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The main campus of the University of Louisville.
The University of Louisville is a state supported research university located in Kentucky's largest metropolitan area. It was a municipally supported public institution for many decades prior to joining the university system in 1970. The University has three campuses. The 274-acre Belknap Campus is three miles from downtown Louisville and houses seven of the university's 11 colleges and schools. The Health Science Center is situated in downtown Louisville's medical complex and houses the university's health related programs and the University of Louisville Hospital. On the 243-acre Shelby Campus located in eastern Jefferson County are the National Crime Prevention Institute and the Information Technology Resource Center.
Mission: Kentucky's premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research universtiy
Established: 1798
President: James R. Ramsey
Student Body: 21,760 (Fall 2005)
Average ACT: 23.9
Faculty and Staff: 5,764
Alumni: More than 100,000 residing in the United States and around the world
Operating Budget
2005-06:
$697.8 million, including $185 million from the commonwealth of Kentucky
Endowment: $607.6 million (FY 2005)
Federally Funded Research: $90 million (excluding financial aid)
Athletic Conference: Big East
Mascot: Cardinal
Category: university school college kentucky louisville
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