About Us

President's Greeting

Welcome to the website of Lewis University, the tenth largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois. As you explore our web pages, you will see that Lewis is a dynamic, mid-sized University of approximately 5,800 undergraduate and graduate students, offering small interactive classes, high quality academic programs, a very well-qualified faculty, impressive academic facilities, service opportunities, NCAA Division II athletics, a wide range of campus activities and a wonderfully-diverse community. Our values-centered curriculum combines a liberal arts foundation blended with relevant professional education. For five consecutive years, Lewis has been named one of the "Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report and received recognition from The Princeton Review.

A Catholic and Lasallian university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis focuses on faculty/student interaction with a relational style of teaching and learning.  Our faculty are excellent teachers, mentors and scholars. Small, personalized classes provide faculty with an opportunity to mentor their students and involve them in projects and research.

I invite you to learn more about our main campus which is exceptionally beautiful, secure, self-contained and located just 30 minutes from Chicago. More than 1,300 resident students live in 12 residence halls within easy walking distance of the  Library, various academic facilities, the Student Union, the Bookstore, the Student Recreation and Fitness Center and Sancta Alberta Chapel. Classes also are offered at additional convenient sites in Tinley Park, Oak Brook, Hickory Hills, Shorewood, and at De La Salle Institute in Chicago in addition to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Learn more about the campus by taking a Virtual Tour or e-mail us at webmaster@lewisu.edu.

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