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.
- Top 16%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 18%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
- $18,370938th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,8821,587th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,8821,546th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,8431,368th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,099354th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,095321st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.6%680th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.6%502nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.7%687th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1117637th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,665614th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.9%1,154th highest of 2,140 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
- EADec 1
- RDMar 1
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,756 | $67,995 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,439 | $49,019 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,041 | $46,478 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $46,478 | $44,542 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $43,240 | $35,861 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $46,087 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $36,852 | $35,701 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,194 | $26,353 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $42,682 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitelewisu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 146612)
- Compare colleges in ILRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IllinoisEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Lewis University vs Bradley UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.