North Park University
North Park University is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, IL, with about 2,385 students on campus.
What to know about North Park University
What you study here makes a big difference to pay
Among North Park University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $86,581 four years out. Sports graduates earn $44,098. Majors ↓
A large share of international students
12% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into North Park University?
of applicants admitted
About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. North Park University is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $44,172 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $16,948.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $64,268 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$270 a month against about $4,111 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 80% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
The students
1,818 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Chicago
7% of Chicago’s 2,731,585 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Chicago pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from North Park University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.