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North Central College Overview

Located in Naperville, Illinois, North Central College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is North Central College Known For?

663 Undergraduate Awards
$33,016 Avg Cost After Aid
61% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at North Central.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from North Central makes roughly $60,123 a year. This is 47% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average North Central student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is North Central College?

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Contact details for North Central are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 30 N Brainard St, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: 630-637-5100
Website: northcentralcollege.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NorthCentralCollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/northcentralcol

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How Do I Get Into North Central?

You can apply to North Central online at: https://northcentralcollege.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for North Central

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into North Central?

61% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
47% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at North Central is 61%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 47% of students accepted to North Central submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for North Central College  ( 510 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for North Central College  ( 510 to 620 )
200
800
North Central received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

ACT English Scores for North Central College  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for North Central College  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford North Central College?

$33,016 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of North Central is $33,016. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At North Central, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,843 a year. That adds up to $35,372 over four years for those students.

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North Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,414 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,475 undergraduate students at North Central, with 2,414 being full-time and 61 being part-time.

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There are also 357 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,414 full-time undergraduates at North Central, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Central College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 84
Black or African American 108
Hispanic or Latino 381
White 1,581
International Students 81
Other Races/Ethnicities 179

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at North Central College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at North Central. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Vietnam.

North Central College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Psychology 74 0 74
Health & Physical Education 50 8 58
Business Administration & Management 26 23 49
Marketing 44 0 44
Educational Administration 0 43 43
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 40 40
Finance & Financial Management 35 1 36
Teacher Education Grade Specific 33 0 33
Accounting 29 0 29
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 25 0 25
Computer Science 24 0 24
Health Sciences & Services 23 0 23
Mechanical Engineering 19 0 19
Sociology 19 0 19
Economics 17 0 17
General Social Sciences 17 0 17
Drama & Theater Arts 16 0 16
Human Resource Management 10 4 14
Natural Resources Conservation 14 0 14
Design & Applied Arts 14 0 14
General Biology 13 0 13
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 12 0 12
Journalism 12 0 12
Entrepreneurial Studies 11 0 11
Writing Studies 7 4 11
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 0 10
Public Relations & Advertising 8 0 8
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 7 0 7
Electrical Engineering 7 0 7
Fine & Studio Arts 7 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 6 0 6
Mathematics 6 0 6
Philosophy 6 0 6
Music 6 0 6
Graphic Communications 5 0 5
General English Literature 5 0 5
East Asian Languages 5 0 5
History 5 0 5
Physics 5 0 5
International Business 4 0 4
International Studies 4 0 4
Anthropology 4 0 4
Political Science & Government 4 0 4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 3 0 3
Allied Health Professions 0 3 3
Chemistry 3 0 3
Computer Engineering 2 0 2
Romance Languages 2 0 2
Applied Mathematics 2 0 2
Area Studies 1 0 1
Liberal Arts General Studies 1 0 1
Religious Studies 1 0 1
Management Information Systems 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0
TOTAL 663 126 789

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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