B
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Academics
    B
  2. Value
    B
  3. Diversity
    B
  4. Campus
    B
  5. Athletics
    C+
  6. Party Scene
    C+
  7. Professors
    C+
  8. Location
    A
  9. Dorms
    A
  10. Campus Food
    B-
  11. Student Life
    B
  12. Safety
    B-
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North Central University is ...
Private not-for-profit, Pentecostal
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (without football)
Athletic Conference
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Address
910 Elliot Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Website
northcentral.edu

North Central University Rankings

Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
54%
SAT Range
870-1110
ACT Range
19-25
Application Fee
$25
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
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Test Scores and GPA for North Central University

Cost

Net Price
$19,442/ year
National
$15,403
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $16,330/ year
  • $30-48k
    $17,304/ year
  • $49-75k
    $18,181/ year
  • $76-110k
    $21,270/ year
  • $110k+
    $23,657/ year

Academics

Professors
C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
14:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
83%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.23 responses
77%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.26 responses
73%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.26 responses

Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies
    53 Graduates
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    28 Graduates
  • Elementary Education
    20 Graduates
  • Business Administration and Management
    18 Graduates
  • Human Development
    15 Graduates
  • Social Work and Youth Services
    10 Graduates
  • High School Education
    8 Graduates
  • Psychology
    8 Graduates
  • Sign Language
    8 Graduates
  • Communications
    7 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
1,001Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
6%
Pell Grant
47%
Varsity Athletes
15%
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on 14 responses
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  • People who love Jesus and persue him
    43%
  • Jesus
    21%
  • Just focus on God
    14%
  • Thirsty
    14%
  • Jesus helps me not care about academics.
    7%

Campus Life

Freshmen Live On-Campus
93%
Poll
83%
of students say they don't have Greek life.36 responses
Poll
67%
of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.51 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on 17 responses
Report
  • Christian Bubble
    41%
  • The Best
    41%
  • Doctard degree
    12%
  • Great online school
    6%

After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$29,600/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
44%
National
48%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
90%
National
83%
94%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.18 responses
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Athletics are definitely at a huge climax at NCU and keep growing. The University is in the middle of downtown Minneapolis, next to Elliot Park, and they just transformed an average city park into an amazing soccer field--with terf. They just transformed the gym with new flooring, bleechers, scoreboard, ect and even have expanded the fitness center while making it free for all students. Last year, one of the sports even won either the division title or championship!
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Excellent academic and spiritual environment. Ten out of ten! The downtown location in Minneapolis provides hands on learning experience. The professors are knowledgable (the majority have earned a PHD) and each class contributes to your knowledge. Most students are passionate about what they are studying. There is a wide variety of majors offered.
I love North Central because the small community of around 1500 students, make me feel very welcome! It's easier to make friends here because everybody knows everybody! When you go to a class room and know 95% of the people in there, it makes me feel a lot more relaxed and I'm able to learn a lot better!