National Louis University Teaching Programs

Located in Chicago, Illinois, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is National Louis University?

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

How Do I Get Into NLU?

You can apply to NLU online at: www.nl.edu/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for NLU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NLU?

NLU has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford National Louis University?

Student Loan Debt

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.

National Louis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,607 undergraduate students at NLU, with 2,582 being full-time and 1,025 being part-time.

There are also 3,708 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,582 full-time undergraduates at NLU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National Louis University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	420
Hispanic or Latino	1,553
White	344
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	156

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at National Louis University. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at NLU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, South Korea, and Kyrgyzstan.

Online Learning at National Louis University

There are 42 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at NLU. In 2022-2023, 5,125 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NLU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NLU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Early Childhood Education	9%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	29%

National Louis University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	165	0	180	0	345
Curriculum & Instruction	0	29	159	4	192
Elementary Education	50	0	105	0	155
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	64	30	0	94
General Special Education	0	0	84	0	84
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	9	2	45	56
Secondary Education	0	0	53	0	53
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	43	0	43
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	13	0	11	24
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	17	1	19
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	6	0	0	6
Mathematics Education	0	0	5	0	5
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	4	4
Learning Sciences	0	0	3	0	3
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	1	0	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	215	122	682	65	1,084

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TonyTheTiger under License

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