National-Louis University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 7,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,739
Men / Women 27% / 73%
From State 96%
From Region 3%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 46%
Black 24%
White 14%
International 10%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
National-Louis University 929 19% 20% 3% 21% 48% 3% $55,099 3 -0.76 59 93% 8.5%
Computer Science 63 — 81% 6% 3% 8% 63% 14% $83,331 6 -1.22 91 — — — — —
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 6 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $42,178 2 -2.08 25 92% — — — —
Maternal and Child Health 15 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 13% 0% $63,591 39 -0.33 74 — — — — —
Nursing 3 — 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% $90,295 49 -0.19 94 — — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $72,648 51 -0.26 84 82% — — — —
Business Administration 116 — 34% 8% 3% 9% 72% 5% $64,986 23 -0.66 76 83% 4.6% — — —
Business Analytics 27 — 41% 19% 0% 19% 41% 0% $80,451 25 -0.69 89 93% 4.9% — — —
Health Administration 14 — 7% 21% 7% 14% 36% 0% $70,590 73 +0.22 82 94% 6.9% — — —
Hospitality Management 15 — 33% 13% 7% 20% 20% 33% $60,923 56 +0.03 70 98% 7.6% — — —
Human Services Administration 18 — 6% 22% 11% 22% 44% 0% $52,114 9 -0.73 52 86% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $76,511 17 -0.91 87 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 12% 25% 0% 12% 62% 0% $68,211 20 -0.73 80 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 52 — 8% 13% 2% 35% 40% 0% $58,782 66 +0.14 66 91% 7.7% — — —
Liberal Studies 20 — 5% 25% 0% 30% 35% 0% $56,269 50 -0.10 62 — — — — —
Communication 20 — 35% 25% 10% 25% 40% 0% $49,753 10 -1.13 46 — — — — —
Health/Medical Psychology — — — — — — — — $51,669 32 -0.52 51 — — — — —
Psychology 63 — 14% 8% 3% 30% 49% 2% $51,568 31 -0.53 51 91% 5.0% — — —
Social Work 30 — 7% 23% 0% 23% 50% 0% $53,584 48 +0.04 56 90% — — — —
Child Care Management 29 — 0% 38% 3% 34% 21% 0% $50,620 39 -0.25 48 100% 6.8% — — —
Early Childhood Education 259 — 3% 26% 3% 25% 39% 0% $44,216 8 -1.20 31 95% 11.2% — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 36 — 3% 22% 0% 33% 42% 0% $50,620 39 -0.25 48 100% 6.8% — — —
Elementary Education 53 — 15% 40% 2% 13% 42% 0% $44,216 8 -1.20 31 95% 11.2% — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $44,216 8 -1.27 31 95% 11.2% — — —
Teacher Education 31 — 6% 32% 3% 13% 48% 0% $44,216 8 -1.27 31 95% 11.2% — — —
Criminal Justice 9 — 22% 0% 11% 22% 67% 0% $57,553 36 -0.32 64 — — — — —
Criminology 40 — 52% 2% 2% 5% 90% 0% $56,672 32 -0.44 63 95% 8.9% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $13,419
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 50%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 44.1% 410 5% 29% 3% 24% 39% 0% $45,231 6 -1.05 34 96% 10.5%
Business & Economics 21.3% 198 30% 13% 4% 13% 59% 6% $66,143 15 -0.56 78 87% 5.1%
Social Sciences 12.2% 113 16% 15% 4% 27% 48% 1% $51,782 17 -0.49 51 91% 5.0%
Humanities 7.8% 72 7% 17% 1% 33% 39% 0% $58,084 67 +0.07 65 91% 7.7%
Computer Science 6.8% 63 81% 6% 3% 8% 63% 14% $83,331 8 -1.22 91 — —
Professional 5.3% 49 47% 2% 4% 8% 86% 0% $56,834 15 -0.42 63 95% 8.9%
Health Sciences 1.9% 18 6% 33% 6% 6% 11% 0% $68,042 16 -0.31 80 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 6 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $42,178 1 -2.08 25 92% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $3.8M #128 53% $0 72 #32 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #444 97% $0 17 #193 73 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.0M #410 56% $0 89 #188 73 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind