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North Central University was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is pastoral counseling & specialized ministries.
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College Factual ranked North Central University as #953 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
North Central University has an acceptance rate of 91%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for North Central University.
The student to faculty ratio at North Central University is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at North Central University is 27%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like North Central University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At North Central University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at North Central University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,007 undergraduates at North Central University with 905 being full-time and 102 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,571 | $18,466 | $24,048 | $25,525 | $29,386 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of North Central University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At North Central University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,939 a year. That adds up to $31,756 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for North Central University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 910 Elliot Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404-1391 |
| Phone: | 612-343-4400 |
| Website: | www.northcentral.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 40 | $44,708 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 38 | $27,370 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | $40,927 |
| Biblical Studies | 14 | NA |
| Social Work | 13 | NA |
| Marketing | 11 | $49,715 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 11 | NA |
| General Psychology | 9 | NA |
| Audiovisual Communications | 7 | NA |
| Multicultural & Diversity Studies | 7 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 588 students took at least one online class at North Central University. This is a decrease from the 649 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 588 | 180 |
| 2021-2022 | 649 | 152 |
| 2020-2021 | 577 | 153 |
| 2018-2019 | 460 | 45 |
Learn more about online learning at North Central University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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