
Sports at NUHS are best understood as student recreation and club or intramural participation, rather than an assumed varsity-athletics pathway. Reported activities have included basketball, rugby, soccer, volleyball, and weight lifting, among other sports, but the active roster of activities can change.
The Rugby Club is one example of an organized student sports interest. Applicants seeking formal intercollegiate competition should verify a team's current status, schedule, and affiliation rather than assuming that a listed sport is an NCAA team or carries an athletic scholarship. Casual recreation and intramurals may offer a different time commitment from club competition, an important distinction for students with clinical schedules.
NUHS student involvement includes organizations connected to professional interests and hands-on health-care training. Reported examples include the Student American Chiropractic Association and the Motion Palpation Club; the Rugby Club offers a recreational point of connection.
A professional association chapter can give students a way to discuss their field and participate in related activities, while a technique-focused club may complement - but does not replace - supervised curriculum requirements. Club leadership, recognition, and meeting schedules can change, so students comparing opportunities should look at the current student-organization directory and ask when groups meet at their particular campus.
NUHS enrolled 511 students in 2024-25. Its age profile reflects a student body in which many people enter after earlier college study: 223 enrolled students were ages 25-29, the largest reported age group, while 92 were ages 22-24.
The same age counts show students in their thirties, forties, and older alongside those in their early twenties. Federal reporting recorded no first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates that year, so the institution should not be pictured as having a typical large incoming freshman class. These figures describe enrollment, not any individual student's background, goals, or likelihood of fitting in.
Everyday student life at NUHS is shaped by specialized health-sciences coursework and the mix of students at different stages of study. With 511 students reported in 2024-25 and a reported student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it is a substantially smaller setting than a large general-purpose university; the ratio, however, does not describe every class size or clinical-supervision arrangement.
Students can connect through academic organizations, recreational activities, and campus events while using support such as personal or psychological counseling and a campus health clinic. The experience may differ for a commuter, a campus resident, and a student spending significant time in clinical training. Prospective students should examine the weekly timetable for their actual program to understand when they can use services and participate in activities.
NUHS's main campus library is the Learning Resource Center. As the institution's principal library resource, it is relevant to students working with health-sciences literature, course research, and evidence used in clinical study.
Students who rely on particular journals, databases, research assistance, or remote access should check the center's current holdings and access rules against their program's assignments. They should also confirm opening hours and study-space policies rather than assuming that late-night access or reservable rooms are available. For a student attending a program away from Lombard, access to electronic materials and librarian assistance is especially important to establish in advance.
Total enrollment
511Total staff
51 full time, 34 part timeVeterans affair office
NoVarsity teams compete against other colleges, intramural teams within the school. Each column says whether men, women or both take part, and whether the sport offers athletic scholarships (Aid).
Sport
Basketball
Cross-country running
Football
Ice hockey
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Weight lifting
Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.