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North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

North Central University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 852 students in fall 2024, including 759 undergraduates and 93 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Assemblies of God Church.

North Central University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Pastoral Studies/Counseling, Business Administration and Management, and Marketing. It awarded 231 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

852
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
231
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 45

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Theology and Religious Vocations 7
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Education 5
Psychology 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
English Language and Literature 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 1
Health Professions 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
154
Associate degrees
39
Master's degrees
33
Certificates under 1 year
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
852
Undergraduates, fall 2024
759
Graduate students, fall 2024
93
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
905
Undergraduates, 2024-25
805
Graduate students, 2024-25
100
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
Under 1,000 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
59%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
57%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Assemblies of God Church
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
President
Darnell Williams
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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