Lewis University

Lewis University is a private nonprofit college in Romeoville, IL. Its average net price is $17,318 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,244
$30,001 to $48,000$11,815
$48,001 to $75,000$11,383
$75,001 to $110,000$16,390
$110,001 and up$23,590
$40,700Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,700Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,318Average Net Price
$12,630Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$2,286Other Expenses
46.1%Students on Pell Grants
42.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

71.3%Acceptance Rate
490 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 610SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,992
8 years after entry$57,731
10 years after entry$59,389
57.0%Graduation Rate
79.1%Retention Rate
$19,082Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Romeoville, ILLocation
Large suburbSetting
4,015Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Air Transportation$57,015 n=125$24,889 n=158
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$40,561 Small program - rough guide n=44$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,286 n=110$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=93
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$61,548 n=136$18,893 n=136
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,220 n=122$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=75
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,638 National median for this major n=3,591Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$52,393 National median for this major n=796Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$51,510 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,130 Small program - rough guide n=72$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=91
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$82,495 n=179$27,000 n=125
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$47,410 Small program - rough guide n=50$16,338 Small program - rough guide n=58
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$45,685 Small program - rough guide n=79$22,387 Small program - rough guide n=62
Transportation and Materials Moving, OtherNot publishedNot published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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