National Louis University

National Louis University is a private nonprofit college in Chicago, IL. Its average net price is $10,364 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$10,179
$30,001 to $48,000$9,047
$48,001 to $75,000$9,462
$75,001 to $110,000$13,108
$110,001 and up$20,053
$13,020Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$13,020Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,364Average Net Price
$15,300Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$0Books and Supplies
58.6%Students on Pell Grants
27.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,521
8 years after entry$52,402
10 years after entry$52,883
32.1%Graduation Rate
50.4%Retention Rate
$15,708Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Chicago, ILLocation
Large citySetting
4,406Undergraduate 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
Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,764 Small program - rough guide n=64$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=49
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminology$39,543 Small program - rough guide n=76$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Culinary Arts and Related Services$41,017 National median for this major n=616Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$62,311 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,215 n=101$21,683 Small program - rough guide n=60
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not 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$60,439 Small program - rough guide n=69$28,515 Small program - rough guide n=76
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$51,643 Small program - rough guide n=56$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=77
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,615 Small program - rough guide n=45$22,851 Small program - rough guide n=70
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other$42,555 Small program - rough guide n=35$18,511 Small program - rough guide n=41
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Teaching$44,252 n=247$23,007 n=256

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