- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Spalding University
Louisville, KYCity: largeZIP 40203Founded 1814
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1814
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.spalding.edu
KentuckyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Spalding University
Spalding University is a private nonprofit university in Louisville, Kentucky, with 583 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $24,262 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention64%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans58%
$24,262net price / year
100%admission rate
977average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$55,738median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#996 of 1,704 for earnings#1,181 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,197 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,489 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,951tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,450
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,450
- Average net price
- $24,262national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,443
$30,001–48,000$19,548
$48,001–75,000$22,065
$75,001–110,000$26,719
$110,001+$31,540
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 977
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–513
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 435–525
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,292
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,738middle 50%: $37,544–$77,426
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,426
Median, Spalding University$55,738
Lower quarter$37,544
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 583
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 24.7
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,066 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,748
- Endowment, end of year
- $28,053,113
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic8.2%
Black24%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.6%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Business & management25%
Psychology14%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.2%
Public administration & social service8.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.5%
Education3.0%
Communication & journalism2.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 157757. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7572993.