by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Spalding University was awarded 92 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Spalding landed the #1,192 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Spalding is also ranked #12 out of 38 schools in Kentucky.
Spalding University has an acceptance rate of 90%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Spalding.
About 13% of students accepted to Spalding submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 460 and 540.
At Spalding, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Spalding University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Spalding University this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Spalding is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 855 undergraduates at Spalding with 707 being full-time and 148 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,652 | $18,941 | $20,224 | $24,873 | $26,419 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Spalding, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Spalding, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $6,386 a year. That adds up to $25,544 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Spalding is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Spalding are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 901 S Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203-2188 |
| Phone: | 502-585-9911 |
| Website: | https://www.spalding.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SpaldingUniversity?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SpaldingU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 137 | $56,254 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 30 | NA |
| General Psychology | 28 | $29,028 |
| General Business/Commerce | 23 | $39,229 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 21 | $18,656 |
| Accounting | 18 | NA |
| Social Work | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 7 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 6 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 883 students took at least one online class at Spalding University. This is a decrease from the 1,247 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 883 | 294 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,247 | 450 |
| 2018-2019 | 600 | 134 |
| 2017-2018 | 953 | 392 |
| 2016-2017 | 644 | 168 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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