About USI
The Urban Studies Institute is an applied economic research center serving the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Louisville metropolitan area. Faculty and students in the Department of Urban and Public Affairs work closely with USI staff and maintain offices in the USI facility. USI is housed in a 20,000 square-foot building on the University of Louisville's Belknap campus.
Six research centers are housed within USI:
Kentucky Population Research Center
Survey Research Center
Center for Environmental Policy and Management