Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRERequired
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
TOEFL score of 79 or higher or overall IELTS score of 6.5 or higher or a Duolingo score of 105 or higher
Minimum GPASee policy
3.00
Recommendation lettersRequired
2 letters
Prior degreeSee policy
Bachelor's or Master's
Statement of purposeRequired
“Results from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)”
“At least two letters of recommendation”
“A brief personal statement describing the decision to continue to a PhD program”
Extracted from catalog.louisville.edu (opens in new tab) and graduate.louisville.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08