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National-Louis University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Chicago, IL
Population 7,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,100
Men / Women 25% / 75%
Hispanic 46%
Black 22%
White 19%
International 6%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
From State 96%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Education 41%
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 20%
Computer Science 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,705
Est. Cost of Attendance $24,154
10-Year ROI $150,000
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #406
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #551
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #570
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 118 #173
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
National-Louis University 825 20% / 80% 2% $53,268 92%
Computer Science 52 62% / 38% 13% $76,189 91
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 13 38% / 62% 38% $42,444 36 92%
Maternal and Child Health 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,247 73
Business $60,829 77
Business Administration 78 50% / 50% 3% $65,389 82 83%
Business Analytics 40 32% / 68% 2% $79,141 92 92%
Health Administration 13 31% / 69% 0% $70,586 87 90%
Hospitality Management 12 0% / 100% 8% $47,010 49 90%
Human Services Administration 21 10% / 90% 0% $52,196 62 93%
Management Information Systems $67,427 84
Communication 22 32% / 68% 5% $48,520 53
Criminology 49 33% / 67% 0% $55,849 69 100%
Health/Medical Psychology $51,370 60
Interdisciplinary Studies 61 13% / 87% 0% $47,095 49 94%
Liberal Studies 10 30% / 70% 0% $49,401 55
Psychology 97 20% / 80% 1% $51,907 61 91%
Social Work 20 10% / 90% 0% $53,947 65 90%
Child Care Management 40 0% / 100% 2% $41,543 33 100%
Early Childhood Education 214 3% / 97% 0% $45,971 46 92%
Early Childhood and Family Studies 8 0% / 100% 0% $41,543 33 100%
Elementary Education 51 8% / 92% 0% $45,971 46 92%
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 100% / 0% 0% $45,971 46 92%
Teacher Education 20 5% / 95% 0% $45,971 46 92%