National Louis University Business Programs

National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country 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

How Do I Get Into NLU?

You can apply to NLU online at: www.nl.edu/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for NLU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NLU?

With an acceptance rate of 92%, NLU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford National Louis University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 2022-2023, 5,125 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 7th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NLU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Organizational Leadership	60%

National Louis University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	50	59	1	110
Management Science	77	0	0	77
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	24	0	24
General Hospitality Administration/Management	23	0	0	23
Organizational Leadership	0	7	3	10
General Business/Commerce	1	0	0	1
General Management Information Systems	1	0	0	1
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	152	90	4	246

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.