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National Louis University

Profile:NLU by the numbers

  • Founded: 1886
  • Private, non-denominational
  • Colleges: 3
    • National College of Education
    • College of Arts & Sciences
    • College of Management and Business
  • Strong tradition of service to urban, immigrant and minority populations
  • History of progressive, student-centered education
  • Percent of classes with fewer than 20 students: 91%
  • Business/management degrees earned by African-Americans: ranked #4 in Illinois (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education June 2007)
  • An economically diverse student body: ranked #4 in the country (U.S. News & World Report - America's Best Colleges, 2008) among its peers (Midwest master's universities)

Student Body:

  • Total Enrollment (2011): 10,063
  • Graduate: 7,850
  • Undergraduate: 2,213
  • Female: 78%
  • Part-time: 79%
  • African-American/Hispanic/Asian-Pacific Islander/Native American: 36%
  • Average Age: 35 (undergraduate); 36 (graduate)

Degrees of Value:

  • NLU's bachelor and master's degrees are stepping stones to advanced professional degree programs at schools such as the University of Illinois at Chicago; Loyola University (Chicago); the University of Nebraska; Northwestern University; John Marshall Law School (Chicago); the University of Alabama; and Auburn University
Degrees of Value:
  • NLU’s bachelor and master’s degrees are stepping stones to advanced professional degree programs at schools such as the University of Illinois at Chicago; Loyola University (Chicago);  the University of Nebraska; Northwestern University; John Marshall Law School (Chicago); the University of Alabama; and Auburn University

Campuses:

  • Illinois: Downtown Chicago, Skokie, Lisle, Wheeling and Elgin
  • Wisconsin:  Milwaukee and Beloit
  • Florida:  Tampa
  • Poland: Nowy Sacz
Awards and Honors:
  • Golden Apple Award winners: 57
  • Fifty-seven National Louis University alumni have received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Golden Apple Foundation since its inception in 1986.

Did You Know:

  • NLU's M.A. in Psychology is the largest, non-clinical master's degree program in the state of Illinois-and about 40 percent of the students in the program are African-American or Latino/Hispanic
  • NLU ranks 1st in the state of Illinois for the number of graduate degrees in education conferred

Notable Initiatives:

  • Professional Assistant Center for Education (PACE)
  • National Board Certification
  • AQIP