University Facts and Figures

UofL at a glance:

• Total enrollment: 20,834
• Total male undergraduates: 7,474
• Total female undergraduates: 7,878
• Male to female ratio: 48 to 52
• Programs of study: more than 170 degrees in 12 colleges and schools
• Student to faculty ratio: 19 to 1
• Average undergraduate class size: 28
• Number of instructional faculty: 1,354
• Number of faculty with terminal degree: 988
• Number of clubs/organizations:  Nearly 250
• Diversity: 21 % 
• Percentage of freshmen who live on campus: 62%
• Campus size: 287 acres (Belknap campus)
• Location: three miles from downtown Louisville

• First-time freshmen enrollment (fall 2009):

  • Total first-time freshmen: 2,609
  • Average GPA: 3.46
  • Top ten percent of graduating class: 28%
  • Top half of graduating class: 84%
  • Average ACT: 24.4
  • Middle 50 percentile
  • SAT critical reading: 500-620
  • SAT math: 510-640
  • ACT composite: 21-27
  • Percentage of first-year students from out of state: 15%
  • Number of Kentucky counties represented on campus: 118