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National University of Health Sciences

Lombard, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

National University of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Lombard, Illinois. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 511 students in fall 2024, including 21 undergraduates and 490 graduate students.

National University of Health Sciences offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Chiropractic, Biomedical Sciences, and Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. It awarded 135 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

511
Students enrolled
135
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
11
Master's degrees
19
Professional doctorates
105

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
511
Undergraduates, fall 2024
21
Graduate students, fall 2024
490
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
644
Undergraduates, 2024-25
33
Graduate students, 2024-25
611
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
95%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Joseph Stiefel, MS, EdD, DC
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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