Engineering at University of Louisville

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of Louisville stacks up to those at other schools.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 405 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UofL.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UofL Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UofL Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UofL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UofL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	92
Best Value Engineering Schools	211

In 2021, 161 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UofL. This makes it the #88 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UofL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Louisville.

UofL Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 405 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from UofL in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UofL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Louisville with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	312
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UofL Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 161 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from UofL in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UofL, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Louisville with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	126
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofL also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Louisville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	153
Computer Engineering	118
Civil Engineering	89
Electrical Engineering	76
Biomedical Engineering	55
Chemical Engineering	53
Industrial Engineering	48
Environmental Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers	5,700	$86,300
Industrial Engineers	5,410	$79,170
Mechanical Engineers	4,000	$84,380
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Civil Engineers	3,380	$82,840

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.