
Lewis University
Romeoville, ILPrivate nonprofit HLCLewis University Online Programs
Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity taught in eight-week evening courses online and on campus, and cybersecurity-related concentrations in its BS in Information Technology and MS in Computer Science. A Fast Track option lets qualified undergraduates begin the MS in Cybersecurity before graduating.
Verified cybersecurity degrees
6 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.
BS in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Concentration
BS in Information Technology — Data Privacy Concentration
BS in Information Technology — Digital Forensics Concentration
MS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Concentration
Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1963 · next review 08/31/2029
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
ABET program accreditation
None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.
Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.
NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)
CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
Designation period: 2011 - 2030 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: BS Cybersecurity (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
Online student services
Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Offerings we reviewed but do not list
- Cybersecurity / MinorMinor.Source: catalog.lewisu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Institution
- Official name
- Lewis University
- Control
- Private nonprofitSource: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
- Main location
- One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
- Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
- 1,347 of 6,636 students (Fall 2023)Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Sources
- catalog.lewisu.edu/graduate/aviation-science-technology/engineering-computing-mathematical-sciences/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
- catalog.lewisu.edu/undergraduate/aviation-science-technology/cybersecurity/bachelors-cybersecurity-m — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
- catalog.lewisu.edu/undergraduate/aviation-science-technology/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-bachelor-sc — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
- NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
- IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026