unitid 147536 · Chicago, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
National Louis University
- enrollment 2023
- 11,341
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
95%
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
4,406
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
55%
undergrads on Pell grants
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
30%
finish within 150% time
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,154
15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,641
after aid, aided students
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,799
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,750
20th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,462 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k60%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110k4%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $24,270
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,705
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 331 | $66,717 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 171 | $45,971 | $42,172 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 160 | $65,604 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 139 | $62,229 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 117 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 90 | $69,716 | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 83 | $42,444 | $17,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 75 | — | — |
| Criminology. | 67 | — | $23,437 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 59 | — | $24,957 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 56 | $41,543 | $28,096 |
| Psychology, General. | 54 | — | $37,170 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.