���Ǵڳ�’s online psychology program is rated No. 7 in the nation according to the latest results. Two other programs made the top 50. UofL also received several honors for Best Online Programs for U.S. veterans.��

���Ǵڳ�’s fully ��have consistently appeared in the U.S. News and World Report rankings for more than a decade, earning recognition as some of the best-ranked education opportunities for online students.��

In 2026, the following degrees received Best Online Program honors:����

• Undergraduate Psychology – No. 7
• Undergraduate Business – No. 24
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• MBA (Best Online Programs for Veterans) – No. 54
• Graduate Business – No. 82
• Bachelor’s Degree (Best Online Programs for Veterans) – No. 83
• MBA – No. 93
• Bachelor’s Degree – No. 141 ��
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Kelvin Thompson, ���Ǵڳ�’s vice provost for online strategy and teaching innovation, highlighted the importance of quality online education in advancing lives and careers while offering the flexibility to balance life’s responsibilities.��

“Providing accessible, high-quality online higher education is crucial for American social mobility,” Thompson said. “At UofL, our students come from all��walks of life��and in all manner of circumstances, including first generation, post-traditional and under-resourced students, and recognition from organizations like U.S. News & World Report reaffirms our commitment to excellence in everything we do.”��

UofL recently introduced several new online programs, including its first fully online PhD program, the online��.��

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UofL soared 13 spots to reach No. 84 among Top Public Schools, and it climbed to No. 158 on the Best National Universities list, a jump of 21 spots from the previous year. The increase is the largest among ACC institutions and places UofL in a tie with the University of Cincinnati among public schools.

“We are so pleased by the university’s advancement as proved, in part, through these national rankings,” said President Gerry Bradley. “Each day, we prioritize efforts to create thriving futures for our students, our community and our society, and our work is getting noticed.”

The U.S. News and World Report’s ranking system is based on two pillars. Schools are categorized according to their mission, determined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and 17 indicators of academic excellence, such as graduation rates and student-to-faculty ratio.

improved in several categories, including a 3-percentage point increase in the six-year graduation rate for Pell Grant recipients and growth in the percentage of full-time faculty.

This record-setting ranking adds to other recent honors. Earlier this year, U.S. News and World Report also rated , placing it in the top 30% of universities worldwide, recognized for academic research and reputation.��Additionally, three UofL programs are rated in the top 21% in the country in their 2025 list of Best Online Programs. And, the UofL School of Medicine received acclaim as one of the nation’s best in the��2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

The university also recently was recognized by the , which bases its rankings on student surveys, as a Best Colleges 2026 and Best Regional College (South).

“Recognition from esteemed groups like U.S. News and World Report reflects our mission to educate and serve our students and our community,” Bradley said. “By focusing on opportunities like access, retention and financial support, we are increasing our students’ ability to succeed, and we remain steadfast in our goal to prepare our Cardinals for the challenges of tomorrow.

“Our work continues to enhance the national and international reputation of the university, and we are pleased to see that this is reflected in our elevated status in these rankings. Ensuring that we continue this progress is a priority for UofL.”

UofL is one of only 21 universities nationwide to earn both the Research 1 (R1) and Opportunity College & University (OCU) designations in the .

In April, UofL was named an OCU in the Student Access and Earnings Classification, the latest recognition in the redesigned system of Carnegie Classifications from the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on ����ֱ��. OCUs “can serve as a model for studying how campuses can foster student success,” according to the Carnegie Foundation.

“UofL is dedicated to redefining student success, ensuring our Cardinals have access to an outstanding education that prepares them for the careers and challenges of tomorrow,” said President Gerry Bradley. “We are honored to be recognized as an Opportunity College and delighted for others to recognize what our students, our alumni and their employers have already discovered – the incredible value of a UofL degree.”

The Student Access and Earnings Classification measures whether institutions are enrolling and creating opportunities for students in communities they serve, as well as whether students earn competitive wages after they attend.

UofL was classified “higher access, higher earnings” to give it the OCU title. It is the only ACC institution to receive the OCU rating and one of only two public colleges in Kentucky, the other being Eastern Kentucky University. Bellarmine University, a private institution, also made the cut.

There are 479 OCUs across the country and 187 R1s. UofL received its reaffirmation as an R1 in February. The Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on ����ֱ�� set out to update the Carnegie Classifications this year to better reflect the current nature of higher education and its benefits.

“With this redesign of the Carnegie Classifications, we set out to measure what matters,”�� Mushtaq Gunja, executive director of the Carnegie Classification systems and senior vice president at ACE, said in a press release. “Nowadays, institutions can’t be reduced down to the highest degree they award because they exist to serve a wide range of students in a wide variety of ways. Using multiple factors in how we classify institutions is an essential step toward making the classifications more useful to researchers, policymakers, funding agencies, and others.”

UofL also is one of 369 institutions nationwide classified as a Carnegie Community Engaged University, earning recognition for its multifaceted . Together, the three Carnegie Classifications highlight how UofL creates and applies knowledge and innovation that makes a positive impact on students, community and society.

Learn more about how UofL helps students for opportunities in college and their beyond.

Three UofL programs are rated in the top 21% in the country by U.S. News & World Report in their 2025 list of Best Online Programs. The rankings underscore ���Ǵڳ�’s commitment to providing high-quality, flexible education options for nontraditional students and working professionals.��

U.S. News & World Report rated ���Ǵڳ�’s Bachelor of Science in Psychology at No. 9 in the country, placing it in the top 19%; Undergraduate Business Programs at No. 21 in the country, placing it in the top 10%; and MBA program at No. 75 in the country, placing it in the top 21%.

Several other UofL degrees also appear in the online program rankings including criminal justice, education, information technology and programs for veterans. ��

Kelvin Thompson, vice provost for online strategy and teaching innovation at ���Ǵڳ�’s Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning, highlighted the importance of online education in advancing lives and careers while offering the flexibility to balance life’s responsibilities.

“Providing accessible, high-quality online education is a vital component of our mission at the University of Louisville,” Thompson said. “Our students come from all walks of life and in all manner of circumstances – first generation, post-traditional, under-resourced, etc. – and recognition from organizations like U.S. News & World Report reaffirms our commitment to excellence in everything we do.”��

���Ǵڳ�’s online programs are designed to offer flexibility and accessibility while maintaining academic rigor. With dedicated faculty, a student success team with a range of student support services and online student scholarships, UofL continues to empower learners from diverse backgrounds to achieve their educational goals.��

The online programs rankings are just one category where U.S. News and World Report recognizes UofL in the top tiers of higher education. For example, in 2024, ���Ǵڳ�’s School of Medicine appeared multiple times on the Best Medical Schools lists, coming in at No. 21 for most diverse medical schools, No. 41 in most graduates practicing in rural areas and No. 65 in most graduates working in primary care.

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UofL Online Learning received a five-star rating and came in it at No. 53 in America’s Top Online Colleges 2025 listing. Of the four Kentucky universities on Newsweek’s list – UofL, University of Kentucky, Somerset Community College and Western Kentucky University – UofL came out with the highest ranking by just over 40 spots. UofL is the third-highest Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) school on the list following Stanford University and the University of Virginia.

This is the fourth annual list produced by Newsweek and Statista to recognize the top 250 colleges in the country that offer online undergraduate and graduate programs. The research was based on a survey of more than 10,000 individuals across the U.S. who participated in online courses to earn academic degrees or boost skills for their jobs. According to Newsweek, schools were ranked “based on organization, support, price, reputation, success, recommendation, practical relevance and overall satisfaction.”

The award is the latest in a long list of accolades for UofL Online Learning. For more than a decade, UofL has been recognized among the “Best Online Programs” by U.S. News & World Report, with two of the ranked online programs – business and psychology – cracking the top 20 nationally in 2024.

The university currently offers more than 70 programs completely online.

UofL is number 489 on the list of 2,000 universities, placing it in the top 2.4% of the 20,966 institutions evaluated. CWUR publishes the only academic ranking of global universities that assesses the quality of education, alumni employment, quality of faculty and research performance without relying on surveys and university data submissions.

In the area of research, UofL was in the top 23% of the 2,000 listed universities based on total research papers published, number of research papers appearing in top-tier and highly influential journals, and the number of highly cited research papers. UofL was in the top 43% for graduate employability rankings based on the professional success of alumni relative to the university’s size.

“The CWUR ranking affirms the power of ���Ǵڳ�’s research enterprise and our success in producing highly qualified graduates who are prepared to succeed in the workplace. It shows that we do, indeed, improve lives through research and education,” said UofL President Kim Schatzel.

���Ǵڳ�’s 2024 position among U.S. institutions improved over its 2023 ranking and places it in the top 40% of American institutions, outranking Syracuse University, Boston College, Clemson University and Miami University of Ohio. U.S. universities account for 329 of the top 2,000 in the 2024 rankings.

CEO Magazine has named it a Tier One Global EMBA program for 2016.

“This ranking is a wonderful recognition of the unique partnership forged between Kentucky’s two top research universities to serve the Commonwealth in our region,” said T. Vernon Foster, executive director, MBA Programs and Career Management at the University of Louisville College of Business.

The program’s first class graduated in December 2015.

The Executive MBA program is aimed at rising executives from regional organizations. Faculty from ���Ǵڳ�’s College of Business and UK’s Gatton College of Business and Economics teach sessions that are split between the UK campus in Lexington and the UofL Campus in Louisville.

“It’s extremely gratifying to be ranked as an outstanding program that prepares seasoned professionals to advance in their careers and achieve their goals,” said Joe Labianca, co-director of the EMBA program at UK’s Gatton College of Business.

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