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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	$13,419	$13,419
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 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,934 a year. That adds up to $19,736 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NLU is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 4,387 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 10th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NLU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at National Louis University was 19.6%. This is the #945 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NLU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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