Lewis Quick Facts

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Lewis University
Office of Admission
Unit 297
One University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446-2200

Phone: (800) 897-9000 or
(815) 836-5250

Fax: (815) 836-5002

www.lewisu.edu
admissions@lewisu.edu

Dean of Admission:
Andrew B. Sison

ACT Code: 1058
CEEB Code for SAT: 1404
Total undergraduates: 3,900

Located 30 minutes southwest of Chicago, Lewis University is a comprehensive, Catholic university, where the traditions of liberal learning, values and preparation for professional work come together with a synergy that gives the university its educational identity and focus. Founded in 1932, Lewis is a dynamic, coeducational university offering nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, 22 graduate programs, and certificates of advanced study. Lewis is one of many schools sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, an international Roman Catholic teaching order, with more than 320 years of teaching experience in the Lasallian tradition.

TUITION & COSTS:

• Tuition (12-18 semester) $22,290 (2009-10 academic year)
• Room & Board $8,350
• Books & Misc $500-$1,000

ADMISSION:

Factors considered for admission:

• College-prep coursework
• High school GPA
• Class rank
• ACT or SAT
• Application fee: $40
• Rolling admission; apply by February 15
  for scholarship consideration
• Academic letters of recommendation or
  essays are optional

FALL 2008 FRESHMAN CLASS:

Applicants: 2,644 (69% applied online)
Accepts: 1,865
Enrolled: 655
Students of color: 34%
Female: 53%
Male: 47%
Illinois residents: 93%
Out of state: 7%(17 states represented)
Average high school GPA: 3.17 (4.0 scale)
Average ACT Composite score: 22

More than 160 high schools are represented by our freshman class.

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS:

FAFSA Federal School Code: 001707
File FAFSA prior to March 1
Scholarship range: $5,000 to full tuition
84% of freshmen receive aid
www.lewisu.edu/scholarship
($55 million disbursed annually)
Average freshman financial aid award: $15,044

HOUSING:

• 12 residence halls
  
  
• Residing on campus:
  60% of first-year students;
  38% of full-time undergraduate population
  
  
• Free use of laundry machines in
  residence halls
  
  
• On campus housing is guaranteed to new
  students who submit a tuition and
  housing deposit by May 1.

ATHLETICS:

www.lewisflyers.com

• 9 men’s and 9 women’s sports
  (NCAA Division II)
  
  
• League affiliation: Great Lakes Valley
  Conference (GLVC); Midwestern
  Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
  (MIVA); Great Lakes Inter Collegiate
  Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Swimming

PARKING:

Parking fee is $50 per semester
Freshmen may bring cars to campus

FACULTY:

200 full-time faculty (13:1 student to faculty ratio)

VISITING LEWIS:

Directions, campus map, and visit information can be found at www.lewisu.edu/visit

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:

See list.

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