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Acceptance Rate 79.41%
Yield 25.08%
SAT Score 1,150
ACT Score 23
Applicants 15,668

Louisville Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 79.41% at University of Louisville. Total 15,668 students applied and 12,442 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,150 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationlouisville.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationlouisville.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate79.41%
Average Test Scores1,150 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 79.41%. A total of 15,668 students (6,718 men and 8,950 women) have applied to and 12,442 (5,361 men and 7,081 women) students admitted to University of Louisville.
Among them, 1,438 male and 1,682 female students have enrolled into Louisville and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.08%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Louisville
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,6686,7188,95000
Admitted12,4425,3617,08100
Enrolled3,1201,4381,68200
Acceptance Rate 79.41% 79.80% 79.12% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.08% 26.82% 23.75% - -
[Chart] University of Louisville Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Louisville, 569 applicants (18% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,647 applicants (85%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,150 at Louisville. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,270 and 25th percentile score is 1,040.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Louisville. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Louisville with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Louisville
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total104011501270
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530580640
Math510570630
ACT Composite192327
Math182326
English192328
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Louisville, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Louisville
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✓
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Louisville

The calendar system at University of Louisville is Semester. University of Louisville accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Louisville accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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