Azimuth places the return pillar for National Louis University in the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median for working federally aided completers who are not enrolled is $63,065 four years after completion, at the 61st percentile.
That figure is $5,185 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $16,446 more than the model expects for similar students.
That outcome is in the 93rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $58.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $16,504. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $686.
The four-year earnings measure draws on 1,156 federally aided completers at National Louis University who are working and not enrolled. These are graduates the federal government can track for employment outcomes.
Four years after completing a degree, that group earns a median of $63,065. Graduates earn about $16,446 more than the model expects for similar students.
Azimuth places earnings beyond expectations in the 93rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $46,047 on the downside to $72,622 on the upside, with typical earnings at $63,065.
The downside and upside figures show how outcomes vary depending on which program clusters a student completes. An estimated 28.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of National Louis University who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $63,065. The median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $68,250, so the university sits $5,185 below that benchmark.
Azimuth ranks the university #377 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $16,446 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 93rd percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $58.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $16,504. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $686.
The university's largest programs are in education and human services, fields where earnings often sit below the institutional median. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from a downside of $46,047 to an upside of $72,622.
An estimated 28.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Program choice shapes a wide earnings range at National Louis University. The downside earnings scenario is $46,047 and the upside scenario is $72,622; both are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the higher end, Management Science graduates earn a median of $74,144 four years after completion, from 77 degrees awarded. Health and Medical Administrative Services follows at $64,430, with 30 degrees awarded.
Graduates of National Louis University earn about $16,446 more than the model expects for similar students. That gap between actual and expected earnings is one side of the return picture for a student who borrows.
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $19,750 in federal student loans. That amount is $4,449 below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
The peer median is the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $224 a month.
For parents who borrow, the median Parent PLUS debt is $17,284. The earnings advantage and the below-peer debt point the same way for students who borrow.