The University of Louisville (informally U of L) is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is a member of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is categorized as an R1 doctoral research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
The University Of Louisville Is A Public Research University Located In Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It Was Founded In 1798 And Is One Of The Oldest Universities In The Country. The University Is Classified As An R1 Doctoral Research Institution By The Carnegie Classification Of Institutions Of Higher Education And Is Accredited By The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools Commission On Colleges To Award Baccalaureate, Masters, Doctoral Degrees.
The University Of Louisville’s Main Campus Spreads Across 235 Acres (0.95 Km2) On South Belknap Street Between 3rd Street And 8th Street Southeast In Downtown Louisville Near Metro Hall Station And Humana Building . There Are Also Two Health Science Center Campuses Located In Downtown Louisville And Shelbyville , Ky That Total 745 Acres (3 Km2). AsOf Fall 2019 , There Are A Total 34,929 Students Attending classes At All Three campuses . 22% Are Graduate Or Professional Students , 45% Undergraduate , 23% Community College Transfers Or Dual Credit High School Students , 2% International Students With 80 Countries Represented On Main Campus .
In 1846 UofL joined with Spalding University and several other local colleges to form what would become known as the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Union Presbytery Seminary located on what is today Fourth Street between Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Broadway downtown; this arrangement lasted until 1853 when Union broke away to form its own seminary campus just south on Third street where it would remain until 1903 when it moved again to Crescent Hill.[citation needed]
In 1829 Thomas Jefferson Marshall donated property on which a new building was constructed for use as medical college classrooms and offices; this building came to be known as “Old Natural Science” because it housed various science departments including geology classes taught by noted explorer Stephen Hales Keeney.[citation needed] When that college closed due to financial difficulties following Marshall’s death in 1835,[citation needed] his son John Marshall gave land adjacent to his father’s gift so that a new institution could be built thereon;[citation needed] this became the Male High School which opened in 1837.[citation needed]