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.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards North Central has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Small Business Administration/Management Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Small Business Administration/Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#6	Highest Paid General Organizational Communication Graduates	College Factual
#32	Highest Paid Public Relations & Advertising Graduates	College Factual

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into North Central?

The acceptance rate at North Central is 53%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 74% 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 530 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 620.

North Central received ACT scores from 43% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 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 68% of students took out student loans averaging $8,180 a year. That adds up to $32,720 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Central is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

North Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,475 undergraduate students at North Central, with 2,414 being full-time and 61 being part-time.

There are also 357 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,414 full-time undergraduates at North Central, 46% are male and 54% 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	108
Hispanic or Latino	381
White	1,581
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	179

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 2019-2020, 2,298 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.

Online Affordability Rankings of North Central

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at North Central College was $41,180 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how North Central is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#71	#71

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at North Central ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at North Central.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#99

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	49	0	49
Accounting	39	0	39
Finance	30	2	32
General Business Administration and Management	0	27	27
Interior Design Management	21	0	21
General Economics	16	0	16
Actuarial Science	14	0	14
Small Business Administration/Management	11	0	11
General Organizational Communication	11	0	11
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	7	7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	7	0	7
International Business/Trade/Commerce	7	0	7
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	205	36	241

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.