10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Stafford, Texas
North American University
North American University is a private nonprofit institution in Stafford, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $18,721
- Avg net price / yr
- 29.2%
- 150%-time completion
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this North American University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
40/100
North American University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,721
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
29.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$4,925
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
46.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$18,721
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
29.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 29.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - North American University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
609
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
29.2%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
46.0%
First-year retention
How North American University ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | North American University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $18,721 | #174 of 340 | 49th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 29.2% | #281 of 324 | 13th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 609 | #160 of 366 | 56th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at North American University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,720 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$17,784 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,001 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at North American University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,436 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,436 |
| Average Net Price | $18,721 |
45.4%
Pell Grant Rate
33.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$4,925
Median Debt
$52/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +97.1%.
Between 2013 and 2023, North American University's published in-state tuition went from $11,700 to $12,836 (+9.7%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $9,107 to $17,950. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+9.7%
$11,700 → $12,836
Average net price
+97.1%
$9,107 → $17,950
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,1072023 · $17,950
Over the same years, enrollment went +63.7% (350 → 573 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
36.9%
Female
44.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
46.0%
Retention Rate
$32,221
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 29.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 46.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $32,221 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $4,925 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $52/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 13 | $58,363 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does North American University cost? ▼
The average net price at North American University is $18,721. In-state tuition is $15,436 and out-of-state tuition is $15,436. Median student debt at graduation is $4,925.
What is the graduation rate at North American University? ▼
North American University has a 29.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 46.0%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.