Private nonprofit · Chicago, Illinois
National Louis University: cost, debt and earnings by major
29 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $10,364
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 32%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,406
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $15,708
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,179 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,047 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,462 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,108 |
| $110,000+ | $20,053 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$38,681 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (12)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$74,144
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$64,430
- Hospitality Administration/Management$61,413
- Criminology$56,989
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other$52,649
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$52,616
- Social Work$48,166 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,398
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,764 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,388
- Communication and Media Studies$36,223 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$34,615 (1 yr)
Master's programs (13)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$86,139
- Human Resources Management and Services$79,490
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$78,175
- Educational Administration and Supervision$76,905
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$74,580
- Public Administration$73,033 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$70,926
- Special Education and Teaching$65,083
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$62,529
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$61,024
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$59,315
- Psychology, General$56,286
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$55,948