In its 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report ranks UofL’s School of Medicine among the best in the nation. Its impact is evident in key areas: it ranks No. 57 for graduates practicing in health professional shortage areas, No. 52 for those entering primary care and No. 52 for graduates serving rural communities.
UofL has a long history of preparing physicians for practice in rural and smaller communities through the UofL School of Medicine Trover Campus, which began in 1998 with the goal of increasing the number of physicians practicing in rural areas, and in existing UofL family medicine residencies in Glasgow and Owensboro.
Supporting this mission, UofL was awarded a $16 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant in 2023 to expand the training of primary care physicians and encourage their practice in underserved areas.
UofL is also a part of the Kentucky Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), a collaborative effort of the UofL Health Sciences Center, the University of Kentucky Medical Center and eight regional centers. The AHECs work to improve the recruitment, distribution and retention of health care professionals in medically under-served areas throughout the state commonwealth.
“These national rankings affirm the University of Louisville School of Medicine’s deep commitment to improving access to care in communities that need it most,” said Kelli Bullard Dunn, MD, vice dean for community engagement. “Our longstanding efforts, alongside new investments like the HRSA grant and ongoing support from the Kentucky General Assembly, are strengthening the pipeline of primary care providers and creating real change for families across Kentucky and beyond.”
Other key highlights in the U.S. News & World Report graduate and professional schools ranking include:
- No. 29 in criminology
- No. 36 in audiology
- No. 43 in social work
- No. 46 in healthcare management
All graduate school rankings can be found on the U.S. News & World report 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools.
Graduate education at UofL provides over 130 graduate programs to approximately 5,800 graduate students. Learn more on the UofL Graduate School webpage.
Previously, U.S. News & World Report had ranked the university in the top 100 public universities in the nation. Additionally, UofL Online Learning received a five-star rating and came in it at No. 53 in America’s Top Online Colleges 2025 listing.
