College · Private nonprofit · Stafford, TX · Suburb
North American University
Stafford, TX
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$32k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size609
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $32k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
609 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$112k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$75k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $15.4k
- Room & board
- $12.7k
- Books & supplies
- $1,102
How students pay for it.
Pell grants45%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$5k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $5k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention45%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr32%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$32k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 609
- Location
- Stafford, TX
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- International44%
- Black28%
- Hispanic15%
- White5%
- Asian3%
- Unknown3%
- Two or more races1%
First-gen students45%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 4
What you can study.