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North Park total enrollment is approximately 2,232 students. 1,908 are undergraduates and 324 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time North Park undergraduate population is made up of 56.6% women, and 43.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
North Park Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 635 | 33.3% |
| White | 548 | 28.8% |
| International | 292 | 15.3% |
| Black or African American | 168 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 153 | 8.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 62 | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 44 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 64.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 35.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
North Park Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 38.6% |
| Unknown | 63 | 19.4% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 14.5% |
| Hispanic | 43 | 13.3% |
| Asian | 20 | 6.2% |
| International | 17 | 5.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 9 | 2.8% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 678 | 30.4% |
| White | 673 | 30.2% |
| International | 309 | 13.9% |
| Black or African American | 215 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 173 | 7.8% |
| Unknown | 107 | 4.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 71 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
North Park University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 76.6% |
| Asian | 12.2% |
| Black or African American | 5.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.9% |
| Unknown | 0.9% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,290 female students and 942 male students at North Park.
North Park University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 95.2% of North Park students come from within the state, and 4.8% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 21 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 297 | 79.8% |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 2.4% |
| Indiana | 8 | 2.2% |
| Michigan | 8 | 2.2% |
| Texas | 8 | 2.2% |
North Park enrolls roughly 13.8% international (nonresident) students, adding to the international character of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At North Park, 52.9% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 732 | 28.6% |
| 18-19 | 621 | 24.3% |
| 22-24 | 467 | 18.3% |
| 35 and over | 361 | 14.1% |
| 25-29 | 257 | 10.1% |
| 30-34 | 99 | 3.9% |
| Under 18 | 19 | 0.7% |
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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