How has National Louis University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 91% (2010) to 95% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 33 (2010) to 4,063 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 6,154 (2010) to 8,915 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
National Louis University doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 14–19 (2004) to 15–17 (2011).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2004–2011
Cost
In-state tuition fell from $18,895 (2011) to $13,020 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.