- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- North Park University
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60625Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.northpark.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
North Park University
North Park University is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, Illinois, with 1,818 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $15,949 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention62%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans50%
$15,949net price / year
68%admission rate
—average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$61,717median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#705 of 1,704 for earnings#554 of 1,739 for lowest net price#953 of 1,738 for graduation rate#527 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
- $45,761tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,250
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,250
- Average net price
- $15,949national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,979
$30,001–48,000$13,496
$48,001–75,000$13,469
$75,001–110,000$16,182
$110,001+$24,869
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,539
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,717middle 50%: $42,101–$88,321
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,321
Median, North Park University$61,717
Lower quarter$42,101
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
- 1,818
- Part-time
- 4.8%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 22.2
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,245 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,612
- Endowment, end of year
- $108,329,352
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White28%
Hispanic35%
Black11%
Asian8.1%
Two or more races3.1%
U.S. nonresident12%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management37%
Health professions14%
Education8.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.5%
Psychology5.9%
Social sciences4.1%
Communication & journalism3.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 147679. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551466.