Today, we'll look into some demographics regarding the city in which each school is situated, some school-wide information, and maybe a random factoid or two.
University of LOUISVILLE - Louisville, Kentucky
- Louisville, KY
- 741,000+ - Population, good for 17th largest city in the country
- 87 - Average # of days below freezing
- $39,457 - Median income for a household
- 1875 - Churchill Downs opened
- University of Louisville
- U of L, as it is affectionately known
- 15,125 - # of undergraduate students (4,618 graduate students)
- 1798 - Founded as the first city-owned public university in the United States
- 80% of students are Kentucky residents
- Lexington, KY
- 295,800 - Population
- 987 feet - Elevation
- $39,813 - Median income for a household
- >100, 6 - # of parks and golf courses, respectively
- University of Kentucky
- 1865 - Founded as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky
- 27,209 - Total enrollment
- 19, 21 - # of sororities and fraternities, respectively
- 15 - # of campus libraries
- Columbus, OH
- 787,000+ - Population, good for 15th largest city in the country
- 84.9°, 36.5° - Average temperature in July (warmest) and January (coldest)
- 15th - Most literate city in the United States
- $60.1 million - Cost to build the Main St. Bridge, the only inclined arch superstructure in the United States
- The Ohio State University
- 1870 - Founded
- 56,867 - Enrollment
- 31 - # of residence halls on campus
- $1.910 billion - Payroll for all employees
- Lawrence, KS
- 87,645 - Population
- 20.7% of population living in poverty
- 111° - Record high temperature, as recorded in 1954
- 2 - Microbreweries within the city limits
- University of Kansas
- 1866 - Officially opened for class
- 29,462 - Total students, 49.2% male
- 70 - # of teams to compete in the National Debate Tournament, most of any school (won 5)
- #1 - Rank, nationally, of KU's Special Education graduate program
Kentucky and Ohio State are my picks.
