National Louis University Trade 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

Can I Afford NLU?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at NLU paid $430 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,776	$13,776
Fees	$825	$825

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 12% of students took out student loans averaging $5,157 a year. That adds up to $20,628 over four years for those students.

National Louis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,604 undergraduate students at NLU, with 2,564 being full-time and 1,040 being part-time.

There are also 3,798 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,564 full-time undergraduates at NLU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	58
Black or African American	439
Hispanic or Latino	1,542
White	303
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

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.

National Louis University Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	20	33	18	71
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	53	0	0	53
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	30	30
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	5	17	0	22
TOTAL	78	50	48	176

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.