Profile
Facts & Figures
| Mission: | Kentucky's premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university |
|---|---|
| Established: | 1798 |
| President: | Dr. Neeli Bendapudi |
| Student Body: | 23,246 (Fall 2020) |
| Average ACT: | 25.0 (Fall 2020) |
| Faculty and Staff: | 6,999 (excluding instruction/research assistants) |
| Alumni: | More than 159,000 residing in the United States and around the world |
| Operating Budget 2020-21: |
$1.2 billion including $127 million from the commonwealth of Kentucky |
| Endowment: | $707 million (FY 2020) |
| Federal Funding: | $95.4 million (FY 2020) |
| Athletic Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Mascot: | Cardinal |
Student Enrollment (Fall 2020)
| Total Headcount: | 23,246 |
|---|---|
| Full-Time Equivalent: | 18,650 |
| Full-Time: | 16,774 |
| Part-Time: | 6,472 |
| Undergraduate: | 16,118 |
| Graduate: | 6,320 |
| Post-Doctoral: | 100 |
| Male: | 10,651 |
| Female: | 12,595 |
| Black: | 11.99% |
| All Other Minorities: | 16.81% |
| White: | 67.04% |
| Nonresident Aliens: | 4.16% |
| In-State:* | 17,063 |
| Jefferson County: | 9,714 |
| All Other Kentucky Counties: | 7,349 |
| Out-of-State: | 5,228 |
| Indiana Reciprocity: | 955 |
* - Indicates permanent residence at time of first admission to UofL.
Student Classification (Fall 2020)
| Freshman: | 3,443 |
|---|---|
| Sophomore: | 2,953 |
| Junior: | 3,440 |
| Senior: | 4,433 |
| Undergraduate-Non-Degree seeking: | 394 |
| Post-Baccalaureate-Degree seeking: | 190 |
| Post-Baccalaureate-Certificate: | 215 |
| Graduate-Non-degree seeking: | 143 |
| Master's: | 3,292 |
| Specialist: | 31 |
| Post-Doctoral: | 100 |
| Doctor's Degree Professional Practice (Medicine, Dentistry, Law): |
1,591 |
| House Staff: | 708 |
| TOTAL: | 23,246 |
Academic Schools and Colleges
| Name | Dean |
|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences | David Owen, PhD** |
| Brandeis School of Law | Colin Crawford, JD |
| College of Business | Todd Mooradian, PhD |
| School of Dentistry | T. Gerard Bradley, DMD |
| College of Education and Human Development | Amy Lingo, PhD** |
| Graduate School | Paul DeMarco, PhD* |
| Kent School of Social Work | David Jenkins, PhD |
| School of Medicine | Toni M. Ganzel, MD, MBA, FACS |
| School of Music | Teresa Reed, PhD |
| School of Nursing | Sonya Hardin, PhD, MBA, MHA, CCRN, NP-C, FAAN |
| School of Public Health and Information Sciences | Craig H. Blakely, PhD |
| Speed School of Engineering | Emmanuel G. Collins, PhD |
| University Libraries | Robert E. Fox, MLS, MBA |
*Acting Dean
**Interim Dean
Degrees Conferred 2019-20
| Doctoral Degree Professional Practice: | 443 |
|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree Research/Scholarship: | 143 |
| Master's: | 1,359 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: | 169 |
| Baccalaureate: | 3,112 |
| Associates: | 5 |
| Certificate: | 45 |
| Total:* | 5,276 |
Budget FY 2020-21
| Total: | $1,245,181,872 |
|---|
Revenue
| Tuition and Fees: | $325,927,672 |
|---|---|
| State Appropriations: | $127,056,800 |
| Grants and Contracts: | $131,250,000 |
| Other* | $533,308,725 |
| Athletic Revenues: | $107,377,000 |
* Other includes: Gifts, Endowments and Hospital Affiliation Funds
Expenditures
| Salaries: | $555,714,327 |
|---|---|
| Fringe Benefits: | $145,615,445 |
| Operating Expenses: | $354,781,354 |
| Student Financial Aid: | $134,971,351 |
| Debt Service: | $54,099,395 |
| Total: | $1,245,181,872 |
Grant and Contract Awards (Fall 2020)
| Funding Sources | Number of Awards | Amount Received |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Government | 209 | $95,433,651 |
| Federal Flow-through | 163 | $23,418,521 |
| Industry | 46 | $15,997,425 |
| International | 3 | $4,143,913 |
| Local Government | 10 | $1,188,659 |
| Other | 3 | $113,162 |
| Private Nonprofit | 98 | $10,590,985 |
| State Government | 28 | $10,737,492 |
| Clinical Trials | 322 | $7,877,720 |
| Total | 882 | $169,501,528 |
Personnel (Fall 2020)
| Full- Time |
Part- Time |
Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | |||||
| Professor: | 485 | 52 | 393 | 144 | 537 |
| Associate Professor: | 502 | 43 | 302 | 243 | 545 |
| Assistant Professor: | 628 | 61 | 341 | 348 | 689 |
| Instructor: | 115 | 5 | 48 | 72 | 120 |
| No Faculty Rank/Other*: | 22 | 810 | 344 | 488 | 832 |
| Total: | 1,752 | 922 | 1,397 | 1,253 | 2,723 |
| Staff** | |||||
| Administrator | 88 | 1 | 49 | 40 | 89 |
| Exempt Employee | 1,651 | 35 | 644 | 1,042 | 1,686 |
| Non-exempt employee | 1,581 | 94 | 586 | 1,089 | 1,675 |
| Other*** | 823 | 3 | 491 | 335 | 826 |
| Total: | 4,143 | 133 | 1,770 | 2,506 | 4,276 |
* Includes other teaching staff and excludes instruction/research assistants
** Categorized by UofL job grade and does not reflect US Department of Education reporting categories
*** Includes positions such as staff on leave with pay, house staff, research fellows and visiting scholars
Board of Trustees (Jan. 1, 2021)
Scott W. Brinkman, Secretary
Randall J. Bufford
Raymond Burse, Vice Chair
John E. Chilton
Sabrina Collins (Student Constituency Representative)
Alfonso Cornish
Sandra Frazier
Diane Medley, Treasurer
Mary R. Nixon, Chair
Diane L. Porter
James M. Rogers
David Schultz (Faculty Constituency Representative)
John D. Smith (Staff Constituency Representative)