Private nonprofit · University

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Large city

99.0%
Admit rate
$25,817
Avg net price
66%
Graduation rate
$45,064
Median earnings

North Central University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota (large city setting), enrolling 709 undergraduates. It has a Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 709 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 99% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

About Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. Two Indigenous nations inhabited the area now called Minneapolis. Archaeologists have evidence that since 1000 AD, they were the Dakota (one half of the Sioux nation), and, after the 1700s, the Ojibwe (also known as Chippewa, members of the Anishinaabe nations). During the Gilded Age, the Walker Art Center began as a private art collection in the home of lumberman T. B. Walker, who extended free admission to the public. Around 1940, the center's focus shifted to modern and contemporary art. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
134 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How North Central University compares

Selectivity99.0%

More selective than 6% · #35 most selective of 35 in Minnesota

Graduation rate66%

Higher than 71% · #14 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,064

Higher than 24% · #33 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$25,817

Cheaper than 26% · #28 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$23,200

Lower than 51%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment709

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare North Central University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

802students
  • Undergraduate70988%
  • Graduate9312%

Undergraduates by gender

709undergrads
  • Women40357%
  • Men30643%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White61%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Asian3.1%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
709
Graduate enrollment
93
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
22%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$59,157
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,309
Endowment
$4,597,318

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
99.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$32,220
Room & board
$10,054
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$44,475
Average net price
$25,817

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
66%
Graduated on time (4 years)
57%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,688
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,064
Median debt at graduation
$23,200
Students with federal loans
59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
63%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
57%
Low-income (Pell)
53%
First-generation
47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
898
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,120
Meal plan (year)
$4,260
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
266 (146 men · 120 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)73
Basketball46
Soccer46
Baseball27
Other Sports23
Golf18
Volleyball17
Softball16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
16.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
36

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (852 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

14reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year12 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
6.3
Burglary
4.7
Robbery
1.0
Arson
1.0
Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$20,450
$30–48k
$22,393
$48–75k
$23,892
$75–110k
$28,167
$110k+
$30,213

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$100,651

$23,892/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

92%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,709
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 92% — get grant money from North Central University itself, averaging $13,709, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 180 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,064
Typical debt at graduation
$23,200
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$38,898
Men
$52,513

Men out-earn women by $13,615 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
83°F
Winter low
8°F
Annual rain
34.4″
Annual snow
40.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lower ST Anthony Falls, MN US station (1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.