Spalding University Overview

Spalding University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Spalding University Known For?

• Spalding has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Spalding.
• During a recent academic cycle, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Spalding bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,438 a year. That's about 21% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Spalding University?

Contact details for Spalding are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 S Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203-2188
Phone:	502-585-9911
Website:	www.spalding.edu

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How Do I Get Into Spalding?

You can apply to Spalding online at: https://www.spalding.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Spalding

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Spalding?

Since Spalding has an acceptance rate of 98%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to Spalding submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 555. Math scores were between 438 and 550.

Spalding received ACT scores from 73% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Spalding University?

The overall average net price of Spalding is $31,011. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Spalding, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,126 a year. That adds up to $24,504 over four years for those students.

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Spalding University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 855 undergraduate students at Spalding, with 707 being full-time and 148 being part-time.

There are also 741 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 707 full-time undergraduates at Spalding, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Spalding University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	142
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	456
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Spalding University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Spalding. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and United Kingdom.

Spalding University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	36	34	0	70
Nursing	52	0	12	1	65
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	37	26	63
Social Work	13	0	23	13	49
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	47	47
Educational Administration	0	0	28	13	41
General Business/Commerce	22	1	16	0	39
Health Sciences & Services	31	0	0	0	31
Writing Studies	2	5	23	0	30
Special Education	1	0	21	0	22
General Psychology	18	0	0	0	18
Student Counseling	0	0	14	0	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	8	0	6	0	14
Biological & Physical Science	11	0	0	0	11
Accounting	8	1	0	0	9
Allied Health Professions	0	0	8	0	8
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	0	6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	3	0	3
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	2	0	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Natural Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1	0	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	181	44	227	100	552

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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