Enrollment Trends at UofL

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,895 where 23,065 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 23,065 students in 2025 and was lowest at 21,294 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 21,294 to 23,065 students, a net gain of 1,771 (8.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Louisville since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,940 where 17,086 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Louisville since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,954 where 5,979 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Louisville since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 59.96%. The percentage was 74.62% 10 years ago and UofL still has a high percentage of white students. 6.03% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.09% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.62% to 59.96%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.69% to 6.03%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.52% to 15.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.89% to 8.09%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6039 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4278 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Louisville over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

4,555 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 201.86% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Louisville from 2015 to 2025.