North Central College Business Programs

North Central College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naperville, Illinois. The location of North Central is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is North Central College?

Contact details for North Central are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	30 N Brainard St, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone:	630-637-5100
Website:	northcentralcollege.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/NorthCentralCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/northcentralcol

How Do I Get Into North Central?

You can apply to North Central online at: https://northcentralcollege.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for North Central

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into North Central?

North Central has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 47% of students accepted to North Central submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

North Central received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford North Central College?

The overall average net price of North Central is $33,016. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At North Central, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,832 a year. That adds up to $31,328 over four years for those students.

North Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,404 undergraduate students at North Central, with 2,352 being full-time and 52 being part-time.

There are also 324 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,352 full-time undergraduates at North Central, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Central College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	366
White	1,500
International Students	99
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at North Central College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at North Central. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at North Central College

In 2022-2023, 461 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at North Central has changed over the last few years.

North Central College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	43	0	43
Accounting	37	0	37
Finance	31	4	35
Interior Design Management	33	0	33
General Business Administration and Management	0	30	30
General Economics	15	0	15
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	10	2	12
Organizational Leadership	0	11	11
International Business/Trade/Commerce	10	0	10
Small Business Administration/Management	8	0	8
General Organizational Communication	8	0	8
Actuarial Science	5	0	5
Entrepreneurship	3	0	3
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	1	0	1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	204	47	251

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.