Lewis University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lewis University is a private master's university in Romeoville, IL (suburb setting), with 3,948 undergraduates (49% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 73% of 5,291 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 990–1220 on the SAT and 22–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $53,712 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $19,472 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, computer & information sciences, transportation. The campus reported 0.19 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lewis University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,882
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lewis University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lewis University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $553k | $18,446 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 45 | — | 1 | $640k | $14,211 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $771k | $40,583 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $734k | $43,176 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $211k | $19,184 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $233k | $29,113 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 50 | — | 3 | $745k | $14,896 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | — | 3 | $579k | $19,980 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 49 | — | 3 | $641k | $13,091 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 20 | — | 3 | $531k | $26,559 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 19 | — | 3 | $527k | $27,760 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 20 | — | 3 | $363k | $18,168 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 128 | — | 6 | $1.1M | $8,640 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 113 | — | 7 | $1M | $8,904 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 29 | — | 6 | $618k | $21,305 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 20 | — | 2 | $632k | $31,591 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.