North Central College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,506
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 80%
From Region 4%
Athletes 741 (31.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 19%
Black 7%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
North Central College 593 47% 65% 3% 5% 15% 6% $68,703 39 -0.17 59 98%
Computer Engineering 5 — 80% 20% 20% 0% 20% 40% $96,597 7 -0.97 91 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,288 7 -0.93 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 14 — 64% 50% 0% 0% 14% 29% $95,512 32 -0.46 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 29 +1 90% 34% 7% 3% 17% 24% $83,156 6 -1.22 81 100% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 +4 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $79,519 11 -0.92 77 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $68,193 33 -0.33 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $71,691 36 -0.52 65 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,278 28 -0.45 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 100% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $64,142 18 -0.65 48 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,002 38 -0.28 47 — — — — —
Biology 24 +2 33% 62% 4% 0% 21% 4% $66,728 53 +0.03 54 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 7 +2 43% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $38,819 4 -2.47 3 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 13 +1 38% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,129 63 +0.19 37 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,407 38 -0.24 40 — — — — —
Exercise Science 38 — 47% 63% 5% 3% 24% 0% $64,363 65 +0.30 48 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 32 — 16% 62% 3% 3% 25% 0% $66,861 49 -0.11 55 — — — — —
Radiologic Technology — — — — — — — — $79,043 61 -0.01 77 — — — — —
Accounting 27 +5 63% 67% 7% 7% 7% 7% $88,755 60 +0.11 86 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $102,392 57 +0.44 94 89% — — — —
Business Administration 38 +3 74% 63% 5% 11% 16% 0% $77,717 66 +0.01 75 98% — — — —
Economics 14 +7 93% 79% 0% 0% 7% 7% $89,370 46 -0.32 86 96% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 7 +2 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $78,435 69 +0.12 76 100% — — — —
Finance 32 +3 75% 69% 3% 12% 3% 9% $99,863 60 +0.03 93 93% — — — —
Human Resources Management 8 — 38% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $73,112 43 -0.21 68 100% — — — —
International Business 7 +1 43% 57% 0% 0% 0% 43% $73,389 41 -0.45 68 97% — — — —
Marketing 32 +3 50% 56% 0% 3% 22% 12% $71,824 34 -0.45 65 99% — — — —
Small Business Administration — — — — — — — — $78,435 69 +0.12 76 100% — — — —
Small Business Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,435 69 +0.12 76 100% — — — —
Sports Management 19 +3 84% 68% 0% 11% 11% 0% $64,363 67 +0.33 48 98% — — — —
Applied and Professional Ethics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,873 35 -0.49 23 — — — — —
Chinese — +2 — — — — — — $55,845 46 -0.20 25 84% — — — —
Creative Writing — — — — — — — — $42,534 6 -1.20 5 100% — — — —
East Asian Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,920 39 -0.42 21 — — — — —
English 7 +1 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,600 16 -0.83 7 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $59,040 56 +0.09 34 94% — — — —
German 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,518 53 -0.05 30 — — — — —
History 4 +2 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,891 32 -0.49 16 — — — — —
Japanese 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,845 46 -0.20 25 84% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,401 34 -0.53 22 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,013 76 +0.39 21 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,040 56 +0.09 34 94% — — — —
Writing 6 +2 17% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $42,534 6 -1.20 5 100% — — — —
Anthropology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $54,179 46 -0.25 21 — — — — —
Communication 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,634 71 +0.44 54 — — — — —
Digital Communication 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $71,645 83 +0.91 65 95% — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,918 43 -0.27 21 — — — — —
International Studies 6 +1 0% 50% 17% 0% 0% 33% $60,367 17 -0.65 38 — — — — —
Journalism 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $63,070 62 +0.09 45 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $61,432 19 -0.93 40 96% — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $63,759 28 -0.62 47 — — — — —
Psychology 59 +7 20% 68% 2% 3% 15% 2% $54,936 54 -0.02 23 98% — — — —
Radio and Television — — — — — — — — $71,645 83 +0.91 65 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 17 +3 53% 71% 6% 6% 18% 0% $53,864 43 -0.27 20 — — — — —
Sociology 13 +5 0% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $53,759 43 -0.28 20 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 14 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $52,348 55 +0.01 17 98% — — — —
Animation 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $48,613 27 -0.48 11 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $45,027 41 -0.19 6 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,880 29 -0.54 6 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,408 78 +0.60 17 — — — — —
Graphic Design 21 — 38% 67% 10% 10% 10% 0% $64,921 70 +0.38 50 100% — — — —
Music 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $51,915 74 +0.56 16 96% — — — —
Music Education 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,744 62 +0.32 12 100% — — — —
Musical Theatre 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,859 35 -0.42 5 100% — — — —
Studio Art 7 +2 14% 43% 0% 0% 43% 0% $45,374 43 -0.16 7 — — — — —
Theater 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,859 49 -0.03 5 100% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,859 49 -0.03 5 100% — — — —
Criminology 5 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,603 74 +0.51 46 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,744
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.0% 190 66% 65% 3% 8% 12% 7% $81,872 58 -0.05 80 97% —
Social Sciences 19.2% 114 22% 68% 4% 4% 15% 4% $56,314 41 -0.14 27 98% —
Health Sciences 11.8% 70 33% 63% 4% 3% 24% 0% $65,505 10 +0.11 51 98% —
Arts 9.1% 54 31% 72% 4% 6% 13% 2% $53,837 61 +0.10 20 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 37 41% 59% 5% 5% 16% 3% $61,017 21 -0.52 39 99% —
Computer Science 4.9% 29 90% 34% 7% 3% 17% 24% $83,156 8 -1.22 81 100% —
Humanities 4.4% 26 42% 65% 0% 4% 23% 0% $49,356 18 -0.64 12 95% —
Engineering 4.0% 24 75% 50% 4% 0% 12% 25% $96,108 22 -0.67 91 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 17 35% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,430 51 +0.08 38 — —
Education 2.4% 14 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $52,348 41 +0.01 17 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 13 62% 62% 8% 0% 23% 8% $71,980 32 -0.50 66 — —
Professional 0.8% 5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,603 40 +0.51 46 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 142 $1.7M $1.1M $607K
Track & Field (indoor) 111 $215K $163K $52K
Track & Field (outdoor) 107 $215K $163K $52K
Cross Country 56 $111K $71K $39K
Wrestling 47 $262K $209K $52K
Baseball 43 $499K $267K $231K
Lacrosse 36 $210K $140K $70K
Soccer 36 $256K $196K $59K
Basketball 21 $262K $247K $14K
Volleyball 17 $157K $124K $32K
Golf 12 $105K $60K $45K
Tennis 12 $82K $62K $19K
Swimming 11 $43K $33K $10K
Total 482 $4.1M $2.8M $1.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 68 $172K $130K $42K
Track & Field (indoor) 67 $172K $130K $42K
Wrestling 49 $319K $247K $72K
Soccer 31 $431K $153K $278K
Basketball 21 $219K $192K $27K
Lacrosse 20 $170K $118K $51K
Softball 19 $214K $171K $42K
Volleyball 19 $155K $116K $39K
Cross Country 13 $87K $77K $9K
Tennis 13 $78K $60K $17K
Swimming 12 $66K $63K $2K
Golf 10 $105K $66K $38K
Other Sports 9 $77K $69K $7K
Total 259 $2.3M $1.6M $672K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 178 $388K $294K $94K
Track & Field (outdoor) 175 $388K $294K $94K
Football 142 $1.7M $1.1M $607K
Wrestling 96 $582K $456K $125K
Cross Country 69 $198K $149K $49K
Soccer 67 $688K $349K $338K
Lacrosse 56 $381K $259K $122K
Baseball 43 $499K $267K $231K
Basketball 42 $481K $439K $41K
Volleyball 36 $313K $240K $72K
Tennis 25 $160K $122K $37K
Swimming 23 $109K $97K $12K
Golf 22 $211K $126K $84K
Softball 19 $214K $171K $42K
Other Sports 9 $77K $69K $7K
Total 741 $7.8M $5.8M $2.0M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1050 – 1310
SAT Math Range 520 – 660
SAT RW Range 530 – 650