North Central College
Naperville, Illinois · Also known as NCC|North Central|Cardinals|North Central University|University of Naperville|Naperville University · Website
$60,123
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,123
median earnings, 10 years after starting
North Central College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Naperville, Illinois with 2,428 undergraduates and 549 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,044 a year (tuition and fees $45,726). It admits 77% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,123 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,044
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$45,726
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,500
About $260 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,123
Rank 790 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,044
- Tuition and fees
- $45,726
- Cost of attendance
- $57,219
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,507
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,486
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,362
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,590
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,961
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,421 in 2015-16 to $45,726 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,213
- SAT reading, middle
- 570
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 2,428
- Graduate students
- 549
- Part-time students
- 1.5%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 84
- Endowment
- $139.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 790 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,044 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $45,726 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,500 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,762 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,123 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
84 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $25,000 | $27,688 | $52,062 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,000 | $34,609 | $60,018 | $54,562 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $20,484 | $45,464 | $71,123 | $69,303 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $81,014 | $89,044 | $71,685 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 40 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $51,420 | $81,562 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $26,916 | $47,668 | $49,224 | $47,382 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $21,166 | $58,717 | $78,125 | $76,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $21,500 | $44,934 | $65,992 | $68,257 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,655 | $26,908 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,228 | $53,544 | $79,877 | $107,009 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 23 | $31,918 | $70,828 | $102,600 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,943 | $29,714 | $56,281 | $52,657 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,801 | $52,728 | $80,494 | $82,686 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $19,500 | $20,416 | $46,605 | $39,775 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $22,000 | $28,037 | $57,192 | $51,490 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,278 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $85,168 | $105,350 | $86,176 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,750 | $61,027 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $27,000 | $48,074 | $51,247 | $51,389 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Naperville and Illinois on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does North Central College cost?
$21,044 a year is the average net price at North Central College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $45,726, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,219. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,507 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at North Central College?
77% of applicants are admitted to North Central College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,213 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do North Central College graduates earn?
$60,123 a year is the median pay of former North Central College students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,762 after 6 years). That ranks 790 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's) at $85,168.
How much student debt do North Central College graduates have?
$24,500 is the median federal student loan debt of North Central College graduates, about $260 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at North Central College?
64% of first-time, full-time students at North Central College finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at North Central College?
Psychology, General (74 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (50 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (44 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 84 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.