Chicago, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
North Park University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,557 students in fall 2024, including 1,841 undergraduates and 716 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Covenant Church of America.
North Park University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Education, General. It awarded 707 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
2,557
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
707
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 61
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
62%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
460
Master's degrees
244
Other doctoral degrees
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,557
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,841
Graduate students, fall 2024
716
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,976
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,032
Graduate students, 2024-25
944
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
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
59%
Men
41%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
27%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
12%
Students taking some online courses
48%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Covenant Church of America
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
President
Mary Surridge
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, 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