The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university located in Louisville, Kentucky. Established in 1798, it is one of the nation's first city-owned public universities. UofL offers a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across 12 schools and colleges. The university is dedicated to advancing health, empowering communities, and engineering the future economy through discoveries that will build a better world.
| Acronym | UofL |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Motto / Slogan | Kentucky's premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university |
| Colour | Cardinal Red and Black |
| Mascot | Louie the Cardinal |
| Founded | 1798 |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Address | 2301 South 3rd Street Louisville, KY 40292 |
The University of Louisville pursues excellence and inclusiveness in its work to educate and serve its community through:
The university is committed to achieving preeminence as a nationally recognized metropolitan research university.
The University of Louisville will be recognized as a great place to learn, discover, connect and work because we celebrate diversity, foster equity and strive for inclusion.
Louisville is not only a great place to learn, but also a great place to live! The University of Louisville’s beautiful campus is situated in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky, recently ranked the 4th most beautiful and affordable place to live in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure magazine.
It's true: A quality education can be affordable. The graduates have the lowest student debt of any public university in Kentucky. Compare the cost of attendance with other Universities across the state. They provide several financial aid resources for students to help fund their education.
UofL is a research university where students don’t just learn theory, they get hands-on experience through research, internships, and community projects. This helps you graduate with practical skills, not just a degree.
With a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, you can find a course that fits your passion. Plus, the campus is welcoming and diverse, giving you the chance to connect with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
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International Students:
For more details, visit the program page.
UNDERGRADUATE:
The undergraduate application process is easy:
Apply using the Take Flight Application
POSTGRADUATE:
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Phone : 502-852-6531, 502-852-6495
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During Bradley’s tenure as provost, the university made a strong commitment to enrollment growth, student success and academic excellence and saw increases in the first-year student persistence rate, financial aid for university scholarships and total university enrollment. He led several successful accreditation site visits, hired eight deans and collaborated with senior administrators to develop a new university budget model and plans to increase enrollment and retention rates, as well as fostered the development and launch of several new academic programs.
Cardarelli joined UofL as dean of the School of Public Health and Information Sciences in April 2024. In March 2025, she was appointed interim university provost to provide leadership for academic affairs and set the university’s curricula through collaboration with faculty, staff and students.
Cardarelli’s priorities focus on student success. As interim provost, Cardarelli has played a key role in several initiatives such as the development of the university’s 2026-30 Strategic Plan, establishment of the Navigating Teaching Challenges program to support educators as they navigate legislative and policy changes and the development of the Student Success Task Force, which uses informed data and real-time problem-solving to improve student success.
Before coming to UofL, Cardarelli spent 10 years at the University of Kentucky, where she served in several positions, including senior associate provost for administration and academic affairs. She also served as assistant provost and senior assistant provost for faculty affairs, associate dean for academic student and faculty affairs, and department chair at UK. Her research focuses on community-engaged approaches to reducing chronic diseases in rural and urban communities. She has served as principal investigator on more than $14 million in grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Agriculture and other sponsors.
Klein is an accomplished clinician, researcher and innovator, and has worked to build infrastructure at UofL that supports others in moving new ideas out of the lab, field or studio and into the world. As both an endowed researcher and director of the university’s Clinical Translational Sciences Institute, Klein is passionate about the role that knowledge creation can play in helping to solve problems, advance equity, create community and improve the way we work and live.
Near the end of the 18th century these early Louisvillians took the first steps on a journey that would link them with succeeding generations to the modern University of Louisville in the 21st century.
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