THE UNIVERSITY

National-Louis University is a private, independent university founded in Chicago in 1886 by Elizabeth Harrison as Miss Harrison's Training School. The name was changed to National College of Education in 1930 and to National-Louis University in 1990.

The University is composed of three colleges: National-Louis offers degrees, from pre-baccalaureate through the doctoral level, in more than 60 academic programs.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS

National-Louis University is a geographically dispersed institution, taking education to its students, increasing access and opportunity. It has campuses in the following locations:

In addition, the university offers instruction at over 70 off-campus sites throughout northern Illinois and in the metropolitan areas surrounding all of its campuses.

OUR STUDENTS

In the 1999-00 academic year, National-Louis enrolled 13,283 students (unduplicated headcount). Of this group, 5,086 (38%) were undergraduates and 8,190 (62%) were graduate students

• Female students outnumbered male students 10,326 (78%) to 2,987 (22%)
  
  
• The mean age of undergraduate students is 34; graduate students is 38.
  
  
• The full-time to part-time count was 9,431 full-time (71%) to 3,852 part-time (29%)

National-Louis University serves an ethnically diverse population.

The ethnic breakdown for the 1999-2000 academic year was as follows: Annual Enrollment by College UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF

National-Louis University employs 296 full-time faculty: 81 in the College of Arts and Sciences, 30 in the College of Management and Business, 175 in National College of Education, and 10 Library faculty. National-Louis employs 494 full-time administrative and staff employees in support of the students, faculty and academic programming of the University.

ACCREDITATION

National-Louis University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois 60602, (312) 263-0456, and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

In Illinois, National-Louis University is authorized to operate and offer degrees by the Illinois State Board of Higher Education which is located at 4 West Old Capitol Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62701, (217) 782-8548.

1999-2000 ANNUAL ENROLLMENT BY CAMPUS



SPECIAL PROGRAMS

The Baker Demonstration School, which operates under the auspices of National College of Education, is a private laboratory school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Founded in 1918, the school provides excellent education for approximately 325 students and serves as a clinical site for many student teachers. It is housed on the university's Evanston Campus.

National-Louis has a nationally recognized Language Institute, offering English for Speakers of Other Languages. Located at the Chicago campus, the Language Institute enrolls approximately 350 students each term.

The university's innovative work in areas such as school reform, early childhood education, and reading education has attracted support from a wide range of private and public sources. Private contributions include McCormick Tribune Foundation, the DeWitt-Wallace Reader's Digest Foundation, and the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. Public support for National-Louis initiatives has come from the Illinois State Board of Education, the Chicago Department of Human Resources and others.

ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT

National-Louis University partners with the Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu, a private business school in Nowy Sacz, Poland. The university co-founded WSB in 1992, and continues to collaborate on curriculum and instruction. For the last four years, WSB has been ranked number one among all private schools in Poland. From the initial student body of 65, enrollment has grown tremendously to exceed 3,300. Through an articulation agreement between WSB and National-Louis University, students who earn their Licentiate from WSB may enroll at National-Louis for a one-year capstone program and complete requirements for a U.S. bachelor's degree in business. Starting in 2001, students will be able to complete National-Louis University degrees in Poland.

Another international initiative of National-Louis is the service it provides to the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) throughout Europe. Prior to 1994, the university offered an M.Ed. program to teachers in the DoDDS Germany Region only. DoDDS reorganized in 1994, merging the Germany, Atlantic and Mediterranean Regions into DoDDS Europe. National-Louis now has authorization to offer programs throughout DoDDS Europe and has offered its M.Ed. in Italy, Spain, and England in addition to its continuing service to students in Germany.

NATIONAL-LOUIS AND SCHOOL REFORM

• Co-founded Best Practice High School was through a collaboration among National's Center for City Schools, the Chicago Public Schools and veteran public teachers.
  
  
• The Center for City Schools develops and supports projects to improve urban education. It promotes educational improvement through five interlocking approaches: model schools; teacher and parent leadership; networking; materials and publications; and policy impact.
  
  
• NLU works directly with more than 170 public schools in the city to help lead educational improvement in Chicago.