North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Website
$45,064
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,064
median earnings, 10 years after starting
North Central University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 709 undergraduates and 93 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,817 a year (tuition and fees $32,220). It admits 99% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,064 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,200 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,817
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$32,220
US median $11,837
Admission rate
99%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,200
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,064
Rank 2,010 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
- $25,817
- Tuition and fees
- $32,220
- Cost of attendance
- $44,475
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,450
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,393
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,892
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,167
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,213
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 $21,586 in 2015-16 to $32,220 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
- 99%
- Undergraduates
- 709
- Graduate students
- 93
- Part-time students
- 9.6%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $4.60M
- 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 2,010 of 5,094 US colleges and 64 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,817 | $16,908 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,220 | $9,706 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 99% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,200 | $14,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,688 | $42,217 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,064 | $45,628 | $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. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,250 | $27,370 | $41,979 | $42,915 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $21,500 | $44,708 | $61,287 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,000 | $40,927 | $46,380 | $47,382 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $21,250 | $49,715 | $50,707 | $69,303 |
| American Sign LanguageBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,044 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | $30,092 | Withheld | $41,456 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,889 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,290 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $26,868 | Withheld | $39,407 | $42,907 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | $42,327 | Withheld | $61,027 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,278 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does North Central University cost?
$25,817 a year is the average net price at North Central University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $32,220, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,475. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,450 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at North Central University?
99% of applicants are admitted to North Central University. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do North Central University graduates earn?
$45,064 a year is the median pay of former North Central University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,688 after 6 years). That ranks 2,010 of 5,094 US colleges and 64 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Marketing (Bachelor's) at $49,715.
How much student debt do North Central University graduates have?
$23,200 is the median federal student loan debt of North Central University graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at North Central University?
66% of first-time, full-time students at North Central University finish within 6 years. 82% 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 University?
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (34 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (25 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (19 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 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.