University of Louisville Outcomes: $68K Earnings (2026)

How much do University of Louisville graduates earn?

The reported median is $67,853 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is $2,243 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $67,853. That is at the 73rd percentile nationally, and $2,243 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the university at the 74th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,742 more than expects for similar students.

That places the gap at the 65th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $10,501.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,759. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,823.

Earnings vary widely across the earnings scenarios at University of Louisville, from $49,099 in the downside scenario to $88,125 in the upside scenario. These are scenarios based on program mix, rather than observed groups.

Among the upper-earning fields, Industrial Engineering completers have median earnings of $104,538 four years after completion, Chemical Engineering completers have $101,068, and Computer Engineering completers have $97,216. These fields show how program choice can sit at the upper end of the modeled range.

An estimated 28.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so the earnings figure does not include those continuing their education at that point.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $67,853
Rank for difference from expectations: 65th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Louisville reported median: $67,853
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,243 below University of Louisville: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $2,742 below University of Louisville: $65,111

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How many University of Louisville students return and finish their degrees?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2024-25

Completed within six years: 61.2%
Pell recipients completed within six years: 52.2%

Source: University of Louisville Common Data Set 2024-25, B4–B11 six-year completion.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $49,099
Median · reported: $67,853
Higher estimate: $88,125

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Louisville graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of Louisville graduates’ reported earnings are $2,742 above that expectation, the 65th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Louisville caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of Louisville report the highest earnings?

University of Louisville has a wide earnings range across fields, so program choice shapes the picture four years after completion. Among the higher-earning options, Nursing reports median earnings of $78,902 and 281 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #233 nationally within its academic field.

Mechanical Engineering records $89,056 with 105 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #154 within its academic field. Subject-Area Teacher Education shows median earnings of $74,873 four years after completion, alongside 174 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks the field #4 nationally within its academic field. Chemical Engineering reports $101,068 and 47 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #48 within its academic field.

The contrast between these fields shows that earnings vary substantially across the university's larger and nationally ranked programs.

University of Louisville offers ranked bachelor’s programs in fields such as education, engineering, and business. Azimuth identifies 29 ranked bachelor’s programs among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks Subject-Area Teacher Education #4 nationally; it awarded 174 degrees, and median earnings were $74,873 four years after completion. Industrial Engineering is ranked #19 nationally by Azimuth, with 28 degrees awarded and median earnings of $104,538 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Business/Managerial Economics #29 nationally; 30 degrees were awarded, and median earnings reached $75,845 four years after completion.

Further analysis

Field choice can place earnings at very different points in the modeled range. Scenarios grounded in program mix run from a downside of $49,099, through a typical $67,853, to an upside of $88,125.

Industrial Engineering reaches $104,538 four years after completion, while Psychology posts $51,387. The spread shows how substantially earnings vary by field.

University of Louisville graduates have earnings that sit well above the middle of the national nonprofit four-year distribution. Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $67,853, placing the university in the 73rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The measure is based on an earnings cohort of 3,752 completers. Graduates earn about $2,742 more than the model expects for similar students.

A typical earnings scenario, based on the program mix, is $67,853. An estimated 28.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The four-year median and the higher-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.