Kentucky College of Art & Design at Spalding

Spalding University is the home for students who want to earn a degree while engaging and serving the community. We volunteer, teach, advocate, organize and give. Our students are active in the community, using their Spalding education to make the world better. We are a diverse community with a core commitment to inclusion, and we value our students, faculty and staff from all walks of life. Begin your college journey with us and follow your passions.

Student Development and Campus Life engages students to realize their personal power and core values by challenging them with development of leadership, responsibility, service and accountability. Student life at Spalding is about more than just our activities and organizations. We aim to foster each students ability to reach their full potential.

Spalding University is a small campus located in the heart of the energetic city of Louisville, Kentucky. One of many institutions and organizations that make giving back a way of life, Spalding University is an active leader in the SoBro neighborhood. Spalding’s campus is surrounded by beautiful historic mansions and tree-lined streets to the south and the banks of the Ohio River to the north. Our city is recognized as one of America’s most livable cities. In fact, it’s been named a top city for new college grads by SmartAsset and a top 10 city for job seekers by ZipRecruiter, which may explain why over 70 percent of our alums choose to live in Louisville.