Lewis University

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#5130 / #1343
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#784
Most Desirable School
Private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois

Lewis University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1343
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
71%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$40,700
Graduation rate
57%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
4,015

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Lewis University Featured Rankings

About Lewis University

According to Wikipedia, Lewis University is a private Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois. It enrolls around 6,500 students in more than 80 undergraduate programs, 35 graduate programs, and accelerated programs for working adults.

Lewis University's Online Degrees

BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Organizational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Professional Sales
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36-54
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Business Analytics
Degree Concentrations
  • Marketing
  • Financial
  • Healthcare
  • Operations
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Organizational Leadership
Degree Concentrations
  • Higher Education
  • Student Services
  • Organizational Management
  • Professional And Executive Coaching
  • Training And Development
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Computer Science
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Forensics
  • Enterprise And Cloud Computing
  • Software Engineering
  • Non Declared
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Data Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Computational Biology And Bioinformatics
  • Computer Science
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
  • Criminal Justice
  • Security Studies
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Cybersecurity
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Public Safety Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
DNP in Nursing
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing: RN to BSN
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
  • Healthcare Systems Leadership
  • Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • School Nurse
  • Nursing Education
  • School Nurse
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Required Credits: 34-49
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Aviation And Transportation
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online

Lewis University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
5,29171%79%57%108523

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Lewis University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$40,700
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$16,244
30K - 48K$11,815
48K - 75K$11,383
75K - 110K$16,390
110K+$23,590

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Lewis University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Lewis University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $59,389 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Lewis University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
8,3964,7933,603

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Lewis University?

Lewis University is located at One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200.

How Safe is Lewis University?

Relative to its enrollment, Lewis University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Romeoville has a violent crime rate of 0.15% and a property crime rate of 1.02%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Lewis University Known For?

Lewis University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Lewis University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Lewis University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#997
World Rank
#1002
Historical Rank
#533
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #533 in the U.S. and #997 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Social Work
#1528
World Rank
#1529
Historical Rank
#629
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #629 in the U.S. and #1528 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Nursing
#2090
World Rank
#2090
Historical Rank
#802
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #802 in the U.S. and #2090 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Political Science
#3956
World Rank
#3963
Historical Rank
#918
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #918 in the U.S. and #3956 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Philosophy
#3569
World Rank
#3605
Historical Rank
#1075
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1075 in the U.S. and #3569 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
History
#3547
World Rank
#3560
Historical Rank
#1119
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1119 in the U.S. and #3547 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Religious Studies
#5216
World Rank
#5236
Historical Rank
#1121
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1121 in the U.S. and #5216 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Engineering
#6150
World Rank
#6156
Historical Rank
#1174
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1174 in the U.S. and #6150 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#5252
World Rank
#5259
Historical Rank
#1227
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1227 in the U.S. and #5252 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Education
#5420
World Rank
#5424
Historical Rank
#1320
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1320 in the U.S. and #5420 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Literature
#4077
World Rank
#4110
Historical Rank
#1339
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1339 in the U.S. and #4077 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Biology
#5600
World Rank
#5623
Historical Rank
#1357
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1357 in the U.S. and #5600 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Communications
#5431
World Rank
#5446
Historical Rank
#1442
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1442 in the U.S. and #5431 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Business
#5266
World Rank
#5267
Historical Rank
#1451
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1451 in the U.S. and #5266 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#4994
World Rank
#4995
Historical Rank
#1459
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1459 in the U.S. and #4994 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Psychology
#3882
World Rank
#3895
Historical Rank
#1472
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1472 in the U.S. and #3882 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Sociology
#5359
World Rank
#5363
Historical Rank
#1785
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #1785 in the U.S. and #5359 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Chemistry
#7189
World Rank
#7197
Historical Rank
#2035
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #2035 in the U.S. and #7189 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Mathematics
#7819
World Rank
#7847
Historical Rank
#2111
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #2111 in the U.S. and #7819 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Physics
#7978
World Rank
#7995
Historical Rank
#2302
USA Rank

Lewis University ranks #2302 in the U.S. and #7978 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees

Who Are Lewis University's Most Influential Alumni?

Paul Stevens
A College baseball coach.