Check out why The University of Louisville received an F grade in our Report Card below.
The University of Louisville is &#8220;a state-supported research university&#8221; in Louisville, Kentucky with an undergraduate size of 15,634. The university is located in &#8220;Kentucky&#8217;s largest metropolitan area,&#8221; according to its <a href="https://louisville.edu/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about page</a>. In front of the university&#8217;s Grawemeyer Hall is Auguste Rodin&#8217;s famous sculpture known as &#8220;The Thinker&#8221; (which is one of the eight &#8220;Thinker&#8221; statues that he sculpted). In Louisville, students can entertain themselves by visiting the city’s well-known symphony, ballet, <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypN1tZC2mNc_XA0r_gjO/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.actorstheatre.org%2F">Actors Theater of Louisville</a>, and the <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypNRkS15g02pvw88g2rv/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.speedmuseum.org%2F">Speed Art Museum</a>. Students can also attend the university&#8217;s<a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypVVVZy9yx4gKQ-GtYFy/http%3A%2F%2Fuoflsports.cstv.com%2F"> collegiate sports</a>, and watch <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypRREdYdYbw-eAvRMVX-/http%3A%2F%2Fbatsbaseball.com%2F">The Louisville Bats</a> minor-league baseball team. Students can also walk through &#8220;one of the nation&#8217;s finest systems of urban parks, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture.&#8221; The university&#8217;s <a href="https://louisville.edu/involvement/fsl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fraternity and Sorority Life</a> &#8220;oversees 33 chapters of national and international fraternities and sororities.&#8221; The university&#8217;s mascot is &#8220;Louie the Cardinal,&#8221; and its sports teams are known as the &#8220;Cardinals.&#8221;
The University of Louisville has 65 undergraduate degrees. Notable former students include former NFL Quarterback Johnny Unitas, U.S. politician Mitch McConnell, and NBA point guard Donovan Mitchell.

University of Louisville receives a “C” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3242" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

University of Louisville receives a “C-” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of Louisville with a bachelor’s degree make $53,700 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates 

The University of Louisville receives a “D” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of Louisville with a bachelor’s degree make $89,100 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of Louisville receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 55% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

The University of Louisville receives a “B-” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $25,324 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

The University of Louisville receives an “A” grade for <a href="https://louisville.edu/hr/employment/newemployee/newemployeetraining" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not having</a> Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The University of Louisville receives an “F” grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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 Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of Louisville receives a “B-” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://louisville.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations?query=turn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has three right-leaning clubs compared to five left-leaning clubs. The three right-leaning clubs are Turning Point USA, Louisville Students for Life, and The Federalist Society. The five left-leaning clubs are Young Democratic Socialists of America at UofL, Louisville Students for Justice in Palestine, Young Communist League at the University of Louisville, Students for Reproductive Freedom, The Women&#8217;s Center (Feminist).
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The University of Louisville receives an “A” grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tpusalouisville/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of Louisville receives a “D” grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. Undocmented students can receive in-state tuition per the state of Kentucky&#8217;s <a href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/013/002/045/#xml=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/LRCSiteSessionSearch/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&amp;u=1a702ce5&amp;DocId=5428&amp;Index=E%3a%5cProduction%5cDTSearch%5cDTSearchIndex%5cKY%5fAdministrative%5fReg&amp;HitCount=10&amp;hits=c+d+e+f+10+11+12+13+14+15+&amp;SearchForm=&amp;.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Title 13,</a> which states:
&#8220;A person shall be a Kentucky resident for the purpose of this administrative regulation if the person graduated from a Kentucky high school and: &#8230;Is an undocumented alien[.]&#8221;
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of Louisville receives a “D+” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $4,895.00 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.Amount of Foreign Funding Received.
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Amount of Foreign Funding 

The University of Louisville receives an“F” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The university&#8217;s <a href="https://catalog.louisville.edu/undergraduate/general-education-requirements/#:~:text=Students%20must%20complete%20a%20minimum,6%20hours%20in%20diversity%20credit." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cardinal Core program</a> requires students to &#8220;complete a minimum of 12 hours in the skills courses, a minimum of 19 hours in the disciplinary perspectives courses, and within the 31 hours, students must accumulate 6 hours in diversity credit.&#8221; The Diversity requirement is described by the university in the following manner:
&#8220;Diversity refers to the difference that differences make. All courses in diversity will examine the ways in which components of identity and social and material stratification positively or negatively affect life experiences, opportunities, and sense of belonging in national or global contexts.&#8221;
The university requires 3 hours in U.S. Diversity and 3 hours in Global Diversity. About this requirement, the university states:
&#8220;Courses in U.S. diversity (D1) will broaden students&#8217; understanding of how the experiences and opportunities of individuals and groups in the United States are shaped by the various historical, cultural and social structures and processes of stratification. These courses will center on race, socio-economic status, gender, and/or their interactions with other social demographics. Similarly, &#8220;Courses in Global diversity (D2) will broaden students&#8217; understanding of how the experiences and opportunities of individuals and/or groups in non-U.S. societies are shaped by the various historical, cultural and social structures and processes of stratification locally or globally.&#8221;
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of Louisville receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has two living learning communities (<a href="https://louisville.edu/housing/options/llc/bayard-rustin-lgbtq-and-social-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bayard Rustin Social Justice TC</a>, and <a href="https://louisville.edu/housing/options/llc/feminist-social-justice-leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feminist Social Justice Leadership LLC</a>).
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The University of Louisville receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of Louisville receives a “C” grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the <a href="https://louisville.edu/coronavirus#:~:text=Effective%2C%20May%204%2C%202022%2C,of%20distance%20between%20university%20members." target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a>, masks are only required &#8220;in clinical areas on campus.&#8221; Vaccines are strongly encouraged as well.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

The University of Louisville receives a “D+” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 4.69% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The University of Louisville receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The university has a six credit <a href="https://louisville.edu/provost/ger/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requirement</a> called Social and Behavioral Sciences. In this category there is a course titled <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://catalog.louisville.edu/undergraduate/courses/pols/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Introduction to American Government and Politics&#8221;</a> that does not seem biased based on the description. However, this course can be bypassed in favor of courses unrelated to Western Civilization.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why The University of Louisville received an F grade in our Report Card below.

The University of Louisville is "a state-supported research university" in Louisville, Kentucky with an undergraduate size of 15,634. The university is located in "Kentucky's largest metropolitan area," according to its <a href="https://louisville.edu/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about page</a>. In front of the university's Grawemeyer Hall is Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture known as "The Thinker" (which is one of the eight "Thinker" statues that he sculpted). In Louisville, students can entertain themselves by visiting the city’s well-known symphony, ballet, <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypN1tZC2mNc_XA0r_gjO/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.actorstheatre.org%2F">Actors Theater of Louisville</a>, and the <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypNRkS15g02pvw88g2rv/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.speedmuseum.org%2F">Speed Art Museum</a>. Students can also attend the university's<a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypVVVZy9yx4gKQ-GtYFy/http%3A%2F%2Fuoflsports.cstv.com%2F"> collegiate sports</a>, and watch <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BdLAypRREdYdYbw-eAvRMVX-/http%3A%2F%2Fbatsbaseball.com%2F">The Louisville Bats</a> minor-league baseball team. Students can also walk through "one of the nation's finest systems of urban parks, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture." The university's <a href="https://louisville.edu/involvement/fsl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fraternity and Sorority Life</a> "oversees 33 chapters of national and international fraternities and sororities." The university's mascot is "Louie the Cardinal," and its sports teams are known as the "Cardinals."

The University of Louisville has 65 undergraduate degrees. Notable former students include former NFL Quarterback Johnny Unitas, U.S. politician Mitch McConnell, and NBA point guard Donovan Mitchell.

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