Naperville, IL
North Central College
https://northcentralcollege.eduRepayment outcome
91.8%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$29,400–$61,300
middle 50% · median $45,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$21,737
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$20,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$41,218
Default rate
5.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$71,015
- Computer Science$63,501
- Social Sciences$56,641
- Health Professions$45,500
- Business$43,240
- Liberal Arts$42,682
- English & Literature$38,289
- Visual & Performing Arts$33,993
- History$32,925
- Parks & Fitness$32,124
- Foreign Languages$28,978
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$28,236
- Psychology$28,055
- Biology$24,808
Academics
Acceptance
63.6%
Avg SAT
1,125
Enrollment
2,700
What students study
17 fields offered
Business
24% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Education12.1%
- 03Psychology9.0%
- 04Social Sciences8.1%
- 05Visual & Performing Arts7.9%
- 06Parks & Fitness7.0%
- 07Communications5.7%
- 08Biology4.9%
- 09Foreign Languages4.4%
- 10English & Literature3.5%
- 11Health Professions2.2%
- 12Math & Statistics1.9%
- 13Interdisciplinary1.9%
- 14Physical Sciences1.6%
- 15History1.6%
- 16Philosophy1.3%
- 17Area Studies1.1%