National Louis University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for National Louis University

National Louis University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Chicago, Illinois (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,406 students of which 6,921 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. National Louis University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 95.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,641, with published in-state tuition of $12,705 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 33.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 50.4%. Graduates earn a median of $45,799 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,562 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 165900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.