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North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·northcentral.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
+17.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
852
peer median 1,010
Avg net price
$23,574
+$103 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
492
492 candidates competed
Admitted
487
99.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
144
29.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
66%+17.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
63%
Non-Pell
63%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 47 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
5
10.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing5 · 10.6%
  • No Data42 · 89.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
42

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+8.0%
$39,407 vs $36,491
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+15.0%
$41,979 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+27.1%
$46,380 vs $36,491
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.0%
$50,707 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+68.0%
$61,287 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
63%
$26,500 debt · $41,979 earn
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
61%
$23,937 debt · $39,407 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$23,708 debt · $46,380 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$19,370 debt · $50,707 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$21,500 debt · $61,287 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1986Next review Aug 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,345
$30–48k$19,101
$48–75k$21,877
$75–110k$28,667
$110k+$28,269

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,574
+$103vs Baccalaureate median $23,472
Federal loans
60.1%
In-state tuition
$29,460
Out-of-state
$29,460

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 443 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $4.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
443
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,430,367 total
Direct Loans
$4.7M
901 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
398 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
398 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$778K
49 loan awards
Parent PLUS$932K
56 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 281 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
281
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.4%
2017
3.3%
2018
3.6%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at North Central

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

200 total completions
01Business
5628.0%
02Theology
5527.5%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
2211.0%
04Education
189.0%
05Public Admin
147.0%
06Communication
115.5%
07Psychology
84.0%
08Parks/Recreation
63.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
63.0%
10Comm. Technologies
42.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
852
12-mo unduplicated
1,141
Undergraduate
1,000
Graduate
141

Gender split

Men
50%566
Women
50%575

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.5%
Hispanic
14.2%
Black
10.3%
Two or more
4.7%
Asian
4.5%
Unknown
2.4%
Non-resident
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
197
110 M · 87 W
Women athletes
44.2%
Athletic aid
$26K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$477
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$19K
$34K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
27 M · 44 W
$101K
Basketball
21 M · 21 W
$284K
Soccer
22 M · 16 W
$164K
Baseball
22 M ·
$186K
Golf
13 M · 5 W
$52K
Volleyball
· 17 W
$70K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
17.14
17 offenses · 992 students

3-year trend

8.472 yrs ago6.771 yr ago17.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
33
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Motor vehicle theft
6
Aggravated assault
4
Arson
1

By location

17total
  • On campus12
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property4

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Phillipps Hall1 fire
    OtherDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
18

North Central vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions North Central selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectNorth Central University
66%852$23,574Baccalaureate
Ottawa University-Ottawa
28%83.0%999$28,083Baccalaureate
Culver-Stockton College
39%99.1%1,028$22,080Baccalaureate
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
51%56.9%1,041$25,477Baccalaureate
Kansas Wesleyan University
49%71.9%1,021$23,369Baccalaureate
Hastings College
49%71.6%956$21,554Baccalaureate
Peer group median49%71.9%1,010$23,472

Frequently asked questions about North Central University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about North Central.

What is the graduation rate at North Central University?

North Central University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend North Central University?

North Central University reports a total enrollment of 852 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at North Central University?

The average net price at North Central University is $23,574 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at North Central University?

North Central University's yield rate is 29.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is North Central University located?

North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404-1391.

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