National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois · Website
$45,799
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,799
median earnings, 10 years after starting
National Louis University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 4,406 undergraduates and 4,444 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,641 a year (tuition and fees $12,705). It admits 95% of applicants and 30% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,799 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,641
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,705
US median $11,837
Admission rate
95%
US median 78%
Completion rate
30%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,750
About $209 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,799
Rank 1,905 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,641
- Tuition and fees
- $12,705
- Cost of attendance
- $24,154
- Students with a need-based grant
- 55%
- Students with federal loans
- 22%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,462
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,567
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,996
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,447
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,956
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,617 in 2015-16 to $12,705 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Undergraduates
- 4,406
- Graduate students
- 4,444
- Part-time students
- 35%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 61
- Endowment
- $73.2M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,905 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,641 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,705 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 95% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 30% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,750 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,562 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,799 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 331 | $28,041 | $55,506 | $62,529 | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $35,742 | $40,484 | $46,398 | $47,382 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 160 | $21,555 | $61,839 | $70,926 | $63,399 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 139 | $45,757 | $48,351 | $59,315 | $65,184 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 117 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 90 | $41,000 | $57,644 | $65,083 | $64,397 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 83 | $12,833 | $24,786 | $45,609 | $39,605 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CriminologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $21,036 | $30,170 | $56,989 | $55,556 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $16,353 | $45,096 | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $25,000 | $46,954 | $45,388 | $48,568 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $14,000 | $35,798 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $23,611 | $38,765 | $52,616 | $55,693 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $22,507 | $59,084 | $74,144 | $86,176 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 46 | $67,279 | $101,086 | $136,173 | $100,573 |
| Curriculum and InstructionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 36 | $35,566 | $47,754 | $61,024 | $58,524 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 35 | $23,349 | $65,720 | $74,580 | $63,707 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $52,649 | $61,630 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | $41,000 | $74,999 | $86,139 | $103,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,000 | $46,203 | $64,430 | $58,716 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 24 | $30,750 | $73,738 | $76,905 | $71,685 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does National Louis University cost?
$12,641 a year is the average net price at National Louis University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,705, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,154. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,462 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at National Louis University?
95% of applicants are admitted to National Louis University. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do National Louis University graduates earn?
$45,799 a year is the median pay of former National Louis University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,562 after 6 years). That ranks 1,905 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $101,086.
How much student debt do National Louis University graduates have?
$19,750 is the median federal student loan debt of National Louis University graduates, about $209 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 22% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at National Louis University?
30% of first-time, full-time students at National Louis University finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at National Louis University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (331 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (171 bachelor's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (160 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.