National Louis University Student Population

How many students at National Louis?

For the academic year 2024-2025, National Louis University has a total enrollment of 8,915 students, including 4,471 undergraduate and 4,444 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,961 male students (22%) and 6,954 female students (78%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,108 Hispanic students (34.9%) and 2,368 White students (26.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,471 undergraduate students (50.2%) and 4,444 graduate students (49.8%).
• Class Delivery: 5,148 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,078 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - National Louis's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,961 male (22.00%) and 6,954 female (78.00%) students are attending National Louis University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 28.20.

By class level, 4,471 (50.15%) are undergraduate students and 4,444 (49.85%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 25.12% are male and 74.88% are female, while among graduate students, 18.86% are male and 81.14% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,368 White, 1,917 Black, and 266 Asian students out of a total of 8,915 are attending at National Louis University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

National Louis University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, National Louis has 10 students under 18 years old and 42 students over 65 years old. There are 2,893 students under 25 years old, and 5,374 students over 25 years old out of 8,270 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 10 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. National Louis has 2,518 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,719 students aged 25 and over.

It has 375 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,655 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At National Louis University, 5,148 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,078 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,359 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 789 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,471 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 805 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 18.00%.525 students have transferred in as full-time status and 280 students transferred in as part-time status.