by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
National Louis University was awarded 427 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is culinary arts.
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NLU landed the #393 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NLU held the #490 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NLU also holds the #17 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
National Louis University has an acceptance rate of 97%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for NLU.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, National Louis University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at National Louis University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At National Louis University this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 11% for first-time, full-time students at NLU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,604 undergraduates at NLU with 2,564 being full-time and 1,040 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,190 | $14,042 | $16,487 | $17,913 | $20,956 |
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 NLU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 5.1%. 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.
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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/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NationalLouisU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 168 | $31,957 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 86 | $36,633 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 77 | $56,800 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 74 | $34,034 |
| Business Administration & Management | 63 | NA |
| Criminology | 57 | $33,099 |
| Hospitality Management | 45 | $40,761 |
| General Psychology | 38 | NA |
| Other Public Administration | 30 | $27,130 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 26 | $49,720 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,387 students took at least one online class at National Louis University. This is an increase from the 4,054 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,387 | 3,197 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,054 | 2,531 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,311 | 2,110 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,432 | 1,946 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,359 | 1,484 |
Learn more about online learning at National Louis University.
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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