Naperville, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
North Central College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Naperville, Illinois. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 3,003 students in fall 2024, including 2,454 undergraduates and 549 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
North Central College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 800 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
3,003
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
800
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 70
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
593
Master's degrees
175
Professional doctorates
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,003
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,454
Graduate students, fall 2024
549
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,385
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,674
Graduate students, 2024-25
711
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
37%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
President
Dr. Abiodun Goke-Pariola
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization