North Central University Overview

North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The location of North Central University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is North Central University Known For?

• The 4% student loan default rate at North Central University is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at North Central University.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 35% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average North Central University student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

North Central University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at North Central University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards North Central University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Sacred Music Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Religious/Sacred Music Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is North Central University?

Contact details for North Central University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	910 Elliot Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404-1391
Phone:	612-343-4400
Website:	www.northcentral.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/northcentraluniversity?ref=ts
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/NorthCentral_MN

How Do I Get Into North Central University?

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

Admission Requirements for North Central University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into North Central University?

North Central University has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to North Central University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 578. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

North Central University received ACT scores from 68% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford North Central University?

The overall average net price of North Central University is $27,327. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At North Central University, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,802 a year. That adds up to $31,208 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Central University is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

North Central University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,007 undergraduate students at North Central University, with 905 being full-time and 102 being part-time.

There are also 55 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 905 full-time undergraduates at North Central University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	41
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	627
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at North Central University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at North Central University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and Panama.

Online Learning at North Central University

In 2019-2020, 577 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at North Central University has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of North Central University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at North Central University was $26,280 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how North Central University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#24	#18
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#43	#43
Human Services	#67	#67

Online Growth Rankings of North Central University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Central University was 1,145.9%. This is the #92 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at North Central University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at North Central University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at North Central University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Services	#1
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#4
Public Administration & Social Service	#4
Communication & Journalism	#10
Theology & Religious Vocations	#16
Business Administration & Management	#34
Business, Management & Marketing	#46

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

North Central University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	1	26	33	60
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	26	0	26
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	6	19	0	25
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	13	0	13
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	1	10	0	11
Sacred Music	0	0	11	0	11
Social Work	0	0	10	0	10
American Sign Language	0	0	8	0	8
Marketing	0	0	7	0	7
Audiovisual Communications	0	0	7	0	7
Biblical Studies	0	1	6	0	7
Health & Physical Education	0	0	6	0	6
General Psychology	0	0	6	0	6
Arts & Media Management	0	0	6	0	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Accounting	0	0	4	0	4
Management Information Systems	0	0	4	0	4
Writing Studies	0	0	4	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Music	0	0	3	0	3
General Education	0	0	2	0	2
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	2	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	1	0	1
Computer Science	0	0	1	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	0	1
Teaching English or French	1	0	0	0	1
General English Literature	0	0	1	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	1	0	1
General Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0
Missionary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	9	193	33	236

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By RDUpedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.