unitid 147660 · Naperville, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
North Central College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,963
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,428
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
24%
undergrads on Pell grants
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
64%
finish within 150% time
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$57,219
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,044
after aid, aided students
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$60,123
after entry, Title IV students
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,500
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,507 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k17%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $77,267
- First-generation students
- 27%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $45,726
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 74 | $53,147 | $26,655 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 50 | $50,987 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | 44 | $62,422 | $22,312 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 43 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 40 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 35 | $83,703 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 33 | $58,760 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 29 | $79,216 | $26,667 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 26 | $65,055 | $24,900 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 25 | — | $23,323 |
| Computer Science. | 24 | $108,019 | $26,678 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 23 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.