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National-Louis University

Profile:NLU by the numbers

  • Founded:  1886
  • Private, non-denominational
  • Colleges:  3
    • National College of Education
    • College of Arts & Sciences
    • College of Management and Business
  • Strong tradition of service to urban, immigrant and minority populations
  • History of progressive, student-centered education
  • Percent of classes with fewer than 20 students:  92%
  • Business/management degrees earned by African-Americans: ranked #4 in Illinois (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education June 2006)
  • An economically diverse student body: ranked #5 in the country (U.S. News & World Report - America's Best Colleges, 2007) among its peers (doctoral research-intensive institutions)

Student Body:

  • Total enrollment (2006): 14,166
  • Graduate: 10,109 (71%)
  • Undergraduate: 4,057 (29%)
  • Female:  75%
  • Part-time:  54%
  • African-American/Hispanic/Asian-Pacific Islander/Native American: 27%
  • Average age: 32 (undergraduate); 38 (graduate)

Academic Programs:

  • Bachelor’s: 15
  • Master's: 25
  • Post Master's Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.): 11
  • Post Master's Education Specialist (Ed.S.): 4
  • Doctoral: 7
  • Online Degree Programs: 6
    • Management (B.S.)
    • Management Information Systems (B.S.)
    • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)
    • Master of Education in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) in Curriculum and Instruction
    • Master of Education in Adult, Continuing and Literacy Education
    • Post-Master’s Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Early Childhood Administration

Special Programs:

  • Community College Leadership Doctoral Program
  • Joint degree: B.A. (Biology, English, Mathematics or Social Science) and Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education (two degrees in 5 ½ years)
  • Fast-track undergraduate programs in Applied Behavioral Sciences, Management, Health Care Leadership and Management Information Systems
  • Reading and Language
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum and Instruction

Degrees of Value:

  • NLU’s bachelor and master’s degrees are stepping stones to advanced professional degree programs at schools such as the University of Illinois at Chicago; Loyola University (Chicago);  the University of Nebraska; Northwestern University; John Marshall Law School (Chicago); the University of Alabama; and Auburn University

Campuses:

  • Illinois: Downtown Chicago, Skokie, Lisle, Wheeling and Elgin
  • Wisconsin:  Milwaukee and Beloit
  • Florida:  Tampa
  • Washington D.C.
  • Virginia:  McLean
  • Poland: Nowy Sacz

Colleges: 3

  • College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1982)
  • College of Management and Business (founded in 1989)
  • National College of Education (founded in 1886)

Awards and Honors:

  • Golden Apple Award winners:  19
    The Golden Apple Foundation honors 10 Chicago-area classroom teachers each year with the Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

Did You Know:

  • One of largest Psychology programs in Illinois

  • Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu-National-Louis University (WSB-NLU)

    – the finest business school in modern Poland

Notable Initiatives:

  • Professional Assistant Center for Education (PACE)

  • National Board Certification
  • AQIP
  • Proyecto Comunidad