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How strong are the academics at National Louis University?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

15:1
Student to faculty ratio
23%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

National Louis has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at National Louis University:

61%
First-year retention rate
23%
4-year grad rate
31%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are National Louis University's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Criminology
Business Administration and Management, General
Child Care and Support Services Management
Psychology, General
40.4
56.72
73.04
89.36
105.68
122

The Full List

Major Graduates
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 59
  • Management Science 52
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General 22
  • Business/Commerce, General 1
  • Management Information Systems, General 1
  • Organizational Behavior Studies 0
Communication
  • Communication, General 20
  • Communication and Media Studies 20
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 47
Culinary
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training 14
Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching 122
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 44
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 5
  • Special Education and Teaching, General 0
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Care and Support Services Management 56
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 25
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 52
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 54
  • Forensic Psychology 1
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 28
  • Social Work 19
Social Sciences
  • Criminology 67
  • Social Sciences, General 0
  • Political Science and Government, General 0

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