by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lewis University was awarded 360 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is aviation/airway management & operations.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Lewis is ranked #587 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, Lewis is ranked at #26.
Lewis University has an acceptance rate of 71%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 21% 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 520 and 610. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lewis University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lewis University is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Lewis University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Lewis the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lewis University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,306 undergraduates at Lewis with 3,484 being full-time and 822 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,284 | $15,348 | $17,336 | $22,362 | $24,454 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lewis, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lewis, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,359 a year. That adds up to $33,436 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lewis is 2.0%. 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.
Get more details about the location of Lewis University.
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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/lewisu.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LewisUniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 129 | $64,192 |
| Computer Science | 117 | $52,836 |
| Business Administration & Management | 104 | $44,195 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 97 | $33,463 |
| Air Transportation | 97 | $47,241 |
| General Psychology | 78 | $31,283 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 54 | $36,935 |
| Educational Administration | 54 | NA |
| General Biology | 44 | $23,829 |
| Special Education | 32 | $40,568 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,731 students took at least one online class at Lewis University. This is a decrease from the 5,720 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,731 | 1,784 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,720 | 2,268 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,706 | 933 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,623 | 964 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,473 | 894 |
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Footnotes
*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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