Colleges in Lombard · College Scorecard

Lombard is home to National University of Health Sciences

National University of Health Sciences has about 481 students on campus, and 8% of Lombard’s residents are enrolled in college. 75 more colleges are within 30 miles.

National University of Health Sciences

Colleges in town

degree-granting · 1 career school

Students on campus

481

1 for every 91 residents

Residents in college

Above IL (6%)

Earnings, 10 yrs

$59k

median

What stands out about college in Lombard

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Degrees that payNational University of Health Sciences students earn a median $58,723 ten years after starting, more than at 83% of U.S. colleges.Plenty of choice75 more within 30 miles.A small-college townNational University of Health Sciences has about 481 students on campus.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Lombard’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

College of DuPage25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt

Elmhurst University70% graduate$61k earnings$20k typical debt

Wheaton College85% graduate$64k earnings$23k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Within reach

More colleges near Lombard

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Lombard, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

Midwestern University-Downers GroveUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Downers Grove

3.3 mi2,671 students

College of DuPageCommunity college · Public · Glen Ellyn

3.6 mi18,795 students

Elmhurst UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elmhurst

4 mi3,251 students

Wheaton CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wheaton

4.3 mi2,613 students

Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lisle

4.9 mi6 students

Chamberlain University-IllinoisUniversity or college · For-profit · Addison

5.4 mi2,540 students

DeVry University-IllinoisUniversity or college · For-profit · Lisle

6.9 mi1,101 students

Benedictine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lisle

7.9 mi1,940 students

North Central CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Naperville

9.4 mi2,649 students

Triton CollegeCommunity college · Public · River Grove

9.4 mi8,418 students

65 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

Every college

The college in Lombard

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

National University of Health Sciences campus · Directions

National University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 481 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate$59kearnings

Also in Lombard: Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Lombard’s median household income ($100K) falls.

Triton College9.4 mi · River Grove · sticker $12,235 $8,611a year

College of DuPage3.6 mi · Glen Ellyn · sticker $15,554 $12,717a year

Dominican University10.1 mi · River Forest · sticker $43,891 $16,851a year

North Central College9.4 mi · Naperville · sticker $57,219 $20,590a year

Benedictine University7.9 mi · Lisle · sticker $46,713 $23,517a year

Wheaton College4.3 mi · Wheaton · sticker $59,263 $24,176a year

Elmhurst University4 mi · Elmhurst · sticker $54,679 $25,419a year

Chamberlain University-Illinois5.4 mi · Addison · sticker $40,826 $32,607a year

DeVry University-Illinois6.9 mi · Lisle · sticker $38,660 $33,253a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Majors

What students study in Lombard

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Biology 100%

Biggest programs

Biology, General13 graduates a year

$24k1 yr out

Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Lombard

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

8 of every 100 Lombard residents are in college (IL: 6).

481students on campus · 43,619 residents

39.2median age · IL 39

29%of homes rented · IL 33%

$1,948median rent · 53% above the state

Lombard, IL

Housing$388K typical home SafetySafety Grade B−HealthHealth Grade A Climate16° January low · 84° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lombard. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.