National Louis University Graduate Programs

National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city 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

National Louis University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,708 graduate students at NLU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National Louis University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	112
Black or African American	729
Hispanic or Latino	667
White	1,745
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	425

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 8th 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
Communication & Journalism	31%
Computer & Information Sciences	33%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	10%
Health Professions	50%
Public Administration & Social Service	10%
Social Sciences	10%

National Louis University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6	381	0	387
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	22	136	49	207
Curriculum & Instruction	29	159	4	192
Educational Administration	86	32	56	174
Special Education	0	84	0	84
Business Administration & Management	0	66	4	70
Human Development & Family Studies	0	44	0	44
General Psychology	1	27	0	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	23	1	25
Human Resource Management	0	24	0	24
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	23	0	23
Public Administration	0	15	0	15
Human Services	0	5	0	5
Student Counseling	0	0	4	4
Educational Assessment	0	3	0	3
Ethnic Studies	0	0	1	1
Mental & Social Health Services	0	1	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	145	1,023	119	1,287

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.