University of Louisville was founded in the year 1798 and has a rich heritage. The university was the city's first publicly owned university. By the command of the Kentucky General Assembly the university is now a superb metropolitan research university. This university is financially strong enough to incorporate necessary changes for the advancement of the students and the curriculum.

The university has a very finely tune academic program. The university offers study of 170 disciplines through various graduate, post graduate, and professional programs. The university has over 12 schools and colleges. Various undergraduate disciplines are Accountancy, aerospace studies, art, bioengineering, business administration, economics, literature and many more. Many PhD and master degree studies are also available from the university.

The university has well enriched separate libraries for separate departments. The library has installed a robotic retrieval system that can store up to a million books. Students can also connect to the library online database for reference. There are huge amount of information available for the students. There are seven library buildings altogether.

The university has several states of art campuses, which houses students, faculty and delegates. The housing for the students have facilities like telephone, data line per resident, cable TV, good kitchen facility and many more. The cost of living on the campus is moderate but depends on students. The campus is a diversified one with a friendly tone to it. There are students from all around the world and from different states of USA.

The University of Louisville is a research university situated in Kentucky's largest metropolitan area and is supported by the state. It was initially a public institution that was supported municipally for many years before it joined the university system in the year 1970.

The University of Louisville consists of a total of three campuses. The first is the Belknap Campus that is spread across 287-acres and is located just three miles from downtown Louisville. The campus is home to a total of 7 of the university colleges and schools.

The second campus is the Health Sciences Center which is located within the downtown Louisville's medical complex. The center is home to the University of Louisville Hospital and the various university health related programs.

Last but not the least the Shelby Campus is situated in eastern Jefferson County and is spread out over 243-acres of land.

University of Louisville

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Academics

The University of Louisville offers a number of bachelor's degrees in over 70 fields of study. The masters' degrees offered at the university in 78 fields of study are highly recognized. Not to forget are the doctorate degrees that the university offers in 22 fields of study.

The College of Business that runs under the University of Louisville has been ranked amongst the top 7% of business schools in the nation. The comprehensive PhD program offered at the College of Business is inclined towards providing a detailed insight into the art of entrepreneurship. The College of Business University of Louisville dental school has earned a place for itself amongst the top 10 dental schools in the country.

The College of Business-University of Louisville

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The law degrees, the engineering programs, the music courses and the social work programs are all nationally recognized and respected.

University of Louisville: Education Programs

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Graduate Studies at the University of Louisville

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