-Baccalaureate-Non-degree seeking: | 271 |
| Master's: | 2,988 |
| Specialist: | 11 |
| Post Master's Certificate | 6 |
| Doctorate: | 1,061 |
| Post-Doctoral: | 149 |
| Graduate— Non-Degree: |
403 |
| First-Professional (Medicine, Dentistry, Law): |
1,345 |
| House Staff: | 574 |
| Dental—Non-degree | 20 |
| Law—Non-Degree: | 7 |
| Auditor: | 11 |
| High School (Dual Enrolled): |
219 |
| TOTAL: * | 21,689 |
* - Total does not include students enrolled in the UofL/WKU joint engineering program
Academic Schools and Colleges
| Name | Dean |
|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences | J. Blaine Hudson |
| Brandeis School of Law | Jim Chen |
| College of Business | R. Charles Moyer |
| School of Dentistry | John J. Sauk |
| College of Education and Human Development | Robert Felner |
| Graduate School | William M. Pierce (interim) |
| Kent School of Social Work | Terry L. Singer |
| School of Medicine | Edward C. Halperin |
| School of Music | Christopher P. Doane |
| School of Nursing | Marcia J. Hern |
| School of Public Health and Information Sciences | Richard D. Clover |
| Speed School of Engineering | Mickey Wilhelm |
| University Libraries | Hannelore Rader |
Degrees Conferred 2006-07
| Professional: | 349 |
|---|---|
| Doctorate: | 135 |
| Post Master's Certificate | 4 |
| Master's/Specialist: | 1,395 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: | 105 |
| Baccalaureate: | 2,328 |
| Associate: | 22 |
| Certificate: | 38 |
| Total:* | 4,373 |
* - Total includes 5 baccalaureate degrees earned in the UofL/WKU joint engineering program.
University Libraries
The university has extensive holdings among its seven academic libraries:
- William F. Ekstrom Main Library
- Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
- Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Library
- Dwight Anderson Memorial Music Library
- University Archives and Records Center
| Volumes | 2,143,282 |
|---|---|
| Serials | 39,923 |
Budget
| Total: | $867,465,400 |
|---|
| Tuition and Fees: | $170,296,000 |
|---|---|
| State Appropriations: | $193,472,200 |
| Grants and Contracts: | $164,454,000 |
| Other (includes clinics, hospital and endowments): | $293,325,200 |
| Athletic Revenues: | $45,918,000 |
| Salaries: | $419,221,500 |
|---|---|
| Fringe Benefits: | $100,346,700 |
| Operating Expenses: | $224,683,000 |
| Student Financial Aid: | $76,773,300 |
| Debt Service: | $15,222,000 |
| Hospital: | $20,155,600 |
| Capital Outlay: | $11,063,400 |
Grants and Contracts
| Funding Sources | Number of Awards | Amount Received |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Government | 273 | $77,021,293 |
| Federal Flowthrough | 186 | $26,937,688 |
| State Government | 82 | $26,525,010 |
| Local Government | 19 | $587,626 |
| International | 7 | $865,517 |
| Industry | 42 | $3,752,630 |
| Private Nonprofit | 119 | $8,463,236 |
| Clinical Trials | 291 | $5,210,121 |
| Total | 1019 | $151,108,221 |
Personnel
| Full-Time | Part-Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Minority | Male | Female | Minority | |
| Faculty | ||||||
| Professor: | 396 | 89 | 78 | 46 | 5 | 11 |
| Associate Professor: | 242 | 141 | 96 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| Assistant Professor: | 267 | 199 | 141 | 32 | 14 | 6 |
| Instructor: | 57 | 91 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Lecturer: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Other: | 3 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 210 | 70 |
| Total: | 965 | 520 | 354 | 332 | 257 | 91 |
| Staff | ||||||
| Administrative/ Managerial: |
73 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Professional/ Non-Faculty: |
648 | 1,153 | 336 | 12 | 99 | 14 |
| Secretarial/ Clerical: |
52 | 609 | 129 | 22 | 71 | 18 |
| Technical: | 101 | 237 | 74 | 36 | 71 | 25 |
| Skilled Crafts: |
133 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Service/ Maintenance: |
189 | 105 | 178 | 165 | 49 | 48 |
| Total: | 1,196 | 2,149 | 744 | 237 | 293 | 105 |
Board of Trustees
- J. Chester Porter, Chair
- Marie K. Abrams
- Jonathan Blue
- Beth Boehm
- Ulysses L. Bridgeman Jr.
- Ron Butt
- Owsley Brown Frazier
- Brent Fryrear
- Salem George
- Margaret Handmaker
- Grant M. Helman
- Brian Hoffman
- Robert Curtis Hughes
- Rebecca Jackson
- Jessica S. Loving
- Frank Minnifield
- Steve Poe
- William Selvidge
- Sandra Metts Snowden
- William Stone