The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Lewis University
Lewis University is a comprehensive, Catholic university where the traditions of liberal learning and preparation for professional life give the university its educational identity and mission focus. Lewis provides distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to approximately 6,600 traditional and adult students with more than 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, 37 graduate programs, two doctoral programs, and accelerated programs for working adults offered through the Colleges of Aviation, Science, and Technology; Business; Education and Social Sciences; Humanities, Fine Arts and Communications; and Nursing and Health Sciences. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of instructional formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a diverse student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally aware, and socially responsible graduates. The eighth-largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has received numerous national recognitions from The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, Colleges of Distinction, College Access & Opportunity, GI Jobs, Best for Vets, and a Best Private College Value in the Midwest. Lewis’ premier programs include aviation, criminal justice, computer science, data science and cybersecurity, education, nursing, and business. Lewis is one of many schools sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers with over 320 years of teaching experience in the Lasallian tradition.Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023
First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 601
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Lewis University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Lewis University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated from Lewis University | 48% | 61% | 62% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 6% | 10% | 12% | |||
Enrolled at Lewis University | 21% | 6% | 3% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
9% | 6% | 4% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 16% | 17% | 19% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 446
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Lewis University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Lewis University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2018-19
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2020-21
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated from Lewis University | 42% | 74% | 76% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 2% | 6% | 8% | |||
Enrolled at Lewis University | 42% | 5% | 1% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
7% | 5% | 2% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 7% | 10% | 13% | ||||
First-time-In-College Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 601
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The SAM First-time-In-College Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Lewis University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
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Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Lewis University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Stacked Model
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 4% | |||||
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= | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 64% | |||||
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= | Total Enrolled | 8% | |||||
Current Status Unknown | 24% | ||||||
Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 446
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Transfer Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Lewis University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
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Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Lewis University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Stacked Model
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 4% | |||||
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= | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 77% | |||||
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= | Total Enrolled | 4% | |||||
Current Status Unknown | 15% | ||||||
First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 601
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Lewis University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Lewis University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
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WITHIN 5 YEARS
2021-22
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated from Lewis University | 48% | 61% | 62% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 6% | 10% | 12% | |||
Enrolled at Lewis University | 21% | 6% | 3% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
9% | 6% | 4% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 16% | 17% | 19% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 446
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Lewis University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Lewis University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Lewis University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2018-19
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2020-21
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated from Lewis University | 42% | 74% | 76% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 2% | 6% | 8% | |||
Enrolled at Lewis University | 42% | 5% | 1% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
7% | 5% | 2% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 7% | 10% | 13% | ||||
First-time-In-College Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 601
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM First-time-In-College Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Lewis University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
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Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Lewis University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Stacked Model
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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= | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 4% | |||||
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= | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 64% | |||||
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= | Total Enrolled | 8% | |||||
Current Status Unknown | 24% | ||||||
Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017
Number of students: 446
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Transfer Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Lewis University in the Fall of 2017. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Lewis University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
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Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
-
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Lewis University or from another institution.
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Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Lewis University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Lewis University | Stacked Model
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023 |
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2022-23
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= | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 4% | |||||
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= | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 77% | |||||
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= | Total Enrolled | 4% | |||||
Current Status Unknown | 15% | ||||||