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University or college · Private nonprofit

North Central College

Naperville, IL207 online only

North Central College is a private nonprofit college in Naperville, IL, with about 2,649 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,649
plus 207 studying only online
Admission rate
77%
higher than at 50% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$21,044
higher than at 55% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
64%
higher than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$60,123
higher than at 85% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on North Central College

Rent in Naperville is above the state median

Median rent in Naperville is $1,885 a month, 48% above the state median. Living in Naperville ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $57,219, but the average family on federal aid pays $21,044 after grants, about 63% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $57,219 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $45,726Room & board $14,688Books & supplies $900

After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,044.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,362

About $65,448 over 4 years · 71% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into North Central College?

77%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
530–650
SAT math
525–660
ACT
24–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1213.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
64%
within 6 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
77%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$60,123
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,500
about $260 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$260 a month against about $4,314 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

75%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 91% 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

Lower incomeunder $30k
$54k
Middle income$30–75k
$60k
Higher incomeover $75k
$62k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 26%Psychology 10%Parks, recreation & fitness 10%Social sciences 8%Visual & performing arts 7%Biology 6%Everything else 33%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General74 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$52k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness50 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$60k4 yrs out
Marketing44 graduates a year · typical debt $20,484
$71k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services35 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$82k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods33 graduates a year · typical debt $26,916
$49k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services29 graduates a year · typical debt $21,166
$78k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations26 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$66k4 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences25 graduates a year · typical debt $23,655
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,428 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 59%Hispanic 19%Black 7%Asian 4%Two or more 4%International 4%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
12 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
48%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Naperville

6% of Naperville’s 153,114 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Naperville pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from North Central College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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5.8 mi18,795 students
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6.9 mi2,613 students
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8.3 mi2,671 students
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8.9 mi481 students
Aurora UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Aurora
10.7 mi4,169 students
Lewis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Romeoville
12.2 mi5,289 students

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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.