Hey, what's up,
YOUniversity TV fans.
I'm Nicole Erin.
And I'm Sheana,
and you're watching
the University of Louisville,
home of the Cardinals.
So you're probably wondering
why we've got these shirts on.
Well, there's a rare family of
white squirrels that are only
found right on this campus.
So let's take our tour
and see if we can find any.
The University of Louisville is
located in Louisville, Kentucky,
with Belknap campus just
three miles from downtown.
Well, Louisville's a great
place, because you have that,
you have the campus feeling
but you also, you're in a city.
So there's always something
going on.
There's concerts, there's events
downtown.
I guess probably the thing we're
most known for is that
we're the home of
the Kentucky Derby.
And it happens at Churchill
Downs, which is only about,
I guess, two to three
minutes from campus.
So we always make sure we have
exams and everything done before
Derby so that students can enjoy
all the activities that go on.
There's actually about three
weeks of activities that go on
leading up to Derby, parades
and huge fireworks displays
and races.
U of L is made up of three
different campuses.
The main campus, Belknap,
is 320 acres, and houses
8 of the university's 12
colleges and schools.
Only a few miles from the main
campus is the Health Sciences
campus, which houses
the medical, dental,
nursing and public health
programs.
The Rapid Prototyping Center
allows students to interact
with state of the art equipment
that they'll be exposed to in
their industry.
These machines act as three
dimensional laser printers,
where they build the students'
own designs out of plastic
and metal.
U of L enrolls roughly 21,000
students from all 50 US states
and 116 countries
around the world.
Men make up 49% of the student
body, while women make up 51%.
Approximately 84% of U of L's
incoming freshmen were in
the top half of their
graduating class.
The average GPA is 3.46,
and the average ACT is
between 21 and 28.
Students who reside in Kentucky
will pay about $8500 in tuition
per year, while nonresidents
will pay about $20,500.
Additional fees for room
and board will tack on
about $6,000.
The University of Louisville
offers 74 bachelor, 79 master,
and 34 doctorate degrees.
Popular majors include business
and engineering.
Oh, the engineering school's
very unique.
We offer an integrated five year
engineering program.
No one else in the country
offers that.
So basically our students
come in as freshmen,
and five years later,
they leave with both
a bachelor's degree
and a master's degree.
And in the middle there,
they co-op three semesters.
So they're essentially going out
into the world to be engineers,
competing against the vast
majority of people who just have
bachelor's degrees
and no experience.
They're coming out with master's
degrees and a full year
of co-op experience.
We have some very outstanding
achievements in the area
of the health sciences.
The first artificial heart
was implanted here
at the University of Louisville.
The first hand transplant
was done here
at the University of Louisville.
Two faculty members here at
the University of Louisville
were part of the team that
founded the cervical cancer
vaccine that is now well
known as Gardasil.
I think my education that
I'm getting here is totally
preparing me for the future.
I'm involved in a mentoring
program where I get to work
alongside doctors and see what
my future's gonna be like.
The classes that I have are
definitely preparing me
to take the MCAT
and the other things
that I'll need for the future.
Astronauts get to train in zero
gravity, and that's cool.
But these conditions can also
serve to save a life.
Enlisted by NASA, researchers at
the University of Louisville
are looking at the possible
benefits of a weightless
environment to treat
a heart attack.
Louisville employs more than
1,300 faculty members.
Seventy-two percent hold
a terminal degree.
Students have the advantage
with a student to faculty ratio
of 18:1 and an average
class size of 28.
Faculty at the University
of Louisville are great.
They share their experiences
with their students
in the classroom, outside of
the classroom in service
learning projects, through their
research, bringing students in
to help them do their research.
The Louisville Cardinals
Division I team compete
in the Big East Conference.
They are the only NCAA school
since 2000 to win a BCS
bowl game, to be in the men's
basketball Final Four,
to compete in the baseball
World Series in college,
and to win a national
championship
in track and field.
While getting a great education
from U of L, you can find home
at one of the traditional
residence halls,
suite-style rooms,
or on-campus apartments.
There are also residence halls
for honor students,
first year students,
and campus leaders.
Living on campus is
the greatest thing ever.
I've lived in the same dorm
since I've been here.
Carr's Hall, baby.
It's the best on campus.
Basically, it kind of connects
you more with the people
that you're with.
U of L offers more than 250 clubs
and organizations on campus,
including Big Brothers Big
Sisters, College Democrats,
and the spirit club,
The L Raisers.
Go Cardinals!
All right, guys, we are standing
in front of the Red Barn,
where tons of student activities
are always happening,
like dances, cookouts
and comedy shows.
Sounds like fun, right?
You better check it out
when you get here.
“THE THINKER” STATUE THAT SITS ON THE STEPS OF GRAWEMEYER HALL IS THE FIRST FULL-SIZE BRONZE CAST OF THE WORK BY FRENCH SCULPTOR AUGUSTE RODIN. RODIN PERSONALLY SUPERVISED THE CASTING ON DEC. 25, 1903, FOR THE ST. LOUIS WORLD FAIR. IT WAS LATER GIVEN AS A GIFT TO THE CITY AND NOW IT IS A MONUMENTAL SYMBOL TO THE UNIVERSITY.
So if you're looking for
a nationally recognized
research university with
a commitment to the liberal arts
and sciences, make sure you keep
the University of Louisville
on your "go see" list.
All right, guys, hope you had
an awesome time with us
at the University of Louisville.
Thanks for joining us here
in Kentucky.
I'm Nicole.
I'm Shana.
And this is Cardinal Bird.
Bye.
