- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- North Central University
Minneapolis, MNCity: largeZIP 55404Founded 1930
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1930
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.northcentral.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
North Central University
North Central University is a private nonprofit university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 709 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 59% within six years and costs $26,221 a year after aid.
59%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention82%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share55%
Federal loans58%
$26,221net price / year
99%admission rate
—average SAT
59%graduate in 6 years
$45,958median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#1,430 of 1,704 for earnings#1,302 of 1,739 for lowest net price#720 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,475 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
- $46,390tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,180
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,180
- Average net price
- $26,221national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,044
$30,001–48,000$22,589
$48,001–75,000$28,175
$75,001–110,000$27,374
$110,001+$29,924
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college59%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college55%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 59%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,576
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,958middle 50%: $28,496–$64,862
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,862
Median, North Central University$45,958
Lower quarter$28,496
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
- 709
- Part-time
- 9.6%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 14%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,701 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,490
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,597,318
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic15%
Black13%
Asian3.1%
Two or more races4.7%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
Unknown2.3%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Theology & religious vocations25%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies15%
Education9.6%
Psychology5.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.1%
Public administration & social service4.0%
English language & literature2.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174437. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7054767.