+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Lewis University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.5k → $39.2k).
Illinois · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois. 3,665 undergraduate students. 93 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Lewis University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Lewis University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Lewis University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.5k → $39.2k).
-11%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Lewis University fell 11% between 2017 and 2020 ($24.2k → $21.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Illinois
Each tile compares this institution to the Illinois median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$66,099+18% · 6→10y
Illinois median $40,810$56,095
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry62.6%+53% · '97→'24
Illinois median 53.3%$18,750+139% · '97→'20
At program completion3,665+16% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS83.6%+0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time72.7%+9% · '01→'24
latest cohort$37,882+194% · '00→'24
out-of-state $37,882SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.8%Median federal debt $18,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $66,099 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+53%
Lewis University · completion · 150% rose
43.7% → 66.6%
+22%
Lewis University · completion · 100% rose
34.8% → 42.3%
+194%
Lewis University · in-state tuition rose
$13,320 → $39,200
+194%
Lewis University · out-of-state tuition rose
$13,320 → $39,200
+139%
Lewis University · median debt rose
$9,000 → $21,500
-100%
Lewis University · cohort default rate fell
7.3% → 0.0%
+48%
Lewis University · pell share rose
22.0% → 32.6%
+32%
Lewis University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$49,900 → $66,099
+28%
Lewis University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$47,600 → $61,064
+34%
Lewis University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$41,800 → $56,095
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$123,620Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$108,294Criminal Justice and Corrections.$87,368Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$86,450Business Administration, Management and Operations.$81,905Air Transportation.$78,785Finance and Financial Management Services.$75,797Human Resources Management and Services.$71,216Human Resources Management and Services.$68,827Curriculum and Instruction.$67,197Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$64,864Accounting and Related Services.$64,649Business Administration, Management and Operations.$64,595Marketing.$61,979Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$61,464Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$58,030Criminal Justice and Corrections.$56,487Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$54,228Social Work.$51,558Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,247Psychology, General.$46,812
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$81,905Business Administration, Management and Operations.$64,595Accounting and Related Services.$64,649Finance and Financial Management Services.$75,797Human Resources Management and Services.$68,827Marketing.$61,979Human Resources Management and Services.$71,216
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Lewis University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$634,127
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $17,911
- HS-only baseline · IL
- $38,300
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Illinois
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Lewis University graduates earn $X” — not “Lewis University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Lewis University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.