Admissions Guidelines
The University of Louisville seeks to admit students who are college-ready. Students with strong high school grades and a pre-college high school curriculum are generally admitted. The middle 50% of our first-year students scored between 22 and 28 on their ACTs. 25% scored 29-36 and the final 25% scored below 22. Students with lower test scores will be considered if they demonstrate strong high school grades in a rigorous high school curriculum. Demonstration of involvement outside the classroom, submission of letters of recommendation or a personal essay can also be used to demonstrate a student’s ability to succeed at the University of Louisville.
Application Requirements for All Students
- No letters of recommendation are required if you meet minimum standards
- ACT and SAT scores will be optional for students entering in summer/fall 2021 and spring/summer/fall 2022.
- Submit: online application or Common App, high school transcript, $25 non-refundable fee*
*Students on free/reduced lunch do not pay the application fee.
Admission Guidelines by Academic Unit
Arts and Sciences, Social Work, Public Health
- GPA: 2.5
- 20 ACT or 1030 SAT
Business
- GPA: 3.0
- 25 ACT or 1200 SAT
- 23 ACT Math or 560 SAT Math
OR
- GPA: 3.3
- 22 ACT or 1100 SAT
- 23 ACT Math or 560 SAT Math
- GPA: 2.75
- 23 ACT or 1130 SAT
- 21 ACT Math or 530 SAT Math
Dental Hygiene*
- GPA: 2.8
- 21 ACT or 1060 SAT
OR
- GPA: 3.0
- 20 ACT or 1030 SAT
Education and Human Development
- GPA: 2.5
- 21 ACT or 1060 SAT
Music
- GPA: 2.75
- 21 ACT or 1060 SAT
- Audition required
OR
- GPA 3.0
- 20 ACT or 1030 SAT
- Audition required
Nursing*
- GPA: 3.0
- 22 ACT or 1100 SAT
- 22 ACT Math or 540 SAT Math
Speed School of Engineering**
- GPA: 3.0
- 25 ACT or 1200 SAT
- 25 ACT Math & 25 ACT Science or 590 SAT Math
OR
- GPA 3.5
- 24 ACT or 1160 SAT
- 24 ACT Math & 24 ACT Science or 580 SAT Math
- GPA: 3.0
- Complete CollegeBoard's Accuplacer placement exam in person or remotely in Mathematics and Reading. Students must score a 250 on the Advanced Alegebra Functions Test of the Accuplacer Mathematics exam.
*Dental Hygiene and Nursing admission is a two-step process. Freshmen are admitted to the lower division and then apply for upper division after 3-4 semesters.