Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit
At a glance
77.3%
Acceptance rate
1,165
SAT Average
$23,033
Avg net price
2,360
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average1,165
SAT Reading/Writing530–650
SAT Math525–660
ACT Composite24–29
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 593Master’s 175Doctoral 32 |
| Bachelor’s 157Master’s 46Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 59Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 57Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 50Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 41Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s 75Doctoral 32 |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s 33Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
Projected sponsored sports25
BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving
Athletic participation
741 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Rolling admission
No deadline
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $45,446
- Required fees
- $280
- Food and housing
- $14,688
- Books and supplies
- $900
- Other expenses
- $2,894
- Total
- $64,208
- $54,3262019–2019–20
- $55,8842020–2120–21
- $57,0062021–2221–22
- $57,9662022–2322–23
- $59,9622023–2423–24
- $64,2082024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $23,033 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation64%
6-year graduation71%
Retention rate82%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$60,123
Median debt$24,500
Campus
Enrollment2,360
Student-faculty ratio12:1
SettingCity
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for North Central College. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
81.7% of North Central College’s first-years return for a second year and 71.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03