University of Louisville Student Population

How many students at UofL?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Louisville has a total enrollment of 23,065 students, including 17,086 undergraduate and 5,979 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,058 male students (43.6%) and 13,007 female students (56.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 13,830 White students (60%) and 3,522 Black students (15.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 17,086 undergraduate students (74.1%) and 5,979 graduate students (25.9%).
• Class Delivery: 4,555 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,040 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UofL's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,058 male (43.61%) and 13,007 female (56.39%) students are attending University of Louisville. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.33.

By class level, 17,086 (74.08%) are undergraduate students and 5,979 (25.92%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.04% are male and 56.96% are female, while among graduate students, 45.22% are male and 54.78% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 13,830 White, 3,522 Black, and 1,391 Asian students out of a total of 23,065 are attending at University of Louisville. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Louisville is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UofL has 1,913 students under 18 years old and 142 students over 65 years old. There are 16,258 students under 25 years old, and 6,807 students over 25 years old out of 23,065 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,913 students are younger than 18 and 112 students are older than 65. UofL has 14,546 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,540 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,712 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,267 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Louisville, 4,555 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,040 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,241 students who live in Kentucky or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,314 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 17,086 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,058 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.19%.732 students have transferred in as full-time status and 326 students transferred in as part-time status.