North Central University
Minneapolis, MN · Private · Large city · NCU
Private institution in Minneapolis, MN · 802 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $45,064 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,5741,383rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,4601,335th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,4601,235th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $42,2151,271st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2001,035th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,0641,355th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,6881,370th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.6%646th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.5%807th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.8%1,268th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8021,488th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.5%612th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $37,208 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,980 | $38,289 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $33,281 | $33,565 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $31,762 | $30,228 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $31,527 | $27,552 |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | $31,423 | $29,685 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,127 | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | $29,322 | $32,284 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| American Sign LanguageForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Assemblies of God Churchsource
- Founded in 1930source
- Athletic nickname: "Rams"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: Bama the Ramasource
- Motto: ""Your Life, Our Mission""source
- Formerly known as "North Central Bible Institute" (1930–1957)source
- Formerly known as "North Central Bible College" (1957–1998)source
- Athletic conference: UMACsource
- Plays for the "Little Brass Bell{{Cite web|url=https://northcentralcardinals.com/sports/2009/2/18/FB_0218094448.aspx|title=Little Brass Bell|publisher=North Central College Athletics |access-date=November 16, 2019}}" (since 1900)source
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $13,000 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $13,000)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitenorthcentral.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174437)
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