Lewis University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Lasallian)
Population 2,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,924
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 87%
From Region 4%
Athletes 498 (14.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Hispanic 33%
Asian 7%
Black 6%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lewis University 1,137 44% 51% 9% 5% 29% 2% $70,537 46 -0.48 68 96% 4.9%
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $94,373 3 -1.07 91 — — — — —
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,407 4 -1.02 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 92 — 75% 48% 18% 3% 22% 5% $89,619 11 -1.03 88 96% 4.0% — — —
Computer Science 3 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $93,430 14 -0.92 91 — — — — —
Computer and Information Science — — — — — — — — $81,004 16 -0.84 82 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 35 — 100% 51% 17% 6% 9% 3% $75,721 15 -0.95 76 100% — — — —
Data Modeling and Warehousing — — — — — — — — $80,352 16 -0.87 81 — — — — —
Data Science 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $66,224 1 -2.04 60 — — — — —
Information Technology 19 — 84% 53% 26% 0% 16% 0% $80,356 16 -0.87 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $62,133 11 -0.91 50 96% — — — —
Mathematics 14 — 71% 71% 7% 0% 14% 0% $54,815 2 -1.15 30 100% — — — —
Physics 10 — 70% 50% 10% 0% 40% 0% $83,996 56 +0.03 84 96% — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $73,401 60 +0.17 73 — — — — —
Biology 34 — 44% 59% 15% 3% 15% 3% $72,266 80 +0.67 71 97% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,266 61 +0.25 71 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,382 39 -0.28 34 — — — — —
Dental Hygiene 8 — 0% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $68,022 36 -0.33 64 — — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,207 3 -1.72 42 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 17 — 53% 82% 0% 0% 12% 6% $52,314 12 -1.10 24 96% — — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $59,207 3 -1.72 42 100% — — — —
Nursing 123 — 18% 36% 17% 15% 27% 0% $85,218 21 -0.70 85 98% 4.1% — — —
Public Health 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,255 50 -0.08 55 — — — — —
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,207 3 -1.72 42 100% — — — —
Radiologic Technology 25 — 28% 32% 24% 4% 28% 0% $59,207 3 -1.72 42 100% — — — —
Accounting 28 — 46% 61% 7% 0% 18% 4% $75,754 26 -0.73 76 92% — — — —
Business Administration 78 — 44% 47% 3% 4% 41% 3% $74,655 59 -0.15 75 95% 5.4% — — —
Business Analytics 15 — 53% 60% 0% 0% 27% 0% $75,489 14 -0.97 76 — — — — —
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 5 — 20% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $74,655 13 -1.02 75 95% 5.4% — — —
Finance 34 — 91% 56% 0% 0% 24% 6% $82,947 27 -0.56 83 96% — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $65,929 61 -0.02 59 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $58,942 49 -0.15 41 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 12 — 25% 58% 8% 8% 25% 0% $81,291 78 +0.38 82 95% 5.4% — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,099 41 -0.47 72 — — — — —
Logistics 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $74,655 13 -1.02 75 95% 5.4% — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $74,762 13 -1.01 75 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $74,762 13 -1.01 75 97% — — — —
Managerial Economics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $77,285 23 -0.78 78 — — — — —
Marketing 20 — 45% 75% 5% 0% 15% 0% $63,946 12 -1.06 55 93% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $74,655 49 -0.10 75 95% 5.4% — — —
Sports Management 21 — 48% 48% 0% 0% 29% 14% $52,314 17 -0.95 24 96% — — — —
English 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $47,797 28 -0.56 14 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,100 32 -0.40 26 96% — — — —
History 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,142 23 -0.66 19 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,976 14 -0.94 16 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $50,377 45 -0.06 19 — — — — —
Spanish 5 — 20% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $51,176 25 -0.61 21 — — — — —
Contemplative Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,035 22 -0.76 18 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,900 14 -0.72 41 — — — — —
Journalism 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,176 14 -1.02 26 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $52,931 12 -1.05 25 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $56,263 6 -1.41 34 93% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution — — — — — — — — $58,187 13 -0.76 39 — — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,154 11 -1.03 39 — — — — —
Psychology 73 — 21% 45% 7% 5% 41% 0% $53,211 42 -0.28 26 94% — — — —
Public Administration — — — — — — — — $61,826 22 -0.76 49 — — — — —
Public Relations 4 — 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $56,263 6 -1.41 34 93% — — — —
Radio and Television 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,245 14 -0.99 21 100% — — — —
Social Work 23 — 4% 43% 0% 0% 52% 0% $51,622 35 -0.19 22 100% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $47,648 9 -0.84 14 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 36 — 6% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,673 67 +0.21 27 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 35 — 0% 57% 6% 9% 26% 0% $50,133 35 -0.32 19 96% 6.3% — — —
Elementary Education 34 — 6% 65% 3% 3% 29% 0% $53,673 67 +0.21 27 98% — — — —
General Education 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $53,100 40 -0.23 26 96% — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,673 45 -0.16 27 98% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,673 45 -0.16 27 98% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,524 44 -0.27 27 — — — — —
Special Education 16 — 0% 69% 6% 12% 12% 0% $50,133 21 -0.87 19 96% 6.3% — — —
Art 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,189 41 -0.18 10 — — — — —
Commercial Art — — — — — — — — $44,485 7 -1.21 9 94% — — — —
Digital Arts 7 — 29% 57% 29% 0% 14% 0% $48,545 26 -0.48 15 — — — — —
Digital Media — — — — — — — — $51,245 43 -0.30 21 100% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,059 56 +0.13 8 — — — — —
Drawing — — — — — — — — $45,184 41 -0.18 10 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $45,884 46 -0.09 11 — — — — —
Music Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,486 58 +0.19 15 — — — — —
Painting 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,226 42 -0.17 10 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design — — — — — — — — $44,485 39 -0.25 9 94% — — — —
Air Traffic Control 8 — 62% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $89,325 30 -0.36 88 96% — — — —
Aviation — — — — — — — — $88,100 28 -0.44 87 — — — — —
Aviation Flight 16 — 81% 69% 12% 0% 12% 0% $89,325 30 -0.36 88 96% — — — —
Aviation Management 98 — 85% 62% 7% 0% 21% 4% $89,325 30 -0.36 88 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 72 — 40% 40% 6% 10% 36% 1% $62,006 68 +0.29 49 97% 5.9% — — —
Forensic Science 19 — 26% 42% 5% 0% 53% 0% $55,218 23 -0.64 31 92% — — — —
Paralegal Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,799 59 +0.12 46 94% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,402
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.1% 228 50% 53% 3% 3% 30% 4% $73,286 35 -0.50 73 95% 5.4%
Professional 18.9% 215 63% 53% 7% 3% 29% 2% $76,897 72 -0.16 77 96% 5.9%
Health Sciences 15.8% 180 22% 42% 15% 11% 26% 1% $76,778 48 -0.88 77 98% 4.1%
Computer Science 13.7% 156 81% 50% 18% 3% 19% 4% $84,396 10 -1.04 85 97% 4.0%
Education 11.6% 132 7% 45% 3% 5% 46% 1% $52,287 40 -0.10 24 97% 6.3%
Social Sciences 10.3% 117 20% 48% 5% 4% 41% 0% $52,950 24 -0.41 25 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 37 46% 57% 16% 3% 14% 3% $72,327 74 +0.64 71 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 31 65% 68% 6% 0% 23% 0% $65,881 14 -0.72 59 98% —
Humanities 1.8% 21 38% 71% 0% 10% 14% 0% $49,692 19 -0.65 17 96% —
Arts 1.2% 14 36% 71% 14% 7% 7% 0% $47,179 28 -0.23 13 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 3 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,382 34 -0.28 34 — —
Engineering 0.3% 3 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $94,718 16 -1.05 91 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 8 #352 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 8 #491 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 128 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 50 $744K $744K $0
Soccer 49 $641K $641K $0
Baseball 45 $639K $639K $0
Volleyball 29 $617K $617K $0
Basketball 19 $771K $771K $0
Swimming 19 $527K $527K $0
Golf 11 $211K $211K $0
Tennis 9 $193K $193K $295
Total 281 $5.5M $5.5M $295
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 30 $553K $553K $0
Lacrosse 29 $579K $579K $0
Softball 20 $531K $531K $0
Swimming 20 $363K $363K $0
Volleyball 20 $631K $631K $0
Basketball 17 $733K $733K $0
Bowling 13 $227K $227K $0
Other Sports 10 $58K $58K $0
Golf 8 $232K $232K $0
Tennis 7 $207K $206K $520
Total 217 $5.1M $5.1M $520
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 241 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Lacrosse 79 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 79 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 49 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 45 $639K $639K $0
Swimming 39 $890K $890K $0
Basketball 36 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Softball 20 $531K $531K $0
Golf 19 $443K $443K $0
Tennis 16 $400K $399K $815
Bowling 13 $227K $227K $0
Other Sports 10 $58K $58K $0
Total 498 $11.6M $11.6M $815

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 960 – 1210
SAT Math Range 470 – 610
SAT RW Range 490 – 600