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National Louis University

Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · NLU

Private institution in Chicago, IL · 4,100 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $45,799 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
$16,157758th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,345781st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$12,345404th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,350711th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,750616th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,7991,311th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,562978th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
36.9%1,584th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
56.4%1,667th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.1%1,334th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4,100576th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
57.3%241st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 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 23 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$59,485$45,696
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$58,402$56,234
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$42,682$40,140
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$37,208$35,060
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$36,674$42,682
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$36,002$34,882
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherPublic Administrationbachelors$35,416$36,077
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,846$33,480
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$31,133$32,032
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to National Louis University’s 4,100 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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