- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- North Central College
Naperville, ILCity: midsizeZIP 60540Founded 1861
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1861
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- northcentralcollege.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
North Central College
North Central College is a private nonprofit college in Naperville, Illinois, with 2,428 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $22,836 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention77%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans52%
$22,836net price / year
77%admission rate
1213average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$65,646median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,984median debt
#547 of 1,704 for earnings#1,080 of 1,739 for lowest net price#611 of 1,738 for graduation rate#781 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $59,508tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $47,340
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,340
- Average net price
- $22,836national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,131
$30,001–48,000$16,416
$48,001–75,000$17,572
$75,001–110,000$21,017
$110,001+$29,264
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1213
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 525–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,580
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,646middle 50%: $45,035–$93,921
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,984
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$93,921
Median, North Central College$65,646
Lower quarter$45,035
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,428
- Part-time
- 1.5%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,075 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,500
- Endowment, end of year
- $139,739,937
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic19%
Black6.5%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.7%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Psychology10%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.6%
Social sciences8.4%
Visual & performing arts6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
Health professions5.4%
Computer & information sciences4.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 147660. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7054728.