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Lewis University

Romeoville, IL · Private · Large suburb · Lewis College Lewis College of Science and Technology Lewis School of Aeronautics Lewis Holy Name School of Aeronautics Lewis Holy Name Technical School Holy Name Technical School

Private institution in Romeoville, IL · 3,665 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $66,099 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,370936th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,8821,571st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,8821,530th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$45,8431,357th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,099353rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$56,095320th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.6%676th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.6%499th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
72.7%679th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1117635th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,665614th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.9%1,140th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 21 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$66,756$67,995
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,439$49,019
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,041$46,478
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors$46,478$44,542
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$43,240$35,861
MarketingBusinessbachelors$42,682$46,087
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,852$35,701
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$25,194$26,353
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$42,682
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,246,150 (M $3,172,785 · W $3,073,365)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lewis University’s 3,665 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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