University of Louisville Rankings & Recognition

University of Louisville appears in 16 of CollegesRef's value rankings by major. Its best placement is #19 of 521 for education, and #1 of 10 ranked colleges in Kentucky.

University of Louisville rankings by major

Source: CollegesRef value rankings from U.S. College Scorecard data, 2025

Each ranking compares bachelor's programs in one field. A college's value score is the weighted average of four percentiles among the ranked colleges: graduate earnings, average net price, debt compared with earnings, and graduation rate. Percentiles here are 100 for the best figure in the field. How the rankings work

Education

Ranked #19 of 521 for value

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · 156 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $74,873; Ranked-college median: $48,822
Median debt: $19,250; Ranked-college median: $21,500

Value score 83.7 of 100 · #1 of 10 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 100th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 65th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 95th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 58th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,201) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 26% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of California-Irvine (#18)
Ranked just below: Washington State University (#20)

Best colleges for education

Criminal justice

Ranked #85 of 379 for value

Criminal Justice and Corrections · 131 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $57,399; Ranked-college median: $55,481
Median debt: $18,500; Ranked-college median: $21,500

Value score 64.8 of 100 · #1 of 7 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 61th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 59th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 75th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 73th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $16,222) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 32% of earnings

Ranked just above: National University-California (#84)
Ranked just below: Western Oregon University (#86)

Best colleges for criminal justice

Computer engineering

Ranked #85 of 126 for value

Computer Engineering · 81 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $97,216; Ranked-college median: $109,085
Median debt: $15,000; Ranked-college median: $20,500

Value score 39.4 of 100 · #1 of 2 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 18th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 59th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 71th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 20th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $16,270) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 15% of earnings

Ranked just above: Oklahoma State University (#84)
Ranked just below: West Virginia University (#86)

Best colleges for computer engineering

Marketing

Ranked #94 of 354 for value

Marketing · 114 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $68,074; Ranked-college median: $67,486
Median debt: $15,000; Ranked-college median: $19,523

Value score 61.7 of 100 · #1 of 6 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 51th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 69th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 86th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 45th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,699) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 22% of earnings

Ranked just above: Saint Cloud State University (#93)
Ranked just below: Texas Tech University (#95)

Best colleges for marketing

Finance

Ranked #121 of 330 for value

Finance and Financial Management Services · 77 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $75,089; Ranked-college median: $77,916
Median debt: $14,512; Ranked-college median: $19,500

Value score 55.7 of 100 · #2 of 5 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 42th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 68th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 78th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 44th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,502) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 19% of earnings

Ranked just above: Washburn University (#120)
Ranked just below: University of Cincinnati (#122)

Best colleges for finance

Civil engineering

Ranked #129 of 181 for value

Civil Engineering · 31 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $80,681; Ranked-college median: $85,627
Median debt: $18,945; Ranked-college median: $20,500

Value score 38.6 of 100 · #2 of 3 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 19th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 63th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 55th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 27th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,058) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 24% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Toledo (#128)
Ranked just below: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (#130)

Best colleges for civil engineering

Electrical engineering

Ranked #130 of 184 for value

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · 27 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $93,968; Ranked-college median: $99,787
Median debt: $17,750; Ranked-college median: $20,732

Value score 38.2 of 100 · #1 of 3 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 15th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 58th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 65th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 32th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $16,125) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 19% of earnings

Ranked just above: Georgia Southern University (#129)
Ranked just below: University of Maine (#131)

Best colleges for electrical engineering

Kinesiology and exercise science

Ranked #155 of 459 for value

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · 196 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $53,496; Ranked-college median: $53,707
Median debt: $19,389; Ranked-college median: $21,500

Value score 59.1 of 100 · #3 of 8 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 49th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 71th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 64th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 61th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $18,314) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 36% of earnings

Ranked just above: Augustana University-South Dakota (#154)
Ranked just below: Abilene Christian University (#156)

Best colleges for kinesiology and exercise science

Accounting

Ranked #156 of 408 for value

Accounting and Related Services · 77 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $74,924; Ranked-college median: $76,108
Median debt: $16,750; Ranked-college median: $20,500

Value score 56.9 of 100 · #2 of 6 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 47th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 66th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 72th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 48th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,285) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 22% of earnings

Ranked just above: Grand Valley State University (#155)
Ranked just below: Ball State University (#157)

Best colleges for accounting

Mechanical engineering

Ranked #167 of 276 for value

Mechanical Engineering · 96 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $89,056; Ranked-college median: $91,366
Median debt: $20,500; Ranked-college median: $20,713

Value score 43.8 of 100 · #2 of 3 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 32th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 66th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 50th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 31th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,379) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 23% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Connecticut (#166)
Ranked just below: North Carolina State University at Raleigh (#168)

Best colleges for mechanical engineering

Communications

Ranked #176 of 388 for value

Communication and Media Studies · 95 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $55,636; Ranked-college median: $56,130
Median debt: $19,416; Ranked-college median: $19,593

Value score 52.4 of 100 · #1 of 7 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 48th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 63th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 52th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 48th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,285) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 35% of earnings

Ranked just above: La Salle University (#175)
Ranked just below: Seattle Pacific University (#177)

Best colleges for communications

Engineering

Ranked #192 of 327 for value

Mechanical Engineering · 96 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $89,056; Ranked-college median: $91,742
Median debt: $20,500; Ranked-college median: $21,000

Value score 44.8 of 100 · #2 of 4 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 33th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 65th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 51th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 34th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $17,499) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 23% of earnings

Ranked just above: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (#191)
Ranked just below: Marquette University (#193)

Best colleges for engineering

Psychology

Ranked #263 of 814 for value

Psychology, General · 215 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $51,387; Ranked-college median: $51,007
Median debt: $19,625; Ranked-college median: $21,000

Value score 59.2 of 100 · #1 of 12 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 53th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 70th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 63th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 53th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $18,874) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 38% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Minnesota-Duluth (#262)
Ranked just below: Smith College-Massachusetts (#264)

Best colleges for psychology

Biology

Ranked #275 of 680 for value

Biology, General · 130 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $56,142; Ranked-college median: $58,001
Median debt: $17,026; Ranked-college median: $20,717

Value score 55.8 of 100 · #4 of 9 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 42th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 68th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 74th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 48th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $18,049) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 30% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (#274)
Ranked just below: Arizona State University Campus Immersion (#276)

Best colleges for biology

Political science

Ranked #298 of 388 for value

Political Science and Government · 84 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $55,856; Ranked-college median: $63,181
Median debt: $19,500; Ranked-college median: $19,500

Value score 36.2 of 100 · #1 of 4 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 21th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 69th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 30th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 30th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $18,238) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 35% of earnings

Ranked just above: Texas Woman's University (#297)
Ranked just below: Ohio University (#299)

Best colleges for political science

Nursing

Ranked #434 of 686 for value

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · 293 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $78,902; Ranked-college median: $85,171
Median debt: $20,494; Ranked-college median: $20,938

Value score 43.3 of 100 · #7 of 11 in Kentucky

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 23th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 66th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 42th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 63th percentile

Average net price $14,960 (median $18,014) · graduation rate 60.1% · debt is 26% of earnings