National Louis University Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is National Louis University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NLU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from NLU with a bachelor's degree make about $45,799 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is National Louis University?

Contact details for NLU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	122 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone:	800-443-5522
Website:	www.nl.edu

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How Do I Get Into NLU?

You can apply to NLU online at: www.nl.edu/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for NLU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NLU?

NLU has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford National Louis University?

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 NLU, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $5,157 a year. That adds up to $20,628 over four years for those students.

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National Louis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,604 undergraduate students at NLU, with 2,564 being full-time and 1,040 being part-time.

There are also 3,798 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,564 full-time undergraduates at NLU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	58
Black or African American	439
Hispanic or Latino	1,542
White	303
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at National Louis University. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at NLU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, South Korea, and Kyrgyzstan.

National Louis University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	171	7	331	0	509
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	1	19	139	48	207
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	40	160	6	206
Health & Medical Administrative Services	117	0	25	0	14	0	156
Educational Administration	0	0	0	75	24	46	145
Culinary Arts	30	83	14	0	0	0	127
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	56	0	36	0	92
Special Education	0	0	0	0	90	0	90
Business Administration & Management	0	0	59	0	27	3	89
General Psychology	0	0	54	0	16	0	70
Criminology	0	0	67	0	0	0	67
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
Computer Information Systems	0	0	47	0	0	0	47
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	1	35	0	36
Other Public Administration	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Hospitality Management	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	5	14	0	19
Social Work	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	18	0	18
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
General Business/Commerce	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Management Information Systems	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	147	83	689	147	922	107	2,095

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TonyTheTiger under License

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