University of Louisville

For Fall 2024, 15,668 first-year students applied to Louisville, 12,442 were admitted and 3,120 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 79.4%.

Source: UofL Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2024

Source: UofL Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. UofL's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by college or major.

Source: UofL Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early plans. UofL has no early decision or early action plan. Its February 15 priority deadline is a filing date, not an early decision.

Source: UofL Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Each school or program sets the weighted GPA and scores for automatic admission, and a path without scores:

• Arts and Sciences, Education, Public Health, Social Work. Automatic admission with a 2.5 GPA and a 1030 SAT or 20 ACT. Without scores: a 2.5 GPA and a full review of your transcript. Social Work admits freshmen to a lower division first.
• Business majors (Accountancy, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Equine Business, Finance, Global Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing). Automatic admission with a 3.0 GPA and a 1200 SAT or 25 ACT, or a 3.3 GPA and a 1100 SAT or 22 ACT, plus a 540 SAT math or 22 ACT math score. Without scores: a 3.0 GPA, Algebra 2 done, A and B grades in math from 10th grade and an advanced math course.
• Business Administration. Automatic admission with a 2.75 GPA, a 1130 SAT or 23 ACT and a 540 SAT math or 22 ACT math score. Without scores: a 2.75 GPA, Algebra 2 done and A and B grades in math from 10th grade.
• Engineering. Automatic admission with a 3.0 GPA, a 1200 SAT or 25 ACT and a 590 SAT math or 25 ACT math score, or a 3.5 GPA, a 1160 SAT or 24 ACT and a 580 SAT math or 24 ACT math score. Without scores: a 3.5 unweighted GPA, college algebra or higher (or AP or IB precalculus or calculus with a 3 or better), and calculus or precalculus plus chemistry. Computer Science BA and Applied Engineering do not need chemistry.
• Nursing. Automatic admission with a 3.0 GPA, a 1100 SAT or 22 ACT and a 540 SAT math or 22 ACT math score. Without scores: a 3.5 GPA, four years of English with a 3.0 and an advanced math course in junior or senior year. Students not admitted directly start in a lower division and apply to the upper division after 3 to 4 semesters.
• Music. Extra requirements that could include an audition, portfolio review, interview or vocal assessment.

Engineering, Nursing and Business applicants who have the GPA but not the score can show readiness through the Accuplacer.

Source: UofL Undergraduate Admissions, Program-Specific Admissions Criteria (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

97 majors across 10 schools. Every bachelor's degree program in UofL's official 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog, grouped by the college or school that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Minors, certificates and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

The 2027 application is open. Competitive and mentored scholarship applications are due December 1, and the housing application opens November 2 for admitted students. UofL publishes no fixed decision date.

Source: UofL Undergraduate Admissions, Getting Help and FAQs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

UofL is test-optional for admission to every major, and every program has a path without the SAT or ACT. If you send scores, UofL uses your highest SAT or ACT composite and does not superscore. The Honors Program, which has its own application, requires the SAT or ACT. If you are admitted without scores, you take the Accuplacer math and reading tests for placement.

Source: UofL Undergraduate Admissions, Standardized Test Score Submission Options (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The 2024-2025 Common Data Set marks the SAT or ACT as not required, but considered if submitted, for fall 2026 applicants, with scores due by August 18.

Source: UofL Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Louisville's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: UofL Undergraduate Admissions, Standardized Test Score Submission Options (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Louisville, 2025-2026:

For a full-time undergraduate living on campus, fall and spring, in 2025-2026, the newest year the financial aid office posts. The 2026-2027 figures were not yet posted.

Source: UofL Student Financial Aid, Cost of Attendance (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from UofL's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to University of Louisville on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Mississippi State UniversityStarkville, MS · Public83.6% admitted$17,595 average net price
• The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · Public71.2% admitted$22,420 average net price
• University of KentuckyLexington, KY · Public93.5% admitted$18,851 average net price
• University of MississippiOxford, MS · Public97.4% admitted$13,314 average net price
• University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Public94.2% admitted$18,749 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.