North Central College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for North Central College

North Central College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Naperville, Illinois (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,428 students of which 2,525 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. North Central College is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,213 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,044, with published in-state tuition of $45,726 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.1%. Graduates earn a median of $60,123 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,762 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 139900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.