History, Affiliations and Rankings
Lewis University was founded in 1932 as the Holy Name Technical School under the direction of the Chicago Archdiocese and Bishop Bernard J. Sheil. Aviation technology courses were chosen as the primary concentrate of instruction during these early days, and this became the foundation of today's well respected College of Aviation, Science, and Technology. Lewis Institution is a comprehensive Catholic university with a synergy of liberal learning, values, and professional training that gives the university its educational identity and purpose.The De La Salle Christian Brothers, a multinational Roman Catholic teaching order, sponsors Lewis as one of 60 colleges across the world. Lewis University is affiliated with Higher Learning Commission, The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU, (NAICU), CIC and in sports accredited with NCCA Division II and GLVC. The US News and World Report ranks it #19 in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities Midwest and The Times Higher Education ranks Lewsi University in the band #351-400 in the World University Rankings 2022.
Infrastructure, Campuses, Courses
Located 35 miles southwest of Chicago, Lewis University is a comprehensive, Catholic university.The Lewis University main campus in Romeoville, Illinois, is a beautiful 410-acre setting with over 1,200 students living in 12 residence halls, all within walking distance of well-equipped classrooms, the library, the JFK Recreation and Fitness Center, the Brother James Gaffney, FSC, Student Center, Sancta Alberta Chapel, and the Lewis University Airport.
Lewis Institution is Illinois' eighth biggest private, non-profit university, with 6,200 undergraduate and graduate students. Lewis embraces students of various ethnicities and religious beliefs, having a minority population of 40%. Lewis University is a lively, coeducational institution with over 80 undergraduate majors and areas of study, as well as 37 graduate programmes. Popular courses offered by Lewis University are Aviation and Transportation, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Computer Science, Health Information Management, Nursing, Criminal Justice, Data Sciences.
Accomplishments and Alumni
Lewis is pleased to be one of the few universities in Illinois to be recognized for 2020-2021 Military Support Colleges of Distinction recognition. Colleges of Distinction selected institutions for the Military Support recognition that are aware of the unique challenges military students face on college campuses. Lewis University is described as a "hidden treasure" in the article. Lewis University has a global alumni network of over 40,000 graduates and has produced significant figures in a variety of professions like J. J. Furmaniak( Baseball player), Charles H. Ramsey( Police Officer), Kay Cannon( Screenwriter, actress and director) and Jenny Bindon(Footballer).
Student Diversity and Visiting Companies
Diversity and inclusiveness are important to the Lewis University foundation, as they are to the Catholic identity and Lasallian tradition. About 4,247 are undergarduate students and 2,200 are graduates. Lewis University's student body is 59.3 percent white, 20.1 percent Hispanic or Latino, 7.33 percent black or African American, 6% Asian, 2.31 percent two or more races, 0.124 percent Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.124 percent American Indian or Alaska Native.The percentage of female is more than male i.e. 51% women and 49% men. Lewis University awarded degrees to 281 more women than men in 2020. Lewis University's dynamic and varied campus provides lots of opportunity for students to interact with their classmates. Mayo Clinic, Amazon, Boeing, Ford Motor Company, HCL America, JP Morgan Chase & Co., KPMG, Unilever, and TESLA Inc. are some of the top companies come for hiring at Lewis University.
