Colleges, Schools & Departments

From Mozart to medicine, find your one-of-a-kind learning experience through our 12 schools and colleges.

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College of Arts & Sciences

As UofL's largest academic unit, the College of Arts and Sciences offers a diverse range of opportunities from over 30 departments and programs in natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and arts and humanities.

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College of Business

The College of Business offers high quality undergraduate and graduate business programs that prepare our students for rewarding careers and enhance the vitality of our city, the region and the broader business community. 

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School of Dentistry

The School of Dentistry enjoys a rich heritage in dental education and a reputation for clinical excellence that reaches back to the 1800s. More than 100,000 patient visits occur each year at the Dental School. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

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College of Education & Human Development

The College of Education and Human Development promotes the highest levels of learning and social, emotional and physical health and well-being for all children, individuals and families to enhance the communities in which they grow and develop. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

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School of Engineering

Our vision is to become the preeminent provider of high-quality, accessible, and experiential-based engineering education and a national leader among public, metropolitan engineering institutions in research, scholarship and creative activity. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

Cameron Galloway, graduate student in the Kent School

Graduate School

The Graduate School currently has more than 149 programs offering approximately 39 doctoral, 89 masters, 3 professional and 18 certificate degrees. 

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School of Law

At the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, students find the excitement of new ideas, the challenge of intellectual exchange and the rigor of critical analysis. We provide students with the training and opportunity to transform themselves and the world. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

Student Diane Appiasie in the Simulation Clinic as part of the Porter Scholars in Medicine

School of Medicine

At the School of Medicine, our mission is to improve the health of our patients and our communities through excellence and leadership in education, clinical care, research and community engagement. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

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School of Music

The School of Music is committed to teaching music as an artistic, academic and professional discipline, fostering the creation, performance, study, teaching and therapeutic use of music; and to contributing innovative musical leadership. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

Antonio Abreu Almauguer '22, Cuban immigrant and School of Nursing student

School of Nursing

The School of Nursing promotes excellence in the profession of nursing through research and scholarship that inform undergraduate and graduate education, support evidence-based practice and foster advances in nursing science. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

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School of Public Health & Information Sciences

We strive to enhance public health and healthcare delivery systems through education, research, community engagement and practice. Our graduates have the knowledge and skills to improve population health and alleviate suffering caused by disease, injuries and health disparities. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

Daydrianna Jeffries

School of Social Work & Family Science

We prepare students to work in a society with complex social problems and needs. We provide current research information in the preparation of its students for work with individuals, families and communities. Browse our departments, programs and centers.

Departments, Programs & Centers