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?

• The student loan default rate at NLU is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NLU.
• For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, NLU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,968 a year. That's about 10% more than their peers at 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NLU?

Since NLU has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

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 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,934 a year. That adds up to $19,736 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NLU is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

National Louis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,607 undergraduate students at NLU, with 2,582 being full-time and 1,025 being part-time.

There are also 3,708 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,582 full-time undergraduates at NLU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	420
Hispanic or Latino	1,553
White	344
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	156

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.

Online Learning at National Louis University

There are 42 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at NLU. In 2020-2021, 4,387 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NLU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NLU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at National Louis University was 19.6%. This is the #1,080 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NLU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.