College · Private nonprofit · Minneapolis, MN · City
North Central University
Minneapolis, MN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size709
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
709 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $44k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$178k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$103k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$75k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $32.2k
- Room & board
- $10.1k
- Books & supplies
- $900
How students pay for it.
Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans59%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 709
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White61%
- Hispanic15%
- Black13%
- Two or more races5%
- Asian3%
- Unknown2%
- International1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41
What you can study.