Lewis University Business Programs

Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The suburban atmosphere of Romeoville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Lewis University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Lewis.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#140	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Lewis has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Information Resources Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#92	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#97	Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#103	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#122	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#157	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Lewis University?

Contact details for Lewis are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200
Phone:	815-838-0500
Website:	www.lewisu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/lewisu.edu/
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/LewisUniversity

How Do I Get Into Lewis?

You can apply to Lewis online at: www.lewisu.edu/admissions/application.htm

Admission Requirements for Lewis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lewis?

With an acceptance rate of 66%, Lewis does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Average Test Scores

About 73% of students accepted to Lewis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

Lewis received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Lewis University?

The overall average net price of Lewis is $34,808. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 Lewis, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,897 a year. That adds up to $31,588 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lewis is 2.0%. 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.

Lewis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,306 undergraduate students at Lewis, with 3,484 being full-time and 822 being part-time.

There are also 2,131 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,484 full-time undergraduates at Lewis, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	199
Black or African American	208
Hispanic or Latino	792
White	2,075
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Lewis University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Lewis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Lewis University

In 2019-2020, 5,720 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lewis has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Lewis

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Lewis University was $34,478 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Lewis is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Resources Management	#1	#1
Management Science	#16	#16
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#22	#22

Online Growth Rankings of Lewis

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lewis University was 39.1%. This is the #663 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lewis regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Lewis ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Lewis.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Management Science	#28
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#42
Organizational Leadership	#90
General Business Administration and Management	#394

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%.

Lewis University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	80	0	78	158
Organizational Leadership	20	14	57	91
Finance	25	0	2	27
Accounting	25	0	0	25
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	24	0	0	24
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	22	0	0	22
Management Science	0	0	18	18
Business Economics	13	0	0	13
Information Resources Management	11	0	0	11
Project Management	0	0	9	9
Public Relations	6	0	0	6
International Business/Trade/Commerce	3	0	0	3
General Organizational Communication	3	0	0	3
E-Commerce	2	0	0	2
Supply Chain Management	2	0	0	2
General Management Information Systems	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	238	14	164	416

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.