UofL Online Learning named one of nation’s top online colleges, best in Kentucky

November 21, 2024

a man is studying at his home with two chilkdren sitting with him at a table — UofL online learning student David Beumer studying at home with family.

The University of Louisville’s online programs are the top in the state and highly rated in the nation, according to Newsweek.

UofL Online Learning received a five-star rating and came in it at No. 53 in America’s Top Online Colleges 2025 listing. Of the four Kentucky universities on Newsweek’s list – UofL, University of Kentucky, Somerset Community College and Western Kentucky University – UofL came out with the highest ranking by just over 40 spots. UofL is the third-highest Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) school on the list following Stanford University and the University of Virginia.

This is the fourth annual list produced by Newsweek and Statista to recognize the top 250 colleges in the country that offer online undergraduate and graduate programs. The research was based on a survey of more than 10,0000 individuals across the U.S. who participated in online courses to earn academic degrees or boost skills for their jobs. According to Newsweek, schools were ranked “based on organization, support, price, reputation, success, recommendation, practical relevance and overall satisfaction.”

The award is the latest in a long list of accolades for UofL Online Learning. For more than a decade, UofL has been recognized among the “Best Online Programs” by UofL News & World Report, with two of the ranked online programs – business and psychology – cracking the top 20 nationally in 2024.

The university currently offers more than 70 programs completely online.

Erica Walsh

Erica Walsh is the marketing director for the Office of Communications and Marketing. Her job lets her share UofL’s good news in all avenues of communications including publications, advertising, content marketing and branding. Walsh joined UofL in 2014 after previously serving as the public relations specialist at Indiana University Southeast. Prior to her career in higher education communications she was an award-winning newspaper reporter. Red is one of her favorite colors and it’s a good thing, too, because she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University and her master’s in communication from UofL.