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North Park University

Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · NPU

Private institution in Chicago, IL · 1,844 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $59,572 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
$18,191912th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,3251,487th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,3251,433rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$42,0401,259th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,5001,396th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,572559th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,326574th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
56.0%910th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.8%1,301st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
72.8%685th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,844987th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
43.2%578th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 10 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$65,684$63,826
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,589$45,584
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$44,170$39,153
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$42,123$37,424
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,488$32,094
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$33,993—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$23,693$24,421
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$21,508$23,182
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $16,500 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $16,500)

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to North Park University’s 1,844 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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