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Lewis University Overview

Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. Romeoville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Lewis University Known For?

1,060 Undergraduate Awards
$34,808 Avg Cost After Aid
74% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Lewis is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period43% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Lewis bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $66,099 a year. That's about 62% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Lewis University?

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Contact details for Lewis are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200
Phone: 815-838-0500
Website: www.lewisu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Lewis?

You can apply to Lewis online at: www.lewisu.edu/admissions/application.htm

Admission Requirements for Lewis

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lewis?

74% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 74%, Lewis may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Lewis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lewis University  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lewis University  ( 500 to 600 )
200
800
Lewis received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Lewis University  ( 20 to 30 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Lewis University  ( 21 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Lewis University?

$34,808 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Lewis is $34,808. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lewis, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $8,377 a year. That adds up to $33,508 over four years for those students.

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Lewis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,484 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,306 undergraduate students at Lewis, with 3,484 being full-time and 822 being part-time.

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There are also 2,131 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,484 full-time undergraduates at Lewis, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lewis University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 199
Black or African American 208
Hispanic or Latino 792
White 2,075
International Students 78
Other Races/Ethnicities 132

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Lewis University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Lewis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Lewis University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 0 0 124 0 294 0 418
Business Administration & Management 0 0 87 10 157 0 254
Nursing 0 0 96 15 120 4 235
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 7 0 144 0 151
Air Transportation 0 0 115 0 22 0 137
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 73 0 30 0 103
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 2 0 82 0 84
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 43 0 40 0 83
General Psychology 0 0 77 0 0 0 77
Special Education 0 0 46 0 30 0 76
General Biology 0 3 48 0 0 0 51
Social Work 0 0 16 0 27 0 43
Information Technology 0 0 14 0 23 0 37
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 30 0 6 0 36
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0 35 0 35
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
Health & Physical Education 0 0 30 0 0 0 30
Accounting 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Marketing 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 21 0 21
Security Science and Technology 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 15 4 19
Chemistry 0 0 8 0 10 0 18
Physics 0 0 12 0 2 0 14
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 2 0 11 0 13
Human Resource Management 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Political Science & Government 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
General English Literature 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
History 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 5 2 0 0 0 0 7
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Legal Support Services 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Sociology 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Mathematics 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Romance Languages 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
International Business 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Journalism 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Management Information Systems 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Computer Information Systems 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Philosophy 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
International Relations & National Security 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Public Administration 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Arts & Media Management 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Computer Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Allied Health Professions 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dental Support Services 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Religious Studies 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Music 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 5 1,050 25 1,138 8 2,231

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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