by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
North Central College was awarded 115 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is small business administration/management.
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North Central landed the #568 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when North Central held the #589 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
North Central also holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
The acceptance rate at North Central College is a competitive 68%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 43% 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 520 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At North Central College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at North Central College is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like North Central College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at North Central for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,475 undergraduates at North Central with 2,414 being full-time and 61 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,430 | $20,595 | $21,783 | $26,271 | $28,343 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of North Central, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 $7,832 a year. That adds up to $31,328 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at North Central 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 82 | $22,666 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 62 | $41,411 |
| Marketing | 49 | $42,795 |
| Health & Physical Education | 49 | $30,299 |
| Accounting | 39 | $43,815 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 39 | $22,826 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 30 | $54,117 |
| Computer Science | 29 | $52,561 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 27 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 23 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,327 students took at least one online class at North Central College. This is an increase from the 2,298 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,327 | 162 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,298 | 305 |
| 2018-2019 | 266 | 91 |
| 2017-2018 | 99 | 13 |
| 2016-2017 | 8 | 8 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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