The University of Louisville (UofL) is one of the oldest and most prestigious metropolitan universities in the United States. Founded in 1798, it is a State-supported Metropolitan University in Louisville, Kentucky, the 16th largest metropolitan area in the United States, UofLhas currently enrolled more than 21,000 students from all states and the world in eleven different schools and colleges. The University has been operating in Panama City, Republic of Panama, in collaboration with the Quality Leadership University since 1998
2 + 2 Program: Quality Leadership University offers the option of starting the first two years of undergraduate studies in Panama taking general courses from the University of Louisville with a savings of more than $100.000 and after two years the student can transfer to the main campuses of the following Universities: University of Louisville, Illinois State University or University of South Florida.