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Lewis Quick Facts

University Information

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

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

www.lewisu.edu
admissions@lewisu.edu

ACT Code: 1058
CEEB Code for SAT: 1404
Total undergraduates: 3,948

Located 35 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, º£½ÇÉçÇø 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, 35 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.

Fall 2023 First-Year Class

Applicants: 5,291
Accepts: 3,848
Enrolled: 620
Underrepresented: 45.5%
Female: 46.1%
Male: 53.9%
Illinois residents: 81.1%
Out of state: 13.5%
International: 5.3%
Average high school GPA: 3.58 (4.0 scale)
Average ACT Composite score: 24.3
Average SAT score: 1112

240 high schools are represented by our first-year class. This includes both Illinois and out-of-state high schools.

First-Year Financial Aid & Scholarships

FAFSA Federal School Code: 001707
File your FAFSA at beginning Oct 1
Scholarship range: $5,000 to full tuition
98% of first-year receive aid
www.lewisu.edu/scholarship
Average first-year financial aid award: $18,633

Housing

• 11 residence halls
  
  
• Residing on campus:
  47% of first-year students;
  24% of full-time undergraduate population
  
  
• Free use of laundry machines in residence halls
  
  

Athletics

www.lewisflyers.com

• 23 men’s and women’s sports
  (NCAA Division II)
  
  
• League affiliation: Great Lakes Valley
  Conference (GLVC); Midwestern
  Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
  (MIVA)

Parking

Fisrt-Year may bring cars to campus

Faculty

250 full-time faculty
14:1 student to faculty ratio

Visiting Lewis

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

Academic Programs

See list.

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