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		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: 4,326
		Located 35 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, 
		  Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 2024 First-Year Class
	    Applicants:  6,302
Accepts: 4,493
Enrolled: 686
Underrepresented: 47.8%
Female: 50.6%
Male: 49.4%
Illinois residents: 86.0%
Out of state: 10.4%
International: 3.6%
Average high school GPA: 3.57 (4.0 scale)
Average ACT Composite score: 23.7
Average SAT score: 1084 
	    235 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: $15,000 to full tuition
	   99% of first-year receive aid
	    Average first-year financial aid award: $28,000
	 Housing
	 
	
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	     11 residence halls	  
	     
	   
	  - Residing on campus:
	    40% of first-year students;
	    27% of full-time undergraduate population
	    
	   
	  -  Free use of laundry machines in
	    residence halls
	    
	   
	 
	
	Athletics
	 www.lewisflyers.com
	
	  -  22 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
         288 full-time faculty 
          13:1 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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