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North Park University

Chicago, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·northpark.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,557
peer median 2,451
Avg net price
$16,948
-$5.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

North Park University is a private Christian university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church. It is located on Chicago's north side in the North Park community area and enrolls more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
4,309
4,309 candidates competed
Admitted
2,952
68.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
423
14.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
58%+0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

9.4pp gap
Pell recipients
53%117 of 219
Non-Pell (all)
62%126 of 202
Subsidized loan, no Pell
56%54 of 97
No Federal Aid
69%72 of 105

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 60 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
11
18.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing11 · 18.3%
  • No Data49 · 81.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
49

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.

11
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+26.7%
$44,098 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.1%
$82,257 vs $63,250
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+30.8%
$63,656 vs $48,653
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+39.4%
$64,648 vs $46,391
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+58.7%
$55,253 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+61.1%
$56,062 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+78.0%
$61,958 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+80.9%
$62,972 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
59%
$25,990 debt · $44,098 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
50%
$31,500 debt · $63,656 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,253 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
44%
$24,810 debt · $56,062 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$23,887 debt · $61,958 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$29,425 debt · $82,257 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$27,000 debt · $86,581 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
31%
$20,000 debt · $65,032 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1926Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 8

  1. May 2025Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  4. Jul 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,845
$30–48k$14,843
$48–75k$16,067
$75–110k$19,208
$110k+$22,964

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,948
-$5,382vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,330
Federal loans
50.2%
In-state tuition
$36,710
Out-of-state
$36,710

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 982 students received $5.7M in Pell grants, alongside $15.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
982
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.7M
$5,739,650 total
Direct Loans
$15.9M
2,134 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
757 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
875 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.3M
270 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
127 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.2M
105 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 816 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
816
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.4%
2017
5.7%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.2%
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 Park

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs61
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

677 total completions
01Business
22332.9%
02Health Professions
13119.4%
03Education
10114.9%
04Theology
507.4%
05Psychology
507.4%
06Biological Sciences
385.6%
07Parks/Recreation
314.6%
08Social Sciences
233.4%
09Security/Protective
152.2%
10Communication
152.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,557
12-mo unduplicated
2,976
Undergraduate
2,032
Graduate
944

Gender split

Men
41%1,229
Women
59%1,747

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
34.9%
White
28.4%
Non-resident
12.2%
Black
10.6%
Asian
8.1%
Two or more
3.1%
Unknown
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
463
308 M · 155 W
Women athletes
33.5%
Athletic aid
$17K
Total student aid
Budget
$4.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$48K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
110 M · —
$745K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
63 M · 45 W
$347K
Soccer
43 M · 29 W
$467K
Volleyball
19 M · 36 W
$418K
Basketball
27 M · 18 W
$547K
Baseball
44 M · —
$261K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.57
12 offenses · 2,624 students

3-year trend

2.912 yrs ago5.261 yr ago4.57Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
34
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
18
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
9
Murder
1
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

12total
  • On campus1
  • Public property11

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs015
Liquor016

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
110

North Park vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions North Park selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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 Park University
58%—2,557$16,948Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alfred University
57%73.8%2,007$25,620Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bay Path University
44%85.2%2,605$14,271Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bethel University
17%60.2%2,936$12,595Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Canisius University
66%72.4%2,451$17,940Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Capital University
60%70.2%2,263$22,576Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Concordia University Texas
45%91.3%1,396$23,131Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hamline University
60%87.6%2,565$20,744Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Holy Family University
60%71.0%3,225$13,143Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Indiana Institute of Technology
47%70.4%2,770$23,206Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
John Carroll University
79%80.9%2,864$28,746Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lawrence Technological University
60%55.9%3,693$32,918Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lenoir-Rhyne University
48%84.6%2,256$20,689Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
McDaniel College
63%77.9%2,868$21,916Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Missouri Baptist University
46%68.6%5,699$27,006Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Mount Saint Mary's University
48%73.1%2,312$21,413Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Nazareth University
73%74.7%2,401$29,357Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northwest Nazarene University
71%64.7%1,635$29,580Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Parker University
50%—2,308$29,135Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rockhurst University
74%69.6%3,577$25,884Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Francis University
74%76.8%2,963$23,526Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Nazarene University
49%—2,198$22,084Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southwest Baptist University
53%68.4%2,199$21,677Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spring Arbor University
63%51.5%2,441$19,353Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The College of Saint Rose
51%73.4%—$23,819Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Tiffin University
40%80.0%3,831$26,500Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Touro University Worldwide
29%33.8%2,358$19,058Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Dallas
73%53.4%2,078$22,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Viterbo University
68%72.4%2,094$21,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Wayland Baptist University
19%56.0%2,809$20,590Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median57%72.4%2,451$22,330

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Explore the federal data for institutions in North Park's comparison group.

IPEDS

North Park Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to Office of the Provost
Phone
(773) 244-6200
Address
Old Main, 2nd floor, 3225 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL 60625

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness coordinates accreditation processes and supports campuswide and unit-level assessments to drive the university’s continuous quality improvement. Committed to preparing students for lives of significance and service, the office helps faculty recruit experts who can foster a learning community where faith, learning, and service intersect.

Visit IR office page

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of North Park (19)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

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  • Paul Carlson
  • Greg Dolezal
  • Gordon Edes
  • Kathryn Edin
  • Raymond Ericson
  • Nancy Faust
  • Stephen T. Franklin
  • Anita Gustafson
  • Carl Hawkinson
  • Saleha Jabeen
  • Alf E. Jacobson
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Frequently asked questions about North Park University

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

What is the graduation rate at North Park University?

North Park University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend North Park University?

North Park University reports a total enrollment of 2,557 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at North Park University?

The average net price at North Park University is $16,948 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at North Park University?

North Park University's yield rate is 14.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is North Park University located?

North Park University is located in Chicago, Illinois 60625-4895.

Who runs Institutional Research at North Park University?

North Park University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Office of the Provost.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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