FourYearCost

National Louis University

Chicago, ILPrivate nonprofitRank 1601 of 1,732

Heads-up: 36% of undergraduates here are part-time and 53% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$9,722
596 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$11,636
2,720 recipients
The drop
−$1,914
-19.7% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$9,722Later years$11,636

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$15,357
$30–48k$14,584
$48–75k$17,887
$75–110k$21,414
$110k+$25,279

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$11,580
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$12,345
Change$765 (+6.6%)

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$10,7102018-19$11,0102019-20$11,5052020-21$11,5052021-22$11,5802022-23$12,3452023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +15.3% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$14,6652020-21$14,7692021-22$15,7242022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years37%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)56%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants73%
Freshmen taking federal loans9%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,858
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)−$385

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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