Colleges › Illinois › North Park University

North Park University

North Park University is a private campus in Chicago proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Evangelical Covenant Church of America affiliation in its federal filings.

Compare this school Find colleges

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

key chart

Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,309

family income
under $30k

$15,518

$30–48k

$17,712

$48–75k

$18,776

$75–110k

$23,154

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$16,9482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at North Park University fell from $19,559 (2008) to $16,948 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,559
2009	$19,062
2010	$20,425
2011	$19,291
2012	$17,575
2013	$17,752
2014	$18,443
2015	$19,366
2016	$19,676
2017	$19,707
2018	$19,170
2019	$18,282
2020	$18,956
2021	$17,553
2022	$18,191
2023	$16,948

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$44,1722024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at North Park University rose from $27,980 (2009) to $44,172 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,980
2010	$29,450
2011	$30,760
2012	$31,970
2013	$31,065
2014	$31,964
2015	$32,702
2016	$34,232
2017	$35,735
2018	$36,759
2019	$38,189
2020	$39,373
2021	$39,934
2022	$41,988
2023	$42,040
2024	$44,172

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

Skip to data table

Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,910
2001	$17,790
2002	$18,680
2003	$19,470
2004	$20,350
2005	$17,800
2006	$18,535
2007	$20,015
2008	$17,660
2013	$23,350
2014	$24,600
2015	$25,860
2016	$27,210
2017	$28,620
2018	$29,860
2019	$31,030
2020	$32,100
2021	$33,050
2022	$34,020
2023	$35,325

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $36,710 before grants and other attendance costs. At North Park University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,818 — North Park University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

57.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at North Park University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

key chart

57.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at North Park University rose from 52.2% (entered 1996) to 57.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	55.8%
1992 cohort	58.4%
1993 cohort	55.6%
1994 cohort	51.7%
1996 cohort	52.2%
1997 cohort	48.8%
1998 cohort	54.1%
1999 cohort	57%
2000 cohort	53.5%
2001 cohort	52.9%
2002 cohort	54.8%
2003 cohort	49.4%
2004 cohort	58%
2005 cohort	52%
2006 cohort	56.5%
2007 cohort	56.3%
2008 cohort	53.4%
2009 cohort	52.5%
2010 cohort	53.3%
2011 cohort	58.6%
2012 cohort	59.5%
2013 cohort	61.7%
2014 cohort	59.1%
2015 cohort	61.2%
2016 cohort	55%
2017 cohort	56%
2018 cohort	57.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

key chart

Skip to data table

Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,250	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,422	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,594	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,375	$7,639
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,730	$5,969
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,765	$5,703
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,687	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,687	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$10,192
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,000	$7,917
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,250	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,620	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,375	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,125	$8,656
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,500	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,326

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,586

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,572

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

North Park University admitted 2,952 of 4,309 applicants in Fall 2024. The 68.5% rate describes that application pool.

68.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,325 tuition · 2023–24 1,818 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

Not sure where you stand? Estimate your GPA →

Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, North Park University received 4,309 applications and admitted 2,952 (68.5%), with 423 enrolling.

North Park University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for North Park University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

68.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	75.8%
Fall 2002	72.8%
Fall 2003	93.7%
Fall 2004	32.1%
Fall 2005	33.4%
Fall 2006	69.8%
Fall 2007	67.7%
Fall 2008	—
Fall 2009	—
Fall 2010	33.8%
Fall 2011	46.7%
Fall 2012	42.5%
Fall 2013	52.3%
Fall 2014	54.6%
Fall 2015	49.5%
Fall 2016	—
Fall 2017	53.7%
Fall 2018	46.6%
Fall 2019	47.6%
Fall 2020	44%
Fall 2021	67.1%
Fall 2022	68%
Fall 2023	72.8%
Fall 2024	68.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1162Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	970	1230
Fall 2005	1010	1290
Fall 2006	960	1230
Fall 2007	980	1230
Fall 2008	930	1170
Fall 2009	950	1150
Fall 2010	970	1210
Fall 2012	910	1170
Fall 2014	872	1124
Fall 2015	910	1170
Fall 2016	872	1160
Fall 2017	1000	1190
Fall 2018	950	1167
Fall 2019	970	1180
Fall 2020	940	1122
Fall 2021	890	1162

IPEDS Fall 2004–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–23Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	25
Fall 2002	19	26
Fall 2003	18	25
Fall 2004	18	25
Fall 2005	19	26
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	19	25
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	19	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	20	26
Fall 2022	19	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,818Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at North Park University rose from 1,584 (Fall 2002) to 1,818 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,584
Fall 2003	1,671
Fall 2004	1,671
Fall 2005	1,850
Fall 2006	1,973
Fall 2007	2,160
Fall 2008	2,188
Fall 2009	2,131
Fall 2010	2,162
Fall 2011	2,196
Fall 2012	2,171
Fall 2013	2,190
Fall 2014	2,181
Fall 2015	2,139
Fall 2016	2,119
Fall 2017	2,018
Fall 2018	1,967
Fall 2019	1,906
Fall 2020	1,840
Fall 2021	1,834
Fall 2022	1,836
Fall 2023	1,844
Fall 2024	1,818

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

62%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at North Park University fell from 70% (Fall 2002) to 62% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	71%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	70%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	62%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about North Park University

44.3% of North Park University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes North Park University as a primarily residential campus of 1,818 undergraduates — and 61.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

North Park University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 68.5%. Review North Park University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

key chart

Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How North Park University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

North Park University68.5%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

North Park University$36,710

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

North Park University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

North Park University$59,572

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

North Park University, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	North Park University	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	68.5%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,710	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,572	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For North Park University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

North Park University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,581
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$65,032
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$62,972
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,958
Psychology, General	$56,062
Biology, General	$55,253
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,098

These 7 fields listed for North Park University measure earnings after completion. The $59,572 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 45 additional North Park University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does North Park University report?

North Park University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 68.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is North Park University's acceptance rate?

68.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,952 admitted from 4,309 applicants.

How much does North Park University cost?

At North Park University, tuition is $36,710. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does North Park University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,572. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

North Central College — 77.3% admitted
Northern Illinois University — 69.8% admitted
Northeastern Illinois University — 74.6% admitted
Moody Bible Institute — 82.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.